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  • San Bernardino, California, files for bankruptcy with over $1 billion in debts

    08/01/2012 8:47:11 PM PDT · by tcrlaf · 59 replies
    Rueters ^ | 8-1-12 | Tim Reid
    San Bernardino filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday citing more than $1 billion of debts and making it the third California city to seek protection from creditors. The city of about 210,000 residents 65 miles east of Los Angeles declared a fiscal crisis last month after a report said local government had tapped out its reserves and projected spending would top revenue by $45 million in the fiscal year that began on July 1. The filing, made in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central California District, states that the city has "more than $1 billion" in liabilities, and estimated that...