Pension Reform
Back to homepageUnions sue to stop pension reform
Steven Greenhut: San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s modest pension reform measure has drawn the predictable lawsuit from the city’s public sector unions who, goes to figure, don’t even want to allow the city’s voters to have a say on
Read MoreSF pension measure qualifies
Steven Greenhut: Here is the Smart Reform press release … good news: San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi‘s Sustainable City Employees Benefits Reform Act has qualified for the November election. The Department of Elections confirmed today that the measure received
Read MoreBell tolls for greedy officials
Steven Greenhut: People always ask me about the best ways to roll back the obscene pay and pensions received by out public servants, er, masters. The whole system is rigged in their favor. Ideas to roll back existing millionaires’ pensions
Read MoreFelons near top of Orange County pension bloat
John Seiler: People think of Orange County as a staid place where people make sure government is stingy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Actually, according to an incisive Orange County Register investigation: The percentage of Orange County retirees
Read MoreSF leads the way
Steven Greenhut: It’s ironic that the city of San Francisco — a great city that is nevertheless known for its wacky, left-wing politics — has been in better shape than far more conservative areas in terms of pensions. That’s because
Read MoreSmall steps toward pension fix
Steven Greenhut: The governor’s office took issue with my last post that called his pension deal “wimpy,” but there’s no question that the past deal and new one announced today fall far short of the deep pension reductions needed to
Read MoreNo More Double Dipping
Katy Grimes: State employees that plan to retire and enjoy the benefits of a state retirement, but then get another full time state job in order to “double dip,” will no longer be allowed to game the system — at
Read MoreCalPERS Re-elects Top Leaders
John Seiler: According to the latest issue of PERSpective (government pun), the magazine that just was mailed out to retirees of the the California Public Employees’ Retirement System: Members of the CalPERS Board of Administration unanimously re-elected Rob Feckner to
Read MoreArnold's Memoirs
John Seiler: At this point in the bodybuilding championship, every move Arnold makes is for his memoirs. Things haven’t gone so well lately. So he needs to “pump up” his accomplishments, at least as they take shape in his own
Read MoreLittle Hoover's pension hearings
Steven Greenhut: Here is an important notice from the Little Hoover Commission: On Thursday, June 24, 2010, the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a public hearing on California public pension systems. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in Room
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