Comments on: Correa introduces pay disclosure act

By: Edward H. Straub

Edward H. Straub — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:58:29 +0000

I agree 100% with Charles Sainte Claire that that welfare, section 8 and food stamp people are also on the public take and the public should have this information.

By: Charles Sainte Claire

Charles Sainte Claire — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:58:52 +0000

I worked for the State for forty years and my pay and retirement are public knowledge. I want the same for welfare recipients who do not work. Public money is public money no matter who receives it.

By: Charles Sainte Claire

Charles Sainte Claire — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:57:55 +0000

I worked for the State for forty years and my pay and retirement are public knowledge. I want the same for welfare recipients who do not work.

By: SeeSaw

SeeSaw — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:52:13 +0000

Give us something to go on Amelia. I am guessing that CalPERS does not provide your pension. I suspect such, because any change in your pension status through CalPERS would be accompanied by a letter of explanation. Am I right or wrong?

By: Amelia Barg

Amelia Barg — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:00:04 +0000

Hello:
I am a retiree from the County Office of Education where I worked for 10 years as a permanent employee and have enjoyed doing temporary work for the last 14 years.

In April of this year I received a letter from the Benefit Services Division regarding COLA. I was prepared not to receive any cost of living but I was surprised to find that my pension had been cut. My pension after 10 years is less than Social Security (wherein no yearly raise was given this year as well) and I am happy to receive it but to have it cut seemed unusual. I emailed and received a call from a young man and he informed me that in bad times, I could be cut down to the original amount I received at the time of my retirement. CalPERS has been in the newspapers lately regarding the Bell situation.

I am wondering if it would be possible to find out how many retirees like me had their pensions cut. Several of my friends received pension cuts, but others did not. Any assistance would be most appreciated.

By: Correa's proposes legislation to reveal how much public employees are paid | Orange Juice

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:56:19 +0000

[…] were enriching themselves at public expense, according to Steven Greenhut’s latest post at Cal Watchdog. Various state and county investigations into Bell are ongoing, but this legislation is based on a […]