Clik here to view.
Pension Reform Tops Agenda As California Legislature Returns From Recess
SACRAMENTO (KCBS)— California’s State Legislature returned to work Monday from its summer recess with pension reform topping their agenda as well as hundreds of bills they still need to consider. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State Auditor Report Finds San Jose Likely Overstated Future Pension Costs
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The California State Auditor has released a new report showing San Jose officials likely overstated future pension costs by millions of dollars, with the higher figures used in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Brown Scores Partial Win In California Pension Reform Battle
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – With election politics in play, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced systemic reforms to save billions of dollars in California’s underfunded pension systems but dropped key...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose To Implement Pension Reform For New Hires
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — The San Jose City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday that will implement a second tier pension plan for new employees. Scheduled for the consent calendar after being approved on a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Law Restricts Pension Cuts For California State Workers
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — The bulk of the projected savings in the pension-reform deal announced by Gov. Jerry Brown won’t be felt for decades because most of the proposed changes will affect employees...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Phil Matier: Public Sector Retirees At Center Of Pension Reform Debate
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) – The state legislature is expected to vote on Friday on public employee pension reform, with much of the debate again focusing on the perception that many public sector retirees are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
California Lawmakers Approve Pension Changes Supported By Brown
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – The state Legislature on Friday approved a package of changes to California’s public employee pension system that is expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars, even as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leading State Democrat Praises Accomplishments Of Legislative Session
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) – The legislative session that recently ended turned out to be one of the most productive periods for the California legislature in decades, said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Moody’s Says California Pension Reform A Positive Step
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Moody’s is calling California’s pension reform plan a positive development for the state and local governments. The ratings agency said Monday that the bill helps the credit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Phil Matier: Gov. Brown Says He’s Reducing Dysfunction Of State Government
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Governor Jerry Brown is making the rounds, including at an event Tuesday morning in Redwood Shores, where he’ll sign legislation his administration said will improve economic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Brown Signs Sweeping Pension Reform Bill Into Law
LOS ANGELES (CBS SF) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law sweeping pension changes that will save California taxpayers billions of dollars in the future. Brown signed the legislation Wednesday at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Phil Matier: Trustee To Manage City College Of SF Finances
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation on Wednesday that makes sweeping changes to the pensions of public employees in the state, this comes a day after City College of San...
View ArticleClik here to view.
War Of Words Heats Up Between San Jose City Councilwoman, Police Officers Union
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Anyone who follows San Jose politics knows that the San Jose Police Officers Association and councilwoman Rose Herrera have long been at odds – particularly, over law enforcement...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Herrera Wins SJ City Council Re-Election Bid Despite Pension Reform Support
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – San Jose City Councilwoman Rose Herrera won re-election on Tuesday in a tough race where opponents made an issue of her support for pension reform. With 100 percent precincts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose Police Force Drops To ‘Frighteningly Low’ Levels
SAN JOSE (KCBS)— The total number of patrol officers in San Jose has dropped below 600 for a city of a million people, according to a memo to the mayor and to the city council. The city’s police chief...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose’s Assistant Police Chief To Become Piedmont’s Top Cop
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — San Jose police officers have been leaving in droves since the passage of the pension reform measure earlier this year. Now the force will suffer the loss of another member of its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Mateo Supervisor Breaks Double Dip Promise, Collects Pension And Salary
SAN MATEO (KCBS)— When Don Horsley campaigned for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in 2010, he vowed not to take an additional six-figure salary from the county. He was already receiving a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interim San Jose Police Chief Tries To Stem Officer Exodus
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – As San Jose searches on for a new police chief, the man appointed to fill the job in the meantime has been grappling with how to prevent rank and file officers from leaving the force....
