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CFFR IN THE NEWS

California public employee pensions, healthcare a fiscal time bomb
Los Angeles Times 6/2/08

Other Troubled Cities Watch Vallejo, Calif., Chap. 9 Filing
CFO.com 5/27/08

Vallejo files for bankruptcy protection
The Huffington Post 5/23/08

Pension Tension
State Legislatures Magazine / May 2008

Pension reform in Nevada
Las Vegas Review-Journal 5/1/08

Who is San Jose's highest-paid employee? You may be surprised
San Jose Mercury News 4/15/08

California Assembly mum on golden-handshake offers to aides
The Sacramento Bee 4/11/08

San Diego officials in trouble over pension fiasco
The Sacramento Bee 4/10/08

CalSTRS cuts state a break
The Sacramento Bee 3/7/08

SPECIAL REPORT:
CFFR Makes Recommendations
On How to Solve Vallejo's Financial Crisis

3/2/08


Vallejo bankruptcy could have far-reaching impact
San Jose Mercury News 2/21/08

Someone's aiming to curb those public pension excesses
The Orange County Register 1/9/08

Government retirees' health costs projected;
action recommended

The San Diego Union-Tribune 1/8/08

Pensions a ticking time bomb:
State's governments need to start permanent funds
to tackle $118 billion liability

Los Angeles Daily News 1/7/08

Sacramento police chief's pension raises red flag
The Sacramento Bee 11/1/07

State seeks fix for crisis in pensions
Panel weighs options for $5 billion cost

Los Angeles Daily News 9/21/07

Reform public pensions
Contra Costa Times 9/13/07

Unions fighting pension reform
San Bernardino County Sun 9/7/07

Labor Day mixed bag for Unions
The Sacramento Bee 9/3/07

Let people decide on public pensions
The Bakersfield Californian 8/17/07

The pension debate: real problem or red herring?
Capitol Weekly 8/16/07

Measure would reduce retirement benefits for new state workers
KABC-TV 8/15/07

Public worker benefit rollback pushed
San Jose Mercury News 8/15/07

Richman pension measure moves forward
Inside Southern California 8/14/07

Aguirre vows he'll broaden benefits fight despite ruling;
Statewide effort for pension reform is afoot

The San Diego Union-Tribune 8/13/07

Fixing the state's pension mess
The Orange County Register  8/8/07

Billion-dollar problem, thousand-dollar reform
The Orange County Register 7/20/07

County pension plans in trouble
Whittier Daily News 07/17/07

Pension panel gets an earful on future of retirement costs
San Francisco Chronicle 07/13/07

Despite improvement, governor's panel hears of $63 billion gap, challenges in funding retiree benefits
Contra Costa Times 7/13/07

A possible benefits crackdown: The push behind Pension Prop. 13
The Governing Management Letter 07/12/07

Pension costs cause tension in San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo Tribune 7/5/2007

Richman fighting for government pension reform
KHTS-AM 7/2/07

Curb public employee retirement benefits
The Orange County Register 7/2/07

Another run at public workers' pensions
The Sacramento Bee 7/1/07

Pensions mature at 67 under state
plan to buffer retirement costs
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KPBS 6/26/07

Pension initiative planned;
Richman seeks 700,000 signatures

Los Angeles Daily News 6/25/07

Moorlach supports raising retirement age
Daily Pilot 6/23/07

Initiative would take on pensions

The Sacramento Bee 6/22/07

Another pension battle?
The San Diego Union-Tribune 6/22/07

Former legislator to attempt pension change;
Statewide panel met in Orange today

The Orange County Register 4/26/07

Benefits panel crippled by union arrogance
The San Diego Union Tribune 3/19/07

Panel gets hot potato: Public employee pensions
The Sacramento Bee 3/13/07

Hearing grapples with retirement
The Sacramento Bee 3/10/07


FEATURED OP-EDS & LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Unions must lead the way in pension reform effort
By Marcia Fritz
The Sacramento Bee 5/4/08

Sutter County Supervisor's figures just don't add up
By Marcia Fritz
Marysville Appeal-Democrat 1/2/08


Voters must put cap on too-generous
public employee retirement benefits

By Marcia Fritz
San Jose Mercury News 9/17/07

State should reduce new employee benefits
By Keith Richman
The Sacramento Bee 7/29/07

Prop. 13 for pensions
By Keith Richman
FlashReport 6/22/07

Retiring at 65 could fix state pension mess
By Keith Richman
The Sacramento Bee 3/11/07

New public employees should work to 65
By Keith Richman
The Orange County Register 2/27/07

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