One by one, Sacramento police officers handed in their badges this week, victims of another wretched budget at City Hall. And for their union, Mayor Kevin Johnson had a message. In his strongest words to date on the subject, Johnson said Tuesday that city cops must discuss contributing to their pensions in order to save 42 police officers from being laid off. Dozens more crime scene investigators, community service officers and administrative staff members in the Police Department are also losing their jobs. >>read more
