加州斯托克顿市已获批破产保护.docVIP

A judge has approved the California city of Stocktons bankruptcy filing, making it the most populous US city ever to enter bankruptcy protection. 美国一位法官批准了加州斯托克顿市的破产申请，该市成为美国史上人口最稠密的破产之城。 Stocktons unemployment and violent crime rates now rank among the top in the nation. ? A federal judge said without bankruptcy protection, Stockton would be unable to provide basic government services. ? The city of 290,000, 90 miles (144km) east of San Francisco, saw its tax base?plummet（骤然下降）?in the US housing market crash. ? The ruling grants Stockton protection from creditors - who opposed the filing - w