The California Public Employees' Retirement System is suing the city of Compton, California, for falling behind in its pension payments.

Compton owes the pension fund $2.7 million. Harold Duffey, Compton's city manager, said Monday that the city is experiencing cash-flow problems but should have the debt cleared up by the end of the year, according to a story in the Sacramento Bee.

The city considered bankruptcy because of its financial problems. San Bernardino filed for bankruptcy in August. That city owes CalPERS $5.2 million in payments.

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