Judge Approves San Bernardino's Bankruptcy
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A year of limbo ended Wednesday when San Bernardino was granted bankruptcy protection, moving the city into the next stage of its attempt to reorganize and regain solvency.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System had objected that the city didn't qualify, charging among other things that the city was "languishing" in bankruptcy without meeting the Chapter 9 prerequisite of wanting to form a plan to balance its budget longterm.
But bankruptcy Judge Meredith Jury took a dim view of that, saying there was no evidence the city didn't intend to move forward — and that she didn't see any alternatives for the city except bankruptcy and dissolving.
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