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May 14, 2021

• Providence Mayor Elorza Seeks $704-Million Bond for Unfunded Pension Liability (Amy Russo / Providence Journal)
• The Latest Pension News -- Updated Regularly (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / Actuarial News)
• California Pension-Related News -- Updated Regularly (Citizens for Sustainable Pension Plans)
• LOOK UP Pension Amounts for Retired California State and Local Public Employees (database - Transparent California)

May 13, 2021

• California’s 944 School Districts: Strong Balance Sheets or Drowning in Debt? (John Moorlach / California Globe)
• F.B.I. Asking Questions After a Pension Fund Aimed High and Fell Short (Mary Williams Walsh / New York Times)
• County of Sonoma Provides Retirement System Annual Review (press release - Sonoma County)

May 12, 2021

• Cities Grapple With Stemming Pension Tide (David C.L. Bauer / Journal-Courier)
• Public Pensions Won’t Earn as Much From Investments in the Future. Here’s Why That Matters (Andrea Riquier / MarketWatch)
• To Pay $79 Million Owed to Retirement Fund, Montclair Turns to Pension Bonds (Steve Scauzillo / Daily Bulletin)
• The Wolf at San Jose's Door (David Crane / Medium)

May 11, 2021

• Rubbing Out Central States Debt (blog - John Bury / Burypensions)

May 10, 2021

• Costa Mesa Uses Federal Aid to End Worker Furloughs, Restore Missed Pay (Alicia Robinson / Orange County Register)

May 4, 2021

• Pending Bill Opens Door to Pension Corruption at CalPERS (Dan Walters / CALmatters)
• Pension Obligation Bonds a Bad Idea (letter - Dave Howell / Chico Enterprise-Record)

May 3, 2021

• Pension Plans Heading the Way of the Dodo: What’s Your Plan B? (Peter Reagan / WBAP Radio)
• Your Pension Board Thinks It’s Smarter Than Warren Buffett -- It’s Not (Edward Siedle / Forbes)

April 28, 2021

• It's Time to Rein in the Public Employee Unions (op-ed - James D. Veltmeyer, MD / Trinity Journal)$

April 26, 2021

• Apparently, No One Actually Wants Public Workers to Understand PERS (op-ed - Michael Schaus / Nevada Independent)

April 23, 2021

• Masks for Children, Muzzles for Covid-19 News (op-ed - Jay Bhattacharya / Wall Street Journal)$

April 21, 2021

• Lockdown Watch: A Zero-Risk Society Is Not a Reasonable Policy Proposal (Michael Schaus / Nevada Policy Research Institute)

April 6, 2021

• LOL: Study Suggests There Is No Imminent Public Pension Crisis (Michael Katz / Chief Investment Officer)
• Multiemployer Pensions: Will the Recent Bailout Destroy Pensions (in the Long Run)? (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)

April 1, 2021

• Rethinking Public Employee Retirement Plans (video - Bryan Snyder / Broadcast Retirement Network)
• CalPERS’ Broken Promises Mislead and Shortchange California State Worker Retirees (editorial - Sacramento Bee)
• Rising Costs of CalSTRS Debt Takes Money From Students, Classrooms (op-ed - Leonard Gilroy & Zachary Christensen / Orange County Register)
• Pension Reform Newsletter - Published Monthly (Alix Ollivier / Reason Foundation)

March 31, 2021

• Vermont Breaks the Bailout Code: It Now Has a Surplus It Wants to Use for Public Employee Pensions. (editorial - Wall Street Journal)

March 30, 2021

• COVID Stimulus Won’t Cure the Public Pension Pandemic (op-ed - Daniel J. Smith & Eileen Norcross / Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
• LA's Two Top-Earning Beach Lifeguards Made $400,000 in 2019 -- and 82 Others Made at Least $200,000 (Valerie Edwards / Daily Mail)

March 29, 2021

• Vermont State Employees, in Public Hearing, Call Pension Reform Proposal a 'Betrayal' (Greg Sukiennik / Bennington Banner)
• The Pension Bailout Hidden Within the COVID Relief Bill (op-ed - Peter Roff / The Sentinal)
• Breaking News: Another MPRA Filing to Cut Benefits (blog - John Bury / Burypensions)
• Retired Ohio Teamsters Take Victory Lap After Pension Fix Is Included in American Rescue Plan (Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer)

March 26, 2021

• California Is Still in Debt (column - Jon Mays / San Mateo Daily Journal)
• Gov. Newsom and Legislators Have Lots of Money to Spend, Few Strings Attached (Ben Christopher / CALmatters)
• Vermont Lawmakers Pitch Plan to Shore Up Pension Funds (Calvin Cutler / WCAX-TV)
• The Multiemployer Pension Bailout Is Huge. But Here Are the Retirees Still Waiting for Theirs (Elizabeth Bauer / Forbes)
• Washington Baits a Financial Trap for States (op-ed - David Guenthner / The Hill)

March 24, 2021

• Stimulus Wrongly Bails Out Multiemployer Pension Funds (editorial - Orange County Register)
• Money -- But No Fixes -- for Multiemployer Plans (editorial - Pensions & Investments)
• Secret CalPERS Meeting on CIO Meng’s Exit Sparks Legal Fight (Bloomberg News)
• CalPERS Board Member Theresa Taylor Outs That a Staff Member Has Committed Fraud; When Will Giant Pension Come Clean? (Yves Smith / Naked Capitalism)
• CIOs Assess How Pension Fund Investors Can Be Successful After COVID-19 (Sarah Min / Chief Investment Officer)

March 23, 2021

• Monterey Peninsula Cities Reeling From Employee Pension Debt (Dennis L. Taylor / Monterey Herald)
• State Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Involving Sonoma County Pension Hikes (Will Schmitt / Press Democrat)
• 'Bad Taste.’ CalPERS Board Regrets Pension Mistakes, But Votes to Deny Retiree Appeals (column - Andrew Sheeler / Sacramento Bee)

March 22, 2021

• Omaha Police Chief to Retire Within Next 5 Years, Will Get Pension of Nearly $15,000 Per Month (Alia Conley / World-Herald)
• State Audit Blames El Cerrito’s Financial Mismanagement for Pushing City Near Bankruptcy (Shomik Mukherjee / East Bay Times)
• She Gave Up a CalPERS Disability Pension to Go Back to Work. Now She Wants It Back (column - Andrew Sheeler / Sacramento Bee)

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