El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero, shown during a Jan. 10 City Council meeting, says he "cannot condone or justify" bonus pensions paid to some retired city employees. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

In summary

The mayor of El Monte, a cash-strapped San Gabriel Valley city with many retired employees drawing two pensions, says there’s “no rational justification” for the double pensions.

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