In Richmond, Pension Woes Reach Boiling Point
Thu, 02/9/2017
A looming calamity in Richmond should serve as warning to other struggling municipalities.
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Experts: Mounting Pension Costs Will Mean Big Cuts to Public Services—Again
Mon, 02/6/2017
Local governments across California are bracing for a more costly future thanks to mounting retirement obligations, and their residents are apt to experience cuts to local services on par with the 2008 recession as a result.
In a City Where Public Retirees are Raking in Millions, What’s a Mayor to Do?
Mon, 01/30/2017
El Monte’s Mayor is discovering how hard it is to cut retirement benefits.
‘California Rule’ Takes Another Hit in the Courts
Mon, 01/16/2017
2017 is going to be a nail-biter for pension watchers.
In Impoverished El Monte, Public Retirees Live Like Kings
Mon, 01/2/2017
A quarter of the city is living below the poverty line, but El Monte’s former city managers have more money than they know what to do with.
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