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose Police Academy Graduates 43 Recruits
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Police staffing is about to get a much needed boost in San Jose, as the Police Department’s academy held its first graduation ceremony since 2009. Badges were pinned on 43 new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Atty. General Allows San Jose Police Union To Challenge Pension Reform In Court
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — A challenge to a controversial pension reform measure passed by San Jose voters last June has been cleared to go to the courts, after a decision made by California Attorney General...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose, Police Union Reach Pension Agreement
SAN JOSE (CBS/AP) — The city of San Jose and its police union have reached an agreement that will reduce pensions for new officers and ends a dispute over efforts to reduce costly retirement benefits....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Workers At UC Medical Centers Hold Strike Vote
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Pension reform and staffing levels are the big issues as thousands of workers at the University of California’s five medical centers vote on a potential strike. After working...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose Police Union Files New Challenge To Pension Reform
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A new lawsuit challenging San Jose’s voter-approved Measure B pension reform proposition has been filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court by the city’s Police Officers’...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Defense Of San Jose Pension Reform Grows More Expensive
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The legal battle over San Jose’s landmark pension reform measure continues, nearly a year after voters approved Measure B. By a vote of 8-to-3 on Tuesday, the San Jose City Council...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SJ Mayor Seeks To Amend State Constitution To Attain Pension Reform
SAN JOSE (KCBS)— San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, who drew national attention as a result of his successful pension reform campaign, is in the spotlight again. This time his proposal is to amend the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Union Leaders Prepared To Oppose San Jose Mayor’s Pension Reform Measure
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – A plan by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, along with a handful of other mayors across the state, to get a pension reform initiative on the November 2014 state ballot is already being met...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Phil Matier: An Evolving Relationship Between Labor Unions And California...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is leading an effort to put an initiative before voters allowing cities to renegotiate pensions for existing public employees—as well as new hires....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Phil Matier: Detroit Bankruptcy Case Has Major Implications For California
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The decision by a federal judge on Tuesday to allow Detroit to formally enter bankruptcy could have major implications for bankrupt cities and the pensions of public workers in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Candidates Crowd the Field in San Jose Mayoral Race
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Fundraising and campaigning in the race to replace San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed kicked off with a crowded field of candidates, mostly city council members who support the termed-out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Judge Hands Down Ruling On San Jose Pension Reform Measure
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Unions representing San Jose city employees and Mayor Chuck Reed claimed victory following a judge’s ruling on a pension reform measure approved by voters last year. In a ruling...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ballot Wording Could Be Key To SJ Mayor’s Pension Reform Measure
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— State officials say proponents of a pension reform measure backed by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed can start collecting signatures to put it on the ballot. The measure, opposed by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose Mayor Abandons Pension Reform Measure For 2014 Ballot
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed announced Friday that he’s abandoning an attempt to place an initiative on the November state ballot that would have enabled governments in California...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Phil Matier: Time And Money Running Out On Many Ballot Initiative Campaigns
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) — It’s crunch time for would-be California ballot initiatives, with backers of some particularly controversial ones acknowledging they may not have the support or money to qualify...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shrinking San Jose Police Department Has Few Recruits For New Academy
SAN JOSE (KCBS)— San Jose is having a hard time attracting new police officers and has only filled 29 of 60 slots in next month’s police academy. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed admits that’s not an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
KCBS Campaign 2014 Special Report: San Jose Mayor’s Race
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – With the primary in the San Jose mayor’s race coming up on June 3, the five main candidates to replace termed-out Mayor Chuck Reed are jockeying for position. Four of the candidates...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former San Jose Police Chiefs Say Pension Reforms Have Created A Public...
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — Four former San Jose police chiefs announced their support for Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese in the mayor’s race on Thursday citing crime and police staffing as the two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose Police Union Spokesman Says Mayor, City Closer To Deal On Pension...
http://media.sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/CBSSF_1303201518180893084AA.mp4 SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A spokesman for San Jose’s police union said Friday that labor and city officials may be closing in on a deal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Jose Police Union Accuses City Of Going Back On Pension Reform Deal
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – San Jose city officials are trying to renege on a tentative settlement with the San Jose Police Officers’ Association on a pension reform measure, a union spokesman alleged...
View ArticleCalifornia School Administrators Still Pension Spiking, Despite Pension Reforms
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — California’s schools may be cash strapped, but many school administrators are still retiring on easy street. That’s because pension reform can’t stop many from gaming the...
View ArticleCalifornia Pension Crisis An Increasing Drag On Cities, Counties
(KPIX 5) — Cities and counties across the U.S. are going broke trying to keep up with public pension debt. The pension crisis was the topic of a Stanford University media workshop that KPIX 5 attended...
View Article
