Marin Firefighter News

As CalPERS and CalSTRS continue to rebound, Anaheim retirees step up to make the case: Promises made should be promises kept. 

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Get a sneak peek of the latest issue of the CPF newspaper before it hits your mailbox! The latest newspaper includes stories about fighting back against the pension attacks, CPF's legislative update, analysis of the new state budget, district reports and more.

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Firefighter paramedics George Ostrovsky and Jim Prabhu have shedded their Los Angeles City Fire Department uniforms to go on a new adventure with eight other Southern California firefighters. The group is bicycling across the country, covering 3,308 miles.

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As California closed a gaping budget deficit this year with sweeping cuts to numerous agencies, it saved $34 million by cutting 750 seasonal CAL FIRE firefighters. That means one less person per engine unit to haul thousands of feet of hose lines and share the exhausting physical rigors of battling wildfires.

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California’s firefighters and other hard-working public employees have a new voice for retirement security on the CalPERS Board of Administration. According to the unofficial vote count,  Michael Bilbrey received 117,034 votes while retired state employee and former FBI Agent Richard Ross received 78,718 votes.

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