Press Releases

Chuck Reed, Carl DeMaio Plan Draws Huge Protest in Sacramento

July 20, 2015

More than 100 firefighters, teachers, police officers, school employees and other public servants today protested an expected November 2016 ballot measure that would eliminate retirement security for millions of Californians.

The demonstration took place outside a meeting hosted for proponents of the effort by the right-wing Reason Foundation featuring former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and former San Diego city council member Carl DeMaio.

Oakland Pension Expert Teague Paterson on Stockton Ruling

July 19, 2015

In response to Judge Klein’s opinion approving Stockton’s bankruptcy plan today, leading pension attorney Teague Paterson of Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, who filed an amicus brief for Peace Officers Association of California in this case, has made the following statement:

Statement of Dave Low on Stockton Decision

October 14, 2014

Statement of Dave Low, Chairman, Californians for Retirement Security, a coalition of more than 1.2 million teachers, police officers, firefighters, school employees, retirees, and other public employees:

CalPERS Pension Benefits Generate $30 Billion in Economic Activity

October 1, 2014

CalPERS Pension Benefits Generate $30 Billion in Economic Activity

Additional $20 Billion invested in California

SACRAMENTO, CA - More than $30 billion in economic activity was generated by retirement benefits paid by the State’s pension fund, according to a study released by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS).

Statement of Dave Low on Reed Measure Court Ruling

September 29, 2014

Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-607-8340

Statement of Dave Low, Chairman, Californians for Retirement Security, on Court Ruling on Chuck Reed's Statewide Pension Measure

"This decision simply affirms what Mayor Reed and his allies have publicly proclaimed: the real purpose of the mayor’s attack on retirement security is to eliminate the vested pension rights of teachers, firefighters, public safety officers and millions of other hard working Californians. 

Poll: Language of Reed's Pension Measure Unpopular with California Voters

February 1, 2014

Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-607-8340

78% Reject It After Learning It Eliminates the Vested Retirement Benefit of Public Employees

Sacramento – By wide margins, California voters are opposed to key provisions in San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s proposed ballot measure that would eliminate the vested benefit rights of public employees, according to new data released today by Washington, D.C.-based pollster Garin-Hart-Yang.

POLL: REED’S PENSION MEASURE UNPOPULAR WITH VOTERS

December 18, 2013

Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-607-8340

POLL: REED’S PENSION MEASURE UNPOPULAR WITH VOTERS
Only 36 Percent Support in New Statewide Poll 

Sacramento – According to a new statewide poll released today conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based GarinHartYoung Research Group, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s proposed ballot measure to give cities the ability to slash the retirement benefits of existing public employees has the support of only 36 percent of California voters. 

Mayors to Chuck Reed: Drop Pension Measure

November 27, 2013

Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-607-8340 

MAYORS TO REED: DROP PENSION MEASURE

Dozens of Local Elected Officials From Throughout State Announce Opposition