Firefighters in San Bernardino, Calif., asked the judge overseeing the city's bankruptcy for more time to decide whether they will fight the decision by elected officials to seek court protection from creditors, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. Should the union, one of the city's most powerful, challenge the bankruptcy decision, the case could last months longer. The San Bernardino City Professional Firefighters Local 891 said in court papers filed yesterday that it opposes the city's request to force creditors to decide quickly whether to try to block the case by challenging the city’s eligibility to reorganize under chapter 9 bankruptcy.
