Complex sentence: After the financial crisis of 2008, many cities in California came under financial stress due to a combination of factors, which led to three high-profile municipal bankruptcy filings by Vallejo, Stockton and San Bernardino that received nationwide attention.
Split into simpler sentences: After the financial crisis of 2008 many cities in California came under financial stress due to a combination of factors. This led to three high-profile municipal bankruptcy filings by Vallejo, Stockton and San Bernadino that received nationwide attention.