December 5, 2018
(AP) — California Supreme Court justices peppered an attorney representing state workers in a lawsuit over a change to public employee pensions that could upend California's long-held rule that retirement benefits can't be taken away once promised.
November 2, 2017 | Ben Bradford
Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a border wall, and guns used in the Las Vegas shooting sought what may seem an unlikely ally this year—California’s public pension system.
September 25, 2017 | Sally Schilling
The number of University of California retirees collecting six-figure pensions has increased 60 percent since 2012 - and those increasingly generous retirement packages are being paid for in part by students' tuition.
April 11, 2017
The fate of reform measures hangs on ballot language written by the state attorney general, usually a Democrat elected with strong union support.
February 9, 2017 | Ali Budner
The general assumption for retirement security is a job in the public sector. The trade-off means lower pay, however. Meanwhile, the private sector has strayed from pension promises, but is a 401(k) worth it?
February 8, 2017
How are cities across California responding to the ballooning cost of pensions in the state? CALmatters Reporter Judy Lin explores a case study in Richmond where priority police and library services are already being cut.
January 26, 2017
The mayor of El Monte, a cash-strapped San Gabriel Valley city with many retired employees drawing two pensions, says there’s "no rational justification" for the double pensions.
November 29, 2016
In our ongoing series on California’s Pension Crisis, we hear the stories of some retirees who argue the benefits aren’t excessive. Reporter Sam Harnett guides us through the tales of three California retirees.
November 28, 2016
California faces a $240 billion unfunded pension liability. But retired state workers who receive pensions say they are tired of drawing public blame.
November 28, 2016
Retirement benefits now eat up 20% of city’s general fund revenue. Touted cost controls won't have real impact for decades.
