Unlike Prop B, Mr. Adachi's new plan wouldn't modify employees' health-care costs, which are also skyrocketing.

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But when they went to visit, family members repeatedly chased them away, according to Tomoko Iwamatsu, an Adachi ward official.

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Progressive public defendant Jeff Adachi, a mayoral candidate, had proposed making all employees contribute more to their pensions and health care.

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Prop B, as it was titled, went down in flames, but Mr. Adachi vowed to fight the good fight again this year.

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The new stimulus measures have been prompted by both political as well as economic concerns, according to Masamichi Adachi, senior economist at JP Morgan.

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As for leadership, Barbara Adachi of Deloitte called for more accountability to drive change, explaining that it was a business imperative to foster Asian talent.

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But Adachi and Willoughby suggest we might have a cultural bias.

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Mr. Adachi himself has performed some nip and tucks on his pension reform initiative in order to neutralize the labor attacks on him during his mayoral campaign.

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However, Mr Adachi added that, since the government had not given details on the size and specifics of the package, it was "difficult for anyone to think this will be effective".

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However, labor leaders and interim Mayor Ed Lee -- who was appointed in January, after his predecessor became lieutenant governor, and is now seeking election -- co-opted Mr. Adachi's pension reform initiative and performed thrombotic surgery.

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