Pensions in the News: Media Clips for July 22, 2014

California Stories

Ventura County Pension Supporters Call on Opponents to Return Contributions from Texas Enron Billionaire John Arnold’s Political Committee (California Majority Report)

http://camajorityreport.com/ventura-county-pension-supporters-call-on-opponents-to-return-contributions-from-texas-enron-billionaire-john-arnolds-political-committee/

Pensions for Dummies (City Watch)

http://www.citywatchla.com/lead-stories-hidden/7239-pensions-for-dummies

Petaluma calls for election to approve sales tax increase (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2418205-181/petaluma-calls-for-election-to

Long Beach Councilman Roberto Uranga will waive salary, continue collecting pension (Long Beach Press Telegram)

http://www.presstelegram.com/government-and-politics/20140721/long-beach-councilman-roberto-uranga-will-waive-salary-continue-collecting-pension

Guilty plea opens new chapter in CalPERS story (Pensions & Investments)

http://www.pionline.com/article/20140721/PRINT/307219985/guilty-plea-opens-new-chapter-in-calpers-story

National Stories

Detroit pensioners back grand bargain in bankruptcy vote, creditors object (Detroit Free Press)

http://www.freep.com/article/20140721/NEWS01/307210176/Detroit-bankruptcy-pension-grand-bargain-vote

Detroit’s Retirees Vote to Lower Pensions, in Support of Bankruptcy Plan (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/22/us/detroits-retirees-vote-to-lower-pensions-in-support-of-bankruptcy-plan.html?_r=0

Public pension plans take shareholder litigation international (Pensions & Investments)

http://www.pionline.com/article/20140721/PRINT/307219977/public-pension-plans-take-shareholder-litigation-international

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