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California: Sonoma County pension board agrees to release pension data

donal brown September 19, 2011

After a state appellate court ruled that the Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association could not refuse the Santa Rosa Press Democrat’s requests under California Public Records Act for pension figures for county government retirees, the pension fund board acceded to the requests. In withholding the information, the pension fund board was complying with a 1937 law which stated that the records were confidential and not for release to the public. -db From the Santa Rosa

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California appeals court finds county pensions are public

donal brown July 5, 2011

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

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Public agency pensions: Editorial reaffirms public’s right-to-know

donal brown July 27, 2010

An editorial in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat calls for the Sonoma County employee association to release information on pensioners receiving over $100,000 a year. In a recent case in Sacramento County, a judge ruled that under California’s Brown Act Sacramento County could not keep pension information from the public. -db Pubilc agency pensions: Editorial reaffirms public’s right-to-know Santa Rosa Press Democrat Editorial July 23, 2010 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100723/OPINION/100729808/1043/opinion?Title=PD-Editorial-Right-to-know “The people of this state do not yield

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Modesto: Newspaper sues for county pension records

donal brown September 3, 2009

The Modesto Bee is suing to obtain records from the Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association of pension records that would show which public retirees are getting the most lucrative pensions. -DB Modesto Bee August 29, 2009 By Ken Carlson The Modesto Bee is seeking a court order to compel the Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association to disclose records on the most lucrative pensions of public service retirees. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Stanislaus County Superior

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Judge says government pension records subject to disclosure

donal brown July 22, 2009

The California Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that names and salaries of government employees are public record but did not specifically mention retirees. A Contra Costa judge has now ruled that that records of county’s pension funds must be disclosed. -DB Metropolitan News-Enterprise July 15, 2009 By Sherrim M. Okamoto A county’s pension records are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act, a Contra Costa Superior Court judge has ruled in what is

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