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The costly impact of the ‘air time’ public pension perk
Fox Business Network’s Gerri Willis on the impact of the ‘air time’ public pension perk on state governments and taxpayers: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
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New PPIC poll: 83% of Californians say the amount government is spending on public employee pensions is a problem
By Jon Ortiz | Sacramento Bee — Californians, both those in government and those outside of it, support changing public employee pensions, according to a new Public Policy Institute of California survey. A little more than 8 in 10 of … Continue reading
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Stanford group to release new estimates today of unfunded liabilities for CalPERS, CalSTRS and the University of California
The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) this week will release a series of reports documenting the Golden State’s worsening public pension problems. The reports are authored by Stanford Professor Joe Nation with the assistance of California Common Sense … Continue reading
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Public pension reform will make 2012 the most intense year in California politics since Prop 13
By John Dickerson | Ukiah Daily Journal — Statewide public pension reform will make next year the most intense in California politics since Prop 13. We will watch a three-player statewide chess game. Jerry Brown recently introduced a 12 point … Continue reading
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‘We’ve got to fix the pension system’ says Gov. Brown
By Melinda Meza | KXTV – Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his 12-point pension plan to lawmakers Thursday. Brown aims to reform state employee’s pension plan and save $900 million a year. “A lot of the items I’ll propose in January … Continue reading
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California Pension Reform testifies on Brown pension plan
Governor’s Proposal Would Solve Less Than 5% of the State’s Pension Debt Duf Sundheim of California Pension Reform today offered the following prepared testimony at the Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions in Sacramento: “Thank you for the opportunity to … Continue reading
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Governor faces hurdles on his pension reform proposal
By Sharokina Shams | KCRA — When lawmakers hear Gov. Jerry Brown’s pension reform plan Thursday, it will be the first time the plan is formally discussed, yet it already has numerous critics. Many public workers say it asks too … Continue reading
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San Jose’s pension costs pose a true fiscal emergency
By Daniel Borenstein | Contra Costa Times — The city of San Jose faces a fiscal death squeeze as it tries to fund ballooning costs of employee retirement benefits. To pay the bill, the city must lay off workers. Whereas … Continue reading
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Cash-strapped cities want workers to contribute more to their pensions
By Catherine Saillant | Los Angeles Times — It’s business as usual at Santa Ana City Hall as residents trickle up to the counter to pay business fees, pick up a dog license or, in a newer wing next door, … Continue reading
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Pension progress in Riverside County
Editorial | The Press-Enterprise — Riverside County cannot close its budget shortfalls while sustaining some of the most lavish retirement benefits around. The county needs to rein in employee costs in order to close a persistent budget gap. And that … Continue reading
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‘Glitch’ in CalPERS’ new $507,000,000 computer system creates bureaucratic mess for widowed spouses
By Jon Ortiz | Sacramento Bee — A glitch with CalPERS’ new half-billion-dollar computer system has delayed death benefit checks to widowed spouses and incorrectly triggered letters notifying some members that their health insurance has been canceled. Continue reading . … Continue reading
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Showdowns loom in California over public pensions
By Jim Christie | Reuters — There’s no avoiding a ballot showdown over paring public employee pensions in California’s third-largest city, its mayor said on Wednesday. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed told Reuters by telephone he has enough backing from … Continue reading
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San Jose leaders paint grim budget picture without pension reform
By John Woolfolk | Mercury News — With life hanging in the balance, San Jose police and firefighters will take minutes longer to respond to emergencies. City libraries and community centers, some newly built, will sit locked and empty. There … Continue reading
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Public pressure needed to push California pension reform
By Dick Spotswood | Marin Independent Journal — Until now, it’s been easy for many Marin politicians to dodge responsibility for changing California’s broken public employee retirements system. That’s frustrating because most voters understand that the status quo is not … Continue reading
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UPDATE: Convicted San Diego police officer WILL NOT get $40,000 annual pension
By Crag Gustafson | San Diego Union-Tribune – An ex-San Diego police officer convicted of assaulting women isn’t eligible for a city pension contrary to a report Tuesday by The San Diego Union-Tribune, according to a lawyer with the San … Continue reading
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Soaring Marin County pension bill fueled largely by top tier of retirees, study finds
By Nels Johnson | Marin Independent Journal – The soaring cost of Marin County’s pension program is driven in large part by plump benefits for a few hundred retirees at the top, a new study indicates. Some 30 percent of … Continue reading
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San Jose pension crisis tied up in legal quagmire
By Daniel Borenstein | Contra Costa Times — Labor unions try to have it both ways. They fight statewide reform of public employee pension systems by insisting that change must be bargained at the local level. But, as we see … Continue reading
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Pension reform and union shenanigans in San Diego
By Paul Feine & Alex Manning | Reason.tv — On November 8, 2011, San Diego’s Comprehensive Pension Reform ballot measure qualified for the June ballot. Like so many other cities around the country, San Diego is facing a fiscal crisis. … Continue reading
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Soaring pension costs force service cutbacks in Marin County
By Nels Johnson | Marin Independent Journal – Soaring pension costs and flat property tax growth have wedged Marin County in a budget chasm that could reach $15 million in two years, requiring more cutbacks, collaboration, advance planning and creative … Continue reading
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Former Schwarzenegger adviser renews call for pension reform
David Crane, the jobs and economic growth adviser for former GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and now president of Govern for California, says that pension changes need to be part of solving the multibillion-dollar state budget deficit expected next year. Continue … Continue reading
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