President’s Message – April 2019
"May you live in interesting times" - a curse or a toast to never being bored? The more involved I am in the world around me the more there is to amaze me. I find myself fascinated by the daily [...]
VSD – New Ruling Sheds Some Light on Pension Reform’s Future, But Big Questions Remain
Retirees: This article by Lisa Halverstadt from the Voice of San Diego was published on March 26, 2019 on Court rulings on Prop B, and cleaning up after Prop B. "City Attorney Mara Elliott said by email on Monday that [...]
UT – Court: S.D. must pay 4,000 workers’ pensions Employees denied benefit by Prop. B to be made ‘whole’
Retirees: This article by David Garrick from the SDUT was published on March 26, 2019 on Court rulings on Prop B, and cleaning up after Prop B. "City Attorney Mara Elliott said by email on Monday that she supports moving [...]
State Appeals Court Issues Favorable Decision Today Rejecting City’s Arguments and Upholding Central Components of PERB’s Remedy in Prop B Case
Retirees: More good news on the legal demise of Prop B. This all could have been avoided if the City had taken the advice of MEA and their attorney, Ann Smith. A costly oversight. This ruling, does not impact those [...]
UT-Can S.D. strike a pension deal while the stock market is hot? Plus Aug. 6, 2018 article from San Diego Free Press
Retirees: Now that the US Supreme Court has rejected the city's appeal of Prop B, the District Court of Appeals will be working on a solution to make whole those employees hired since 2012. Michael Smolens is a longtime city [...]
What Happens Now That the U.S. Supreme Court Told the City to Deal With Its Own Pension Mess
Retirees: I don't mean to inundate you with articles on Prop B litigation, but there are a number of moving parts and multiple appeals, This article, in my view, lays out the pieces and the appeals in a way that [...]
US Supreme Court Declines To Hear Prop B Pension Case
Retirees: Here are two articles on Prop B; the first covering the US Supreme Court's rejection of the appeal by the City of San Diego, and the second covering the earlier decision by the California Supreme Court and their finding [...]
UT – U.S. Supreme Court won’t intervene in San Diego pension case
Retirees: Here is the latest on the US Supreme Court's denial of an appeal by the City of San Diego of the California Supreme Court's decision which held that the initiative for Prop B was illegal. Now back to the [...]
UT-Your Opinions | In Response: Pension promise must be kept
Retirees: This article on the Prop B hearing at the Appeals court on March 11, 2019 is from the president's of three retiree organizations. Joe Flynn, Retiree Your Opinions | In Response: Pension promise must be kept Re: “State Supreme [...]
UT – Court debates pension case resolution 3-11-19
Retirees: The following article pertains to the Prop B hearing at the Appeals court on March 11, 2019. Joe Flynn, Retiree Court debates pension case resolution Appellate judges back compensation for S.D. workers after Prop. B By David Garrick [...]
UT-Your Opinions | In Response: Pension promise must be kept
Update written by Chris Brewster on Proposition B and Court Case: This is the Long Version The Shorter version was published in the Union Tribune and follows this version. As a local retiree, you might wonder, why do the Union-Tribune [...]
Board Meeting Minutes – 03/12/2019
City of San Diego Retired Employees Association March 12, 2018 Board Meeting Minutes NOTE: All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Vice-President for Programs Dave Twomey at 9:30am. Board [...]
General Meeting Minutes – 3/12/2019
City of San Diego Retired Employees Association March 12, 2019 General Meeting Minutes The minutes for the February 2019 meeting were approved. Dave Twomey informed members of Dr. Carl Luna’s annual Restoring Respect’s Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue, [...]
L.A. Times – California Supreme Court curbs a pension benefit but preserves ‘California Rule’
Retirees: Here is a recent pension related ruling from the California Supreme Court. Ruling lets the air out of "air time" but leaves "California Rule" intact. Joe Flynn, Retiree California Supreme Court curbs a pension benefit but preserves ‘California [...]
UT-U.S. Supreme Court schedules March 18 decision in San Diego pension case
Retirees: The City of San Diego is appealing the California State Supreme Court's decision on Prop B to the US Supreme Court. Joe Flynn, Retiree U.S. Supreme Court schedules March 18 decision in San Diego pension case David Garrick, [...]
President’s Message – March 2019
Has it been rainy-wet enough for you here in San Diego? My garden and everyone's yards seem to be sprouting loads of weeds - luckily unwanted growth is easily pulled in between the rains saturating the soil. I enjoy garden [...]
General Meeting Minutes – 2/12/2019
City of San Diego Retired Employees Association February 12, 2019 General Meeting Minutes The minutes for the January 2019 meeting were approved. Cynthia Queen of SDCERS apologized for the delay in mailing the 1099 forms. She explained that the [...]
Board Meeting Minutes – 02/12/2019
City of San Diego Retired Employees Association February 12, 2018 Board Meeting Minutes NOTE: All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President Jim Baross at 9:30am. Board Members Present: [...]