Pension reform battle heats up

In a preview of the harsh fight expected next year, California public unions are already campaigning against a pension-reform measure some 14 months before it potentially even goes before voters.Harrison Sheppard in the Daily News.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League, representing about 9,000 officers, recently started airing radio ads in Los Angeles urging the public to disregard petitions to place the measure by former Assemblyman Keith Richman on the ballot.

"If you value the job that your police officers, firefighters and teachers do for the community, please don't sign this petition," the ads urge.