California Public Employees Retirement System

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California State Employees Association - Retirees

Feb 4	The Buzz: Demi Moore 9-1-1 call sparks move to block recordings: News coverage of actress Demi Moore's recent medical emergency has led one California lawmaker to push for new restrictions on the release of taped recordings of 911 calls. Parts of a 911 emergency call for actress Demi Moore were publicized after she was hospitalized recently. A legislator...
Feb 4	California's school funding measure under siege in tough times: When teachers unions and education groups backed Proposition 98 nearly a quarter-century ago, they told voters it was "a well-thought-out plan for California's schools to once again be among the very best in the nation." Supporters of Proposition 98 have a new TV, analysis by Hill http:/ / ...

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The State Worker

Feb 3	Read the furlough settlements between CASE and California: The State Worker has obtained the settlement agreements that end two furlough lawsuits against the state in exchange for restoring back pay for a handful of employees represented by the state's legal professionals' union. Technically, the deal is two deals. One settlement worked out be...
Feb 3	California state attorneys, Jerry Brown settle furlough litigation: The union representing the state's legal professionals and Gov. Jerry Brown's administration have agreed to settle their furlough fight. The deal returns wages lost to furlough to about 24 members of California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employmen...

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Calpensions

Jan 30	Pension earnings dip amid gloomy forecasts: The nation’s two largest public pension funds last week reported slim annual investment earnings, CalPERS 1.1 percent and CalSTRS 2.3 percent, as experts continue to say hitting their long-term earnings target, 7.75 percent, will be difficult. While CalPERS reported weak earnings in 2011, a pro...
Jan 23	New pension forecasts: what if earnings falter?: A new advisory panel, following a move by CalPERS last year, recommends that public pensions take a small step that touches on a big issue: What happens if pension fund earnings fall below the forecast? Investment earnings are expected to provide two-thirds or more of the money needed to pay pe...

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California School Employees Association

PensionWatch

SEIU Local 1000

Retired Public Employees Association

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Type of community: Investor Headquarters: Sacramento California USA Regional scope: California

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Description: CalPERS manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6 million California public employees, retirees, and their families. The second largest public pension fund in the US, they are internationally known for their shareowner activism.

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