California appeals court finds county pensions are public

A California appeals court ruled that the pension records of retired county employees are public upholding a lower court ruling that supported government accountability.

The appeals court said the lower court was correct in finding that the  public’s interest in the records outweighed the privacy of retirees. The association representing the retirees argued that disclosure would harm retirees, but the court said the association presented no creditable evidence of harm. -db

From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, June 29, 2011, by Clara Hogan.

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