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NEW BRIEF: CalPERS’ Political Agenda Puts Taxpayers and Retirees at Risk with Low Returns, Higher Unfunded Liabilities

SACRAMENTO – CalPERS – which adheres to a politicized Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda – is generating lower returns in its investment strategies compared to a more typical investment strategy, finds a new brief released today by the Pacific Research Institute, a non-partisan California-based free market think tank. CalPERS generated a 10-year average annual return of 7.1% through June 30, 2023.  By comparison, PRI’s research shows that a typical diversified investment portfolio of 60 ...
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California’s Next Crime Wave – Fuel Theft

Here are a few examples: On September 27, an Inland Empire resident drove away from her job at an area hospital when her pickup truck puttered to a stop. An investigation showed her tank had been drilled and emptied. A Valero Station in Fremont lost tens of thousands of gallons of diesel to thieves using a device to bypass pump security and transfer fuel into a specially configured pickup truck on July 10. On July ...

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Trump Victory Will Lead to New Battles in California’s ‘Water Wars’

California has been lately in the business of blowing up dams. So a decision to actually raise one is big news. In a deal approved by eight water agencies as well as the federal government, the San Luis Reservoir between Gilroy and Los Banos, the fifth-largest reservoir in the state, will be raised by 10 feet. Already at 382 feet, the added height will increase storage by 130,000 acre feet. That’s roughly the amount of water ...

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