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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Little Hoover is Coming

On the left, you see Herbert Hoover as a young child. Relevance? It is reported in today's Sacramento Bee that the state's Little Hoover Commission will be issuing a report on public pensions in California.

The State Worker: New debate looms on public pensions

Feb. 24, 2011, Jon Ortiz


Get ready for a new round of debate over public pensions that could shape California's intensifying budget talks and even wind up putting some sort of rollback on the legislative agenda. The bipartisan Little Hoover Commission plans to release a report today on California's public pensions, complete with suggested changes.

...The commission's pension recommendations have been tightly held secrets that will be tweaked almost to the moment they're published online this afternoon. But Republicans expect it will prescribe some tough medicine that will affirm their push for cutting the state's employer pension costs...

Full story at http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/24/3426150/the-state-worker-new-debate-looms.html

Stay tuned for further developments. And in the meantime:

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Lobbying and words by UCOP and UC are cheap. Deeds that demonstrate commitment to all Californians count.
18% cut of all UCOP salaries and the $50 million cut
18% cut of senior management salaries at campuses
UC Academic Senate( faculty union) recommend 10% cut of faculty salaries and increased teaching load.
The sky has not fallen and is not falling at UCOP and UC.
Demonstrate UCOP and UC commitment to all Californians - Democrats, Republicans, Tea Party - with deeds not lobbying and more words.