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Asymmetric Pension Smoothing: A Prudent Reform to Strengthen CalPERS and CalSTRS Funded Ratios

June 26, 2026 8:00 amJune 26, 2026 8:01 am

Public pension systems in California, particularly CalPERS and CalSTRS, face persistent challenges in achieving full funding despite periodic strong investment returns. With CalPERS’ funded ratio recently improving to approximately 79% following solid market performance, meaningful structural reforms are essential to...

Sacramento’s Newest Trick: Making You Pay to Watch Them

June 26, 2026 7:11 amJune 26, 2026 7:11 am

The California Public Records Act turns 58 this year. It was born from a simple premise: the government works for the people, and the people have a right to see what their government is doing. For nearly six decades, that...

Chart Correlating a Bill Title with Digest Keys

June 26, 2026 2:30 amJune 26, 2026 2:31 am

The following chart lists the provisions contained in a bill’s Title (after the Relating Clause) which cause the Digest Keys to change, along with an explanation of why particular Digest Keys are impacted. Provision of Title Digest Key(s) Affected Explanation...

Rep. Derek Tran Caught ‘Cashing In’ On A Bill He Voted Against

June 25, 2026 4:54 pmJune 26, 2026 6:40 am

Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA-45) is taking credit for local Orange County earmarks after voting against the final bill that funded them. The Los Angeles Times credited Tran for helping secure $2 million for a new Fountain Valley fire station, but Tran...

Napa County Is Unjustly Trying to Bankrupt a Family Winery

June 25, 2026 3:00 pmJune 25, 2026 3:01 pm

Imagine you’ve spent decades building something — a family business, a home, a legacy. You got the required licenses and even received written confirmation from the local government that everything you were doing was legal. Then, one day, the county...

Chart on Types of California Bills

June 25, 2026 2:00 pmJune 25, 2026 2:01 pm

The following chart sets forth the main types of bills used in the California Legislature: Type of Bill Purpose Appropriation This bill contains language that appropriates funds for expenditures by the state. Author-sponsored This bill is the idea of the...

Gavin Newsom Loses (Again) with Dan Goldman in New York City

June 25, 2026 2:00 pmJune 25, 2026 2:01 pm

On Tuesday, as expected, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-Manhattan) lost to former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander in the Democrat Primary for the 10th New York Congressional District. This is the third consecutive loss of the New York and national...