From the organizer of the San Francisco Pension Initiative:

Last month, SF SMART Reform embarked on its first project: putting a measure on the November ballot to reform the city’s retiree and health care benefits for city employees. The proposed charter amendment, known as the “Sustainable City Employees’ Benefits Reform Act,” would require all city employees to pay 9-10% into their pension funds, without changing their pension benefits. It also requires city employees to pay 50% of their family’s health care cost instead of 25%.

In order to put this measure on the ballot, SMART Reform needs to gather 46,000 signatures of San Francisco voters by July 1, 2010. Because we do not have thousands of dollars to spend, we must rely on citizens like you to help gather the signatures. We are asking each concerned citizen to help fill out just one petition, signed by you and 10 of your friends. You can request a petition by visiting our website or can download a petition at www.sfsmartreform.com