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Jan
31

Accounting Prof: Pension Reforms Not a Cost Saver

 There's new evidence that so-called "pension reforms" don't deliver the promised cost savings. A report from the Legislative Analyst is backed up by CSU accounting professor Steven Filling.

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Feb
03

Auto Club 400 FF Appreciation Day Benefits Foundation

 Firefighters and their families with a "need for speed" can get their NASCAR fix and help the California Fire Foundation. California's first responders will be honored at Firefighter Appreciation Day at the Auto Club 400 on March 25th. Special ticket packages are available.

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Feb
02

Governor's Pension Plans Target Current and Future Workers

 Governor Brown has released details of his plan to roll back the retirement security of current and future employees. The plan proposes to bypass collective bargaining by imposing a range of pension rollbacks and locking them into the state constitution. CPF and dozens of other organizations denounced the move as an assault on current and...

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Feb
03

CPF Firevision - Special Convention 2012

A Fight We Can't Afford to Lose: CPF members from throughout California gathered in an urgent Special Convention in January to take action against a November initiative aimed at working people in California.

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Feb
09

San Jose's Fuzzy Pension Math Unmasked in News Report

 San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed has tossed around a scary $650 million estimate of the city's pension obligation. But an investigative report by NBC11 in the Bay Area has revealed that the number was something the city just pulled out of its ... hat.

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