Although lawmakers continue to argue over how to resolve the state's fiscal crisis, both parties appear to be willing to reduce funding for public schools, colleges, transit programs and programs that help a wide range of people with special needs.
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As Australia's wildfires claimed the lives of over 180 people, new concerns are being raised about that country's highly controversial "Stay And Defend" fire policy. Scores of those who perished in the blazes were residents that stayed behind to protect their property or evacuated too late. Residents armed with garden hoses were...
CalPERS is getting a new chief investment officer, but don't expect any immediate wholesale changes in how the big pension fund invests its money. Joseph Dear, the newly appointed chief investment officer at CalPERS, says this isn't the time to panic. (SacBee registration may be required.)
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Affirming its tentative ruling from last week, L.A. Superior Court Judge Helen Bendix has tossed out a lawsuit by the Orange Co. Board of Supervisors seeking to take away negotiated retirement benefits. Rejecting legal arguments that the payments are unconstitutional, Judge Bendix affirmed a judgment favoring the Orange County Deputy Sheriffs...
Thanks to a strong push from California Professional Firefighters and technical support from the IAFF, a new standard has been adopted that will reduce first responders' risk of exposure to infectious disease.
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