The push to include a government pension measure in California on the November ballot ended after San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and his supporters decided to back down on Friday.

The move came after a Superior Court judge ruled against Reed's petition to change the title and description of the proposed ballot initiative, "The Pension Reform Act of 2014," for purposes of signature collection.

Reed and other state officials sued Attorney General Kamala Harris last month, argued that her wording of the initiative, which would allow local governments to change future pension benefits for current workers, was biased.

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