San Diego will appeal costly pension ruling to U.S. Supreme Court, citing former mayor’s free-speech rights

San Diego will make one last legal attempt to keep the city’s 6-year-old pension cuts in place by filing an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on 1st Amendment free-speech grounds.

The City Council voted 8 to 1 this week in a session closed to the public to file the federal appeal, which could…