Adam Ashton

California unions are at odds and spending heavily in an election at CalPERS, the pension fund that provides retirement benefits to 2 million people.

CalPERS is putting more money in private equity as it seeks higher returns. That's a contested issue in an election for two seats on its board.

These California veterans got help in preparing in disability claims from for-profit companies. They weren't prepared for the charges they faced.

Gov. Gavin Newsom moved to close five state prisons because of the state’s falling incarcerated population. The next one in line is in Riverside County.

California's biggest pension fund and markets around the world learned to live with President Trump's tariff threats. CalPERS gained 11.6% on investments in 2024-25.

California needs $85 billion for public employees' retirement health care. Gov. Newsom's new labor deals pause spending to pre-fund that expense.

Gov. Gavin Newsom in May announced that he wanted state workers in the office four days a week. One union negotiated a pause on that policy.

California firefighters say their retirement age puts them at risk of injury and illness. They're asking to lower that date, a move that former Gov. Jerry Brown warns would add risk to pension plans.

The stock market selloff that followed President Trump’s latest tariff announcement underscored the “unprecedented” risk that California pension funds see in a potential trade war.

Pay based on perks that California cops don't perform while they're on union leave can't count toward their CalPERS pensions, an appeals court ruled last week.

A clinical trial by Shionogi is a milestone in the search to treat Jordan's Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder named after a California lobbyist's daughter.

California judges sued the state over pay raises a decade ago and won $40 million. A new cases alleges CalHR is miscalculating their wages.

Top executives at California pensions CalSTRS and CalPERS will earn more than $1 million apiece after bonuses pushed up their pay packages.

CalPERS had a good year on the stock market, and the California pension fund’s chief executive will receive a much bigger bonus.

CalPERS can require employees to work in the office despite a contract allowing telework. The ruling comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom adjusts work-from-home policies.

California’s bill for CalPERS pensions is increasing, and Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a previous debt payment for next year’s expenses.

Algunos jubilados de California están perdiendo ingresos a medida que sus fondos de pensiones realizan ajustes para cumplir con una ley de 2013 que intentó reducir los aumentos

Retirees are still learning about adjustments to their income from former Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2013 law limiting California pensions.

Retired California government workers will get tens of thousands of dollars if they give up their long-term care insurance.