Wes Venteicher
The Sacramento Bee
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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California’s second largest pension fund says Trump’s tweets are a market risk
President Donald Trump’s tweets are a risk to investments that CalSTRS should monitor, according to the teachers’ retirement fund’s chief investment officer. The pension fund has a $235 billion portfolio. → Read More
25 inmates riot at California prison, causing injuries
A California prison riot involving about 25 inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison was quelled Monday by correctional officers with non-lethal bullets and pepper spray. → Read More
Highway accident left worker paralyzed, ‘locked in’. Caltrans will pay $37 million
Caltrans will pay $37 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paralyzed construction worker who has locked-in syndrome. A driver hit him in an unprotected on Highway 101 in Eureka in 2011. → Read More
Highway accident left worker paralyzed, ‘locked in’. Caltrans will pay $37 million
Caltrans will pay $37 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paralyzed construction worker who has locked-in syndrome. A driver hit him in an unprotected on Highway 101 in Eureka in 2011. → Read More
Highway accident left worker paralyzed, ‘locked in’. Caltrans will pay $37 million
Caltrans will pay $37 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paralyzed construction worker who has locked-in syndrome. A driver hit him in an unprotected on Highway 101 in Eureka in 2011. → Read More
Highway accident left worker paralyzed, ‘locked in’. Caltrans will pay $37 million
Caltrans will pay $37 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paralyzed construction worker who has locked-in syndrome. A driver hit him in an unprotected on Highway 101 in Eureka in 2011. → Read More
Highway accident left worker paralyzed, ‘locked in’. Caltrans will pay $37 million
Caltrans will pay $37 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paralyzed construction worker who has locked-in syndrome. A driver hit him in an unprotected on Highway 101 in Eureka in 2011. → Read More
Highway accident left worker paralyzed, ‘locked in’. Caltrans will pay $37 million
Caltrans will pay $37 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paralyzed construction worker who has locked-in syndrome. A driver hit him in an unprotected on Highway 101 in Eureka in 2011. → Read More
$1.2 billion CalPERS lawsuit over long-term care gets go-ahead from judge
A class action lawsuit filed against CalPERS by people who bought long-term care insurance is moving forward for California retirees and public employees. The pension fund says it cost $1.2 billion. → Read More
Check your paycheck – Nearly 1,000 state workers didn’t get raises after their last contract
Union contracts are expiring in July, but California state government still isn’t paying some state engineers the raises they were promised last year. → Read More
California program to track state worker harassment is a year behind schedule
Sexual harassment and discrimination claims will be tracked across California state government’s 150 departments by January 2020, a year later than was outlined in a proposal last year from Gov. Jerry Brown . → Read More
Caltrans is paying for top official’s San Diego-to-Sacramento flights, and her apartment
Caltrans paid for Director Laurie Berman to commute to Sacramento from her San Diego home while paying her rent for a Sacramento apartment. The state auditor called similar travel by another employee wasteful. → Read More
CalPERS pensions mostly restored for retirees who sued after losing promised income
CalPERS retirees who sued the California town of Loyalton after their pensions were reduced reached a settlement agreement. They will receive lump sums plus 83 percent of promised retirement benefits. → Read More
Prisoner knocks correctional officer unconscious at Corcoran
A prisoner at a Kings County prison knocked a correctional officer unconscious Wednesday. The incident occurred at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran. → Read More
CalPERS health insurance will cost more next year, but not as much more as insurers wanted
CalPERS health insurance premiums will increase in 2020. PERS provides health care to 1.5 million California public employees. A Kaiser HMO is its most popular plan. A Medicare PPO has decreasing rates. → Read More
$4 billion in state government construction getting underway in Sacramento
Construction has begun on $1.2 billion worth of new state government buildings in Sacramento. Estimated construction costs for projects already in the pipeline top $4 billion. → Read More
‘No evident justification‘ for California prison guard raises in contract, analyst warns
CCPOA contract with CA Governor Gavin Newsom has ‘no evident justification’ for correctional officers’ 3 percent raises, LAO warns. General wage increases outpace inflation and there is no recruiting problem. → Read More
‘No evident justification‘ for California prison guard raises in contract, analyst warns
CCPOA contract with CA Governor Gavin Newsom has ‘no evident justification’ for correctional officers’ 3 percent raises, LAO warns. General wage increases outpace inflation and there is no recruiting problem. → Read More
‘No evident justification‘ for California prison guard raises in contract, analyst warns
CCPOA contract with CA Governor Gavin Newsom has ‘no evident justification’ for correctional officers’ 3 percent raises, LAO warns. General wage increases outpace inflation and there is no recruiting problem. → Read More
Cal Fire union launches TV ads as it presses Gavin Newsom to hire more firefighters
California firefighter union Cal Fire Local 2881 airs commercials urging wildfire preparation and emphasizing stress on first responders. The union wants Governor Gavin Newsom to hire more firefighters. → Read More