300.000-Einwohner-Stadt geht bankrott

REUTERSA local newspaper headline announces bankruptcy in Stockton, California June 27, 2012. Stockton will become the largest U.S. city to seek protection from its creditors after its leaders approved a budget based on the city filing for bankruptcy. A C

dapdA sign offering deals to vacant apartments is seen Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Stockton, Calif. Stockton officials continue to grapple with the citys financial plight, struggling to restructure millions of dollars of debt threatening to turn the city w

EPAepa03285058 A boarded up apartment building across the street from the Transit Station in Stockton, California, USA 27 June 2012. Stockton City Council recently voted to declare bankruptcy, making Stockton the largest city in US history to enter Chapt

REUTERSA vacant home has weeds growing in the gutters in the Weston Ranch neighborhood of Stockton, California in this March 6, 2012 file photograph. Stockton, California will become the largest U.S. city to seek protection from its creditors after its le

REUTERSCrumbling sidewalks and shuttered businesses line a downtown street in Stockton, California, June 27, 2012. Stockton will become the largest U.S. city to seek protection from its creditors after its leaders approved a budget based on the city filin

REUTERSAn All-America city banner hangs over City Hall in Stockton, California June 27, 2012. Stockton will become the largest U.S. city to seek protection from its creditors after its leaders approved a budget based on the city filing for bankruptcy. A C

EPAepa03285059 A transit station in Stockton, California, USA 27 June 2012. Stockton City Council recently voted to declare bankruptcy, making Stockton the largest city in US history to enter Chapter 9. EPA/PETER DaSILVA