California’s Public Employment Relations Board Thwarts Pension Reform

By Jon Coupal
04/05/2013
When it comes to state government, most people think of the governor and the members of the Legislature, those who are elected by the voters and do their business under the Capitol dome. However, there is an entire class of faceless, unelected appointees to the state’s hundreds of boards and commission who determine whether or...

TAGS: pension reform, San Bernardino bankruptcy, Stockton bankruptcy, Vallejo bankruptcy

More Pension Truths and Why You Should be Very Angry

By Larry Sand
01/10/2012
How much is that sweet retired teacher who lives down the street draining from your bank account? As the public employee pension mess worsens in California, little Rhode Island shows a way out. In last week’s post, I focused on “air time,” a little known scheme in California and 20 other states that allows teachers...

TAGS: pension abuse, pension reform, Transparency