The Journal, which is printed monthly, provides a very timely source of valuable information and insight into public retirement, health care and related benefits. The Journal seeks out, and interviews, those people shaping public retirement policy and helps our readers understand just what they have planned in this field.

Recent interviews have included Tony Oliveira, the Contracting Agency Representative to the PERS Board: Karon Green, Chief Consultant to the Assembly Public Employees Retirement & Social Security Committee; Christy Bouma, Legislative Representative of the California Professional Firefighters; Robert Palmer, President of the State Association of County Retirement Systems; Dave Low, Legislative Advocate for the State School Employees Association; and David Felderstein, Chief Consultant to the Senate Public Employment & Retirement Committee.

In addition, we regularly have articles which address current health care and retirement issues. For instance, a recent lead articles dealt with the question of how to best provide retirement coverage for part-time employees.

Individual public retirement systems including:

• The Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)
• The State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS)
• The University of California Retirement System

County Retirement Systems operating under 37 Act Law including:

• The County of Sacramento Retirement Association
• The County of Los Angeles Retirement Association
• The San Diego County Retirement Association
• The San Joaquin County Retirement Association
• The Alameda County Retirement Association
• The Sonoma County Retirement Association
• The Orange County Employees Retirement Association
• The Kern County Employees Retirement Association
• The San Mateo County Employees Retirement Association

Independent California public retirement systems such as:

• Retirement System of the City of San Diego and the University of California Retirement System

Public agency organizations, for example:

• The League of California Cities
• The State Association of Counties (CSAC)
• The California School Board Association
• The Association of California School Administrators

Public agencies, for instance:

• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
• Los Angeles County Sanitation District
• SMUD
• City of Burbank
• City of Long Beach
• City of Oakland
• Irvine Ranch Water District
• San Mateo County Office of Education
• The County of Santa Clara

Public employee organizations, including:

• The California Retired Teachers Association (CRTA)
• The California Teachers Association (CTA)
• The California State Employees Association (CSEA-State)
• The California School Employees Association (CSEA-Schools)
• The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA)
• The California State Council of Service Employees (SEIU)
• The Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
• The American Federation of State, County & Municipal
• Employees (AFL-CIO)
• The Los Angeles County Labor Federation
• The United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA)
• The California Federation of Fire Fighters
• The California Association of Highway Patrolmen
• The Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, Inc. (ALADS)
• The California Correctional Peace Officers Association
• (CCPOA)
• The California Retired County Employees Association (CRCEA)
• The California State Legislature, for example:
• Legislative Chairs of Senate and Assembly Retirement Policy
• Committees
• Legislative Consultants of Senate and Assembly Retirement
• Policy Committees
• The Legislative Analyst The Speaker of the Assembly
• The Governor's Department of Personnel Administration (DPA)
• Legislative Library
• Legislative Counsel
• The