Bill allowing local governments to negotiate supplemental retirement benefits garners no opposition

There was nary a peep of dissent when a bill that would let cities offer more pension benefits to public workers sailed through a committee hearing Wednesday.
“Local governments need to be able to offer benefits workers value,” said Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco. “It’s an option, not an obligation.”
We hate to spoil the party, but we’ve seen how responsibly local officials have exercised such “options” before: In their big-heart