A superior court judge last week said he plans to uphold a key part of a new state law that curbs ‘spiking’ in county retirement systems, notorious for giving retirees pensions that are much higher than the salaries they earned on the job. http://calpensions.com/2014/03/10/judge-finds-no-vested-right-to-spiked-pensions/
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The Assembly will vote Monday to determine its new leader. Assemblywoman Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), who has already locked up the unanimous approval of Assembly Democrats, is poised to assume the title of Speaker-elect. Atkins, a former San Diego City Council member, was first elected to the Legislature in 2010. She currently serves as Majority
The Republican “Young Guns” are ready to rule, if they get the chance. Since they first got the name seven years ago, allies and enemies of Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy are now beginning to jockey to prepare for potential changes at the top of the Republican power structure in the House. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/young-guns-eric-cantor-kevin-mccarthy-paul-ryan-104325.html?hp=t2_s
Special elections are expensive, and during the months-long interim, seats remain vacant, sometimes affecting legislative businesses. Senate president pro tem Darrell Steinberg wants to amend the state constitution to allow the governor to fill legislative vacancies, as long as appointees are from the same party as the departed legislator and are not rejected by the
The city of Los Angeles could be short hundreds of millions of dollars when it starts its next fiscal year in July, according to a financial report presented to the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday. There is a $242 million shortfall heading into the fiscal year 2014-15, according to the city's top budget official. There
Since they first got the name seven years ago, allies and enemies of Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and California's Kevin McCarthy are now beginning to jockey to prepare for potential changes at the top of the Republican power structure in the House. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/young-guns-eric-cantor-kevin-mccarthy-paul-ryan-104325.html?hp=t2_s
Nearly three out of every four Californians are registered to vote, an increase of nearly 751,000 since 2010 and a reflection of the growing number of voters who decline to state a party preference. The major parties experienced declines in registration. Of California’s 24 million eligible voters, about 17.7 million actually have registered, or about
Guess Which Californians Get Their Own Postage Stamps? http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_25195078/steve-jobs-getting-2015-stamp?source=rss
A divided CalPERS board yesterday approved a faster rate hike for the state urged by Gov. Brown, but opposed by unions. A proposal to give struggling cities the option of more time to phase in the rate hike, seven years instead of five, was rejected. The rate hike to cover the cost of retirees living