Statement: “We laid off 17 percent of the workforce in San Diego,” Mayor Jerry Sanders said during a March 23 appearance on the PBS television program, The Charlie Rose Show.
Analysis: Mayor Jerry Sanders sat down with Charlie Rose and five mayors two weeks ago to talk about the cash crunch facing big cities across the country and touted a proposal to replace San Diego’s employee pensions with a 401(k)-style plan for new workers. Sanders and City Councilman Kevin Faulconer have come to an agreement with Councilman Carl DeMaio, the Lincoln Club and San Diego Taxpayers Association to jointly sponsor a ballot initiative that would make this change in 2012.
Fact Check: In National Spotlight, Mayor Mistaken
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