text: Sad to say elected bureaucrats are pandering to the unions, just adding more pension debt to the already breaking backs of taxpayers.
  
  What they should be doing is following San Diego's lead where all newly hired city employees are covered by a 401k plan. This lets the city budget for its part of 401k contributions. Immune from spiking and unions always demanding more and more and more money but not higher work quality, more efficiency.
  
  In the coming years pension costs will continue their explosive growth, taking away money from city core infrastructure requirements, where money really needs to go.
  
  Just another day in the little 10th world of Hawaii Nei.