California Gov. Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr. proposed a revised state budget Thursday that would double the state’s contribution to CalPERS to $11.8 billion from $5.8 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1. The supplemental money from the state’s $50 billion surplus investment fund would reduce CalPERS’ unfunded liabilities...
Award-winning dairy calls it quits
Brian Medeiros sat in the office of his Hanford dairy Tuesday and let out a long sigh. On the desk was a pile of paperwork that had to be sorted through, the visual evidence of what it takes to wrap up the Medeiros and Son dairy after 27 years in...
Sacramento city school district hires new chief at $295,000 a year
Fresno school administrator Jorge Aguilar has been officially named the next Sacramento City Unified superintendent with a starting annual salary of $295,000 – $5,000 more than currently paid to outgoing schools chief José L. Banda. District trustees unanimously approved Aguilar’s contract at their Thursday night meeting. School district leaders have...