The Briefing Board Here you will find links to news articles and legislative actions that are of interest to our members. Why the Push to Lower Standards For Becoming A District Attorney Investigator? 5/15/22 CalPERS Rules Out Santa Ana Police Union Boss’ Pension Boost - 5/5/22 3 Southern California sheriffs say state lawmakers hurting cops’ efforts to improve public safety - 4/24/22 U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to protect tax credit for retired cops, firefighters - 4/3/22 Cop cash: California law enforcement gives big to campaigns - 4/1/22 CalPERS to reassess investment portfolio, divesting from Russia - 3/28/22 California Democratic leaders take heat from two directions - 3/19/22 Notices of Election Released for 3 CalPERS Board Seats - 3/14/22 Teachers, school employees may be paying thousands in extra fees on retirement accounts - 3/12/22 California lawmakers push pension funds to divest of Russian assets - 3/7/22 LAPD officers will now have to explain reasons behind traffic stops - 3/2/22 California city approves 1st US insurance law for gun owners - 1/26/22 California politicos now talking tough on crime - 1/19/22 Who should pay for pension mistakes? New California law puts employers on the hook - 12/30/21 Democrats, Employee Groups Rally Around Social Security Reform Bill - 12/10/21 CalPERS says these 5 retirees broke pension rules with part-time jobs. What did they do wrong? - 12/2/21 Borenstein: Biden, like Obama, aims to weaken California pension reform - 11/21/21 CalPERS Board Selects New Asset Allocation for Investment Portfolio, Keeps Discount Rate at 6.8% - 11/16/21 Biden administration blocks billions in California transit money, citing pension law - 11/11/21 Issue 24-Citizen Review Board, Cleveland passes, Minneapolis defeats Public Safety proposal - 11/3/21 Minneapolis voters to decide on scrapping police department after George Floyd murder - 11/1/21 Private Equity Firms Want to Gobble Up California’s Pensions - 11/1/21 California Democrats defer proposal to ban contributions from law enforcement, fossil fuel groups - 10/25/21 U.S. Supreme Court sides with police in qualified immunity cases - 10/24/21 Final FOP vs Brown out of Oregon - 10/9/21 Criminal justice reform panel scores legislative wins - 10/2/21 Fired: New law lets California decertify police for serious misconduct - 10/1/21 Company Pitches Liability Insurance For Colorado Cops, Following Passage Of Police Reform Law - 9/16/21 CalPERS Health Benefits Open Enrollment Starts September 20 - 9/16/21 Bill to weed out bad cops heads to California governor - 9/9/21 California Lawmakers Advance Bill To Strip Badges From Bad Officers - 9/4/21 California lawmakers approve more police records access - 9/3/21 Community groups rally in support of two bills focused on police and campaign reform - 8/19/21 New Ballot Measure Proposed to Prohibit Public Employee Unions - 8/13/21 Former Assistant Sheriff Cecil Rhambo wants the top job in 2022 - 8/10/21 San Diego re-opening its pension system in wake of courts nullifying Proposition B - 7/19/21 4 wealthy donors fuel overhaul of California's criminal justice system - 7/19/21 Bill To Decertify Police Officers With Multiple Misconduct Incidents Passes Assembly Committee - 7/15/21 California pension fund agrees to $2.7 billion lawsuit deal - 7/14/21 CalPERS Announces Health Plan Premiums for 2022 - 7/13/21 CalPERS Reports Preliminary 21.3% Investment Returns for Fiscal Year 2020-21; Strong Returns Trigger Reduction in Discount Rate to 6.8% - 7/12/21 San Jose Attempts to Trample the Rights of Law-Abiding Gun Owners - 7/2/21 California Senate approves taking badges from bad officers - 5/27/21 Pending bill opens door to pension corruption at CalPERS - 5/3/21
