Statement: Pension bonds have “been off the table since the voters voted on Prop. B,” Bob Filner, a mayoral candidate, told NBC 7 San Diego in an interview Oct. 8.
Analysis: Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio and his supporters held a press conference Monday to attack his opponent Bob Filner for supporting borrowing money to pay down the city’s pension debt. This financing is known as pension obligation bonds. DeMaio highlighted the risks of bonds, and compared them to “taking out another credit card.”
Fact Check: Filner's Pension Bond Backpedaling
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