City of San Bernardino, California

  1. September 19, 2016

    San Bernardino Wins Round In Suit Over Surprise Raid

    A California federal judge on Monday denied an appeal brought by San Bernardino residents who had sought to get around the legal shield protecting the city while it's in bankruptcy in order to pursue a lawsuit over a surprise police raid that was carried out on their apartment complex without a criminal search warrant.

  2. April 14, 2016

    San Bernardino Accused Of Sidelining Civil Rights Claims

    Holders of nearly $14.2 million in civil rights claims against the city of San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday objected to their proposed treatment under the city's Chapter 9 recovery plan, saying they shouldn't be lumped in with general unsecured creditors who stand to receive a 1 percent recovery on their claims.

  3. December 22, 2015

    San Bernardino Defends Police Spending In Bankruptcy Plan

    San Bernardino officials on Monday defended the city's modified bankruptcy plan that included a proposal to spend more than $170 million to modernize its police force after a challenge from creditors, telling a California judge weeks after a mass shooting that its current infrastructure is not adequate for the city's crime-fighting needs.

  4. September 18, 2015

    San Bernardino Bondholder Fights Disclosure Statement

    A Luxembourg bank that holds $56.8 million in San Bernardino, California, debt objected Thursday to the city's proposed reorganization plan, saying it snubs bondholders and doesn't provide viable solutions to the city's fiscal problems.

  5. June 09, 2015

    Spat Over San Bernardino's CalPERS Payouts To Be Appealed

    A Luxembourg bank and New York insurer that hold bonds for the bankrupt city of San Bernardino moved Monday to appeal a California bankruptcy judge's recent dismissal of their suit, which sought to tie payments to the California Public Employees' Retirement System with bondholder payouts.

  6. May 14, 2015

    San Bernardino Bankruptcy Plan Snubs Pension Bondholders

    San Bernardino, California plans to pay pension bondholders just 1 percent of the $50 million owed them as the cash-strapped city struggles to keep even basic public services, according to its long-awaited Chapter 9 recovery plan released on Thursday.

  7. May 13, 2015

    Bankrupt San Bernardino Bondholders Can't Tie CalPERS Pay

    A California bankruptcy judge on Tuesday tossed a suit by a Luxemburg bank and insurer Ambac Assurance Corp. bondholders for bankrupt San Bernardino, rejecting their bid to get paid simultaneously with the city's biggest creditor: the California Public Employees Retirement System.

  8. May 11, 2015

    Calif. Court Favors San Bernardino In Firefighters' Appeals

    A California federal judge had only bad news Monday for San Bernardino's firefighters, who are fighting for better pension benefits within the city's bankruptcy, as he affirmed two bankruptcy court rulings and threw out a third item, allowing a litigation stay to remain in effect for now.

  9. April 10, 2015

    San Bernardino Firefighters Sue Over Ch. 9 Plan

    Bankrupt San Bernardino's firefighters sued the city on Thursday over what they say was a second unilateral modification of their terms of employment after the first unilateral modification was rejected.

  10. January 08, 2015

    San Bernardino Creditors Sue Over CalPERS Payment Plan

    Creditors of San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday challenged the bankrupt city's plan to satisfy 100 percent of the retiree benefits it owes, claiming that obligations to the California Public Employees' Retirement System can't be prioritized over $50 million in pension-related debt.