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Comparable to the bygone days of dueling, the time and place for California’s next great pension showdown was set on Tuesday when the San Jose City Council approved a pension measure to go on the June Ballot. It was an

San Jose’s pension debate continues to roil, and now Sacramento is involving itself. Seven lawmakers from both the Assembly and Senate have decided to call for a state-run audit of the city’s pension system, just one day before the City

With every passing day the likelihood of yet another temporary extension of the highway program becomes greater. Although the Senate stands a good chance of approving the needed offsets (“pay-fors”) and passing its $109 billion two-year bill by the March

While municipal bankruptcies aren’t new, AB 506 is. And while bankruptcy isn’t often used, Stockton’s City Council moved to begin a process that could end in bankruptcy. “The City is in an immediate and severe fiscal crisis,” said City Manager

Prison Realignment has been beneficial to the State as it works to comply with a court order to reduce its total prison population. However, as non-violent and low-level offenders are moved into local control, the challenge remains of how to

On Tuesday, Stockton is expected to take the first steps towards bankruptcy, and it’s a step that the city manager says is necessary to get the city back in the black. By declaring their intent to file for bankruptcy, the

Occupy Oakland once rallied behind the name and face of Scott Olsen, the Iraq War veteran who was injured during clashes between protesters and police. But who is rallying behind the name and face of Peter Cukor, the Berkeley man

Stanford Study Shows Pension Spending Grew 11.4 Percent Per Year Since 1999, More Than Any Other Municipal Expenditure Category The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and California Common Sense (CACS) published a report documenting public pension problems among

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) released an actuarial staff analysis that outlines the costs associated with creating a hybrid pension plan for all new hires consistent with one of the goals outlined in Governor Jerry Brown’s Twelve Point

San Francisco’s budget is doing better than expected, it turns out. When the current budget cycle ends, the City will have more than a $129 million surplus – some $80 million better than expected. Despite the good news, the deficits