As CalPERS and CalSTRS' assets have grown in recent years, so have the pay packages for the state agencies' most well-compensated employees.

A group of retirees has tapped a seasoned financial investigator to dig into California's largest pension system's returns, which its members believe to be lackluster, putting stakeholders' benefits ...

Local governments looking for part-time help have occasionally turned to government retirees to provide it. That’s how Tarlochan Sandhu, a retired government finance expert, found himself back in the ...

The curated articles share a focus on the complexities of managing the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), particularly around investment strategies, board elections, and climate ...

California’s public pension plans are taking on more risk than other pension systems while generating relatively poor investment return results, a new Reason Foundation report finds. The California ...

California is offering state government jobs that pay up to $47,000 a month — with the fattest paychecks going to pension fund bosses and prison psychiatrists. The single highest-paying listing is a ...

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In 2025, the 10 highest paid state employees in the Golden State were executives at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System. They made a ...