There was a suicide at lamoreaux justice center on Friday afternoon in the parking structure. No report of it anywhere.
You know, in these parts, city boy, "Gus" means the late lamented Mayor Gus Ayer. You can try to come…
A trail on the ground.
You prolly didn’t know who Jeff pearlman was either until Gus told you. His blog has existed slightly over a…
Didn't know about this Truth OC until Gustavo called me, now his piece is out and it's decent. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-22/jeff-pearlman-the-truth-oc Here's…
Update on Joe: Unlike the vast majority of his co-defendants Trump didn't pardon him but only commuted his sentence. There…
If you take away the obsessions, what's left?
Objection, lack of foundation. Please state for the record (1) your amount journalistically appropriate knowledge about Aussie Rules Football and…
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CalSTRS Archive
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Public Pensions. Invest in CA Constitutional Amendment
Posted on June 27, 2011 | 26 Comments. . . Michael Lee Madsen, Sr. has just submitted an Initiative to the Attorney General with a request that it appears on the November 2012 Ballot.The office of the AG […] -
Cal State Fullerton’s Pension Tsunami Shell Game and Our Kid’s Future
Posted on April 9, 2010 | 1 CommentAfter showing you how management lives in the lap of luxury last week, I received an email from a Friend who brought to my attention a Cal State University system […] -
Bankrupt city of Vallejo cuts firefighter pensions
Posted on March 27, 2010 | 10 CommentsVallejo firefighters may have to get second jobs now that their pensions have been slashed While it surely is not the preferred method of dealing with financial shortfalls, the approval […] -
Teachers’ Pension Fund $42 Billion in the Hole
Posted on January 28, 2010 | 10 CommentsLast month we warned you that CalSTRS (California teachers’ pension fund) was in a bad spot and they were hoping that nobody would notice. Yesterday CalSTRS announced that investment losses […] -
Fullerton’s $100,000 Pension Club – Educrat Edition
Posted on January 9, 2010 | No CommentsWith the CalSTRS retirement system circling the drain and preparing to ask taxpayers for a bailout, it’s probably a good time to remind you who will be reaping the generous […] -
Teachers’ Pension Fund Lying Low, Set to Explode
Posted on December 21, 2009 | No CommentsCertain Fullerton school board members have taken issue with our characterization of the CalSTRS teachers’ pension system as being underfunded and unsustainable. Our resident pension expert suggests that that the […] -
With NY pension scandal are CA CalPERS &CalSTRS investments safe?
Posted on April 23, 2009 | 1 CommentLet me open this post with a segment of this calpensions report: “The California Public Employees Retirement System has committed about $4 billion to 27 different Carlyle funds, according to […]
You found out about it somewhere. Where? You (or one of us, could put in a call to the Sheriff-Coroner's…