News from the Placer DSA
Steven Maviglio- Capitol Weekly
January 18th, 2012
If the squealing by the forces behind attempts to blow up the state's public pension are any indication, the truth must really hurt. In the last few days, both the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office and Attorney General issued their judgment on pension reform proposals being proposed by former Schwarzenegger aide…
By Steven Maviglio, The California Majority Report
January 10th, 2012
With the Attorney General expected to release its Title and Summary for the pair of GOP pension-gutting measures any day now, we can only hope she comes to the same conclusion the Legislative Analyst did when it put its lump of coal into the stockings of the millionaires behind the…
Teri Sforza, The Orange County Register
January 7th, 2012
Pushing public workers out of pension plans with guaranteed payouts could save taxpayers billions each year — but perhaps not until the folks reading this story are grizzled and gray, according to new analyses by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office. In the short-term, the LAO said, pension reform could actually…
County Supervisors approved a tax sharing agreement on a 5-0 vote
By Ed Fletcher, The Sacramento Bee
October 9th, 2011
The city of Roseville will annex some 3,800 acres west of its existing boundaries under a proposal before the Placer County commission charged with drawing political boundaries. With a staff endorsement, and the backing of both Roseville and the county, the Placer County Local Agency Formation Commission is expected to…
by the Sacramento Business Journal
September 13th, 2011
Roseville could be granted a massive westward expansion if the city is willing to reverse course and join a land conservation plan, officials told the Business Journal this week. Although details are preliminary, the gist of recent discussions is that urban development in Placer County should occur within city…
by the Sacramento Bee
September 13th, 2011
Placer County's board of supervisors reached an agreement today on a tax-sharing deal with the City of Roseville that clears the way for a significant expansion of the city's borders and population. The agreement, once approved by the City of Roseville, would allow the city to expand by 4,700 acres.…
posted by Andrew Scott
August 23rd, 2011
EL CAJON, Calif. – A second adult body was found Monday in the charred debris of a Southern California home where a gunman opened fire, critically wounding a police officer, police said. The second body was found toward the back of the burned-out home in El Cajon, a working class…
The 9/11 Memorial 5K Run/Walk in downtown Sacramento
August 5th, 2011
This year marks the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. Come and join us in remembering not only the nearly 3000 Americans who did not return home to their families after the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, but also those members of our Armed Forces who have given their…
By the Sacramento Bee
August 1st, 2011
California appears to be bucking two nationwide trends in deaths among law enforcement officers: a 14 percent rise across the country in the number of deaths from January through June and a spike in firearm-related deaths during the same period. The preliminary data comes from the annual midyear report on…
By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee
July 20th, 2011
California's two statewide retirement systems earned a combined $66 billion on their investments in the past year – but still can't shake criticism that public pensions are a black hole for taxpayers. CalPERS and CalSTRS on Monday reported 20 percent-plus investment returns for the fiscal year that ended June 30.…
