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CalPERS

CalPERS review of its investment strategy and actuarial assumptions

by Guest Commentary April 16, 2021April 15, 2021

When an investment strategy is adopted, the discount rate is set, which is key in estimating how much future benefits are expected to cost.

wealth tax

A wealth tax could sabotage California’s recovery

by Guest Commentary March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has changed Californians in hundreds of ways in the past year. Many of those changes left data trails. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

Fewer jobs, more wine: California’s deadly COVID year in 9 charts

by Jeremia Kimelman and Ben Christopher March 17, 2021March 16, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers the State of the State address at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 9, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

Newsom blasts ‘naysayers and dooms-dayers’ as he touts pandemic progress

by Laurel Rosenhall March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

Fact-checking Gavin Newsom’s 2021 State of the State speech

by CalMatters staff March 9, 2021March 10, 2021

economy

Policy traps that imperil California’s job market

by Guest Commentary March 9, 2021March 4, 2021

Newsom waxes wonky, but can get lost in translation

by Ben Christopher March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

labor

Pandemic exposes corporations’ true aims: Gig-ifying more jobs

by Guest Commentary March 8, 2021March 4, 2021

restaurant

The missing ingredient for restaurants in COVID-19 recovery

by Guest Commentary March 2, 2021March 3, 2021

colleges

Public Universities and colleges can serve as economic engines to drive economy out of pandemic slump

by Guest Commentary February 25, 2021February 24, 2021