Response to Court Temporarily Delaying Parental Notification Policy in Chino Valley Unified School District
Response to Court Temporarily Delaying Parental Notification Policy in Chino Valley Unified School District
SAN BERNARDINO — State Attorney General Rob Bonta has declared war on California parents and local school boards. After school boards across the state adopted a Parental Notification Policy, Bonta filed a motion to prevent the Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) from implementing the policy approved by the school board in July. A San...
By California Policy Center
California’s State and Local Liabilities Total $1.5 Trillion
California’s State and Local Liabilities Total $1.5 Trillion
California’s total state and local government liabilities as of June 30, 2017, the most recent year for which a complete set of financial and actuarial reports are available, totaled just over $1.5 trillion. Over two-thirds of that total consists of unfunded liabilities for pensions and retiree health insurance for California's state and local public employees.
By California Policy Center
25 UC Retirees Receive Annual Pensions Exceeding $300,000
25 UC Retirees Receive Annual Pensions Exceeding $300,000
Twenty-five University of California retirees receive more than $300,000 annually in retirement, the California Policy Center has learned. The information, contained in documents released to CPC through a public records request, comes amidst controversy over excessive compensation at the UC system and revelations of a secret slush fund at the system’s headquarters. The highest paid pensioner is Professor Lewis L. Judd, a UC San Diego Psychiatry professor. He receives an annual pension of $385,765.
By Marc Joffe
State’s Retired Public Workers Earn 26% More than Private-Sector Workers Still on the Job
State’s Retired Public Workers Earn 26% More than Private-Sector Workers Still on the Job
For Immediate Release March 13, 2017 Contact: Dawn Collier dawn@calpolicycenter.org 916-718-8572 California Policy Center California’s retired government workers earn 26% more in retirement than private-sector workers earn while still on the job. That’s the finding of an in-depth analysis released this week by the California Policy Center. “This is an absolutely upside-down system,” said California...
By California Policy Center
California’s State and Local Workers Average Pay and Benefits Twice the Average for Private Sector Workers
California’s State and Local Workers Average Pay and Benefits Twice the Average for Private Sector Workers
For Immediate Release January 26, 2017 Contact: Dawn Collier dawn@calpolicycenter.org 916-718-8572 California Policy Center A in-depth analysis released this week by the California Policy Center finds that the average pay and benefits for California’s full-time state and local public employees in 2015 was $121,843. This is nearly twice what the average full-time private sector worker...
By California Policy Center
Second Orange County School Choice Fair, Jan. 28
Second Orange County School Choice Fair, Jan. 28
For more information: Cecilia Iglesias Education and Community Relations Director California Policy Center (714) 573-2208 cecilia@calpolicycenter.org Local charter schools, community leaders and education partners will participate in the National School Choice Week celebration SANTA ANA, Calif. – In celebration of National School Choice Week, California Policy Center along with local charter schools will host the...
By California Policy Center
Friedrichs v. 2.0? U.S. Supreme Court May Get a Second Chance to Free Teachers from Forced Unionism
Friedrichs v. 2.0? U.S. Supreme Court May Get a Second Chance to Free Teachers from Forced Unionism
For Immediate Release January 19, 2017 California Policy Center Will Swaim, will@calpolicycenter.org (949) 274-1911 In a case that will cheer education reformers, four Pennsylvania teachers today sued their unions, school districts and district officials for making union membership a condition of their employment. The suit – and the likely appointment of a reform-friendly Supreme Court...
By California Policy Center
California debt now running closer to Italy and Portugal, new study finds
California debt now running closer to Italy and Portugal, new study finds
For Immediate Release January 11, 2017 California Policy Center Marc Joffe, marc@calpolicycenter.org (415) 578-0558 A landmark study of California’s finances reveals the state’s debt burden is approaching the levels of Italy and Portugal, where debt crises in 2011 and 2012 drove the Eurozone countries to the brink of collapse. The findings come a day after...
By California Policy Center
New California Policy Center Study Offers Next Generation Infrastructure Solutions
New California Policy Center Study Offers Next Generation Infrastructure Solutions
For Immediate Release December 1, 2016 California Policy Center Lee Schalk at 916-258-2396 lee@calpolicycenter.org New California Policy Center Study Offers Next Generation Infrastructure Solutions Study explores how private infrastructure investment can increase water supply, bolster energy, and modernize transportation systems. LOS ANGELES — Today the California Policy Center released a new study investigating California’s infrastructure...
By California Policy Center
Top 10: Vernon Leads California Cities with More Public Employees Than Residents
Top 10: Vernon Leads California Cities with More Public Employees Than Residents
For Immediate Release October 11, 2016 California Policy Center Contact: Will Swaim Will@CalPolicyCenter.org (714) 573-2231 Vernon, California is so famous for its history of corruption that it was the municipal star of season 2 of HBO’s “True Detective” series. Now the diminutive L.A. County town can claim another achievement: Vernon is the only California city with more public employees than...
By Will Swaim
Reporter's Notebook: CPC Offers Expert Help with Local School Bond Reporting
Reporter's Notebook: CPC Offers Expert Help with Local School Bond Reporting
For Immediate Release September 23, 2016 California Policy Center Contact: Will Swaim Will@CalPolicyCenter.org (714) 573-2231 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Well down the November ballot, obscured by the high-profile battle for the White House, Californians will find more than 100 local school bond measures representing hundreds of millions of dollars of new public debt. “The bond process is...
By Editor
The Highest-Paid Public Employee in the Poorest County in California
The Highest-Paid Public Employee in the Poorest County in California
Raymond J. Cordova, county executive officer of Imperial County, earns $282,093 with total pay and benefits. That’s 17 times the median per capita income of Imperial County residents, who earned just $16,409. By comparison, San Francisco’s highest paid public official, Chief Investment Officer William J. Coaker Jr., made $633,723 – about 13 times SF’s median...
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Gov. Brown says yes to school finance reforms inspired by CPC study
Gov. Brown says yes to school finance reforms inspired by CPC study
For Immediate Release August 18, 2016 California Policy Center Contact: Will Swaim Will@CalPolicyCenter.org (714) 573-2231 SACRAMENTO — It’s rare that a think-tank study produces real reform, but it happened today when Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill designed to stop school officials before they recklessly spend again. Assembly Bill 2116 began one year ago with...
By Will Swaim
SUITABLE FOR QUOTING: Expert Responses to CalPERS' Monday, July 18 Earnings Report
SUITABLE FOR QUOTING: Expert Responses to CalPERS' Monday, July 18 Earnings Report
For Immediate Release July 18, 2016 California Policy Center Contact: Will Swaim Will@CalPolicyCenter.org (714) 573-2231 California Policy Center Responses to Monday, July 18, 2016 Earnings Report For reporters and commentary writers, the California Policy Center can make available two public finance experts. We also offer for publication these immediate responses to the CalPERS report: ED...
By Will Swaim