The Briefing Board Here you will find links to news articles and legislative actions that are of interest to our members. CalPERS Retirees Call for Board President to Resign 9/3/20 City workers face possible pay cuts, furloughs as L.A. considers declaring fiscal emergency 9/2/20 Hallmark police reform bill faces tough road in California 8/27/20 LAAPOA Calls for Independent Investigation Into Allegations Against Maggard 8/19/20 LAX police union calls for civil rights probe into department’s deputy director 8/18/20 Local governments can crack down on pension spiking, California Supreme Court rules - 7/30/20 CalPERS Reports Preliminary 4.7% Investment Return for Fiscal Year 2019-20 - 7/16/20 NAPO has endorsed President Trump in his reelection campaign 7/15/20 CalPERS Announces Health Plan Premiums for 2021 - 7/14/20 Berkeley to consider removing police from traffic stops - 7/14/20 Riskier bet: Why CalPERS, the country’s largest pension fund, is getting into banking - 7/10/20 New York Bill Requiring Officers to Have Liability Insurance Under Consideration - 7/8/20 Court rules for retirees in pension dispute with Providence - 7/3/20 Police unions have helped shield officers from accountability. Now they’re facing unprecedented backlash - 7/3/20 Democrats’ support for police union bill undermines their commitment to reform - 6/22/20 Seattle Protesters' Call to Scrap Police Pensions Can't Be Met by City - 6/19/20 Oregon Supreme Court Considers Whether To Allow PERS Pension Cuts - 6/19/20 CalPERS long term care insurance to see ‘significant premium increases,’ officials say - 6/19/20 California police chiefs call for weeding out bad officers - 6/19/20 Abolish the police? It’s a real thing. Even cops say they’ve taken on too much - 6/7/20 California progressive politicians turning away campaign cash from cops - 6/7/20 Newsom seeks statewide reform of police use of force - 6/6/20 Garcetti, LA city leaders call for cutting police funding amid protests against police brutality - 6/5/20 Underfunded pensions make GOP leaders reluctant to send federal aid to states like California - 5/18/20 Local Governments Looking for Revenue are Watching the CA Supreme Court - 5/15/20 Takeaways From Today’s Oral Argument in Alameda Pension Case - 5/7/20 Round 2 of pension reform kicks off before California Supreme Court - 5/6/20 State Supreme Court to Begin Hearings on Public Worker Pension Reductions Next Week - 5/3/20 The COVID-19 Economic Collapse Is Absolutely Wrecking State Pension Systems - 4/25/20 Court to hear oral arguments remotely in ‘California-rule’ case - 4/21/20 Borenstein: CalPERS unprepared for the coronavirus recession - 3/29/20 CalPERS loses $69 billion in biggest market losses since Great Recession - 3/22/20 Federal Retirement Benefits on the Chopping Block - 2/22/20 CalPERS Responds to Congressman Banks - 2/20/20 Mayor Pete’s Plan for Seniors - 1/19/20 Armed in America: It’s not easy being a retired cop - 1/17/20 The End of Retirement - 1/10/20 Calpensions wrap-up: A look back at the ‘crisis’ - 1/8/20 What happens to your CalPERS pension after a divorce? It’s complicated. - 12/27/19 Convicted or charged, San Diego County sheriff’s employees risk loss of pension benefits - 12/27/19 AG Barr: Disrespect for cops not only wrong, but endangering - 12/18/19 Another price increase? Some with CalPERS long-term care insurance face sticker shock - 12/11/19 Lack of driver’s license isn’t reason for police to search vehicle at traffic stop - 11/26/19 CalPERS police-fire costs hit ‘unsustainable’ level - 11/26/19 “F– the POA” Is a Slogan With Power - 11/22/19 Sad, just sad... - 11/11/19 Pension funds could lose some shareholder clout - 11/11/19 Second chance for major ruling on pension cuts - 10/28/19 We're working to help public agencies meet their pension demands - 10/24/19 AB 392: Use of Force Standards - 10/22/19 Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Limiting Rifle Purchases In California, and Many Other Gun Control Bills - 10/14/19 Ex-Felons Can Now Serve On California Juries Under New Law - 10/10/19 CalPERS trustee re-election ends outsider streak - 10/7/19 Henry Jones Wins CalPERS Board Seat - 10/4/19 Law Enforcement-Backed CA Use Of Force Measure Signed By Gov. - 9/13/19 California lawmakers send governor police training bill - 9/12/19 Golden Handshake: pension ‘air time’ lives on - 9/9/19 San Francisco Officials Designate NRA a Domestic Terrorist Organization - 9/4/19 It’s no longer a crime to refuse to help a cop after Gavin Newsom signed this law - 9/4/19 CHP Scandal Could Spread State-Wide - 9/1/19
