Red Flags for California Actuarial Advisory Panel

By Edmund Pine
04/03/2017
Last month, CalPERS removed from its website the controversial “Myths vs. Facts” page, ending one of the agency’s efforts to soothe public anxiety about the cost of rising pension benefits to public employees. Some sources close to CalPERS told California Policy Center that the page was so riddled with errors that there were demands for...

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Second Orange County School Choice Fair, Jan. 28

By California Policy Center
01/20/2017
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...

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Construction Firms Fund Orange County School Bond Campaigns

By Andrew Heritage
10/28/2016
Companies linked to the school construction industry have placed their November bets on a number of Orange County school bond ballot measures, a California Policy Center investigation of campaign contribution reports collected by the Orange County Registrar of Voters show. Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo (AALRR) is a law firm with eight offices across...

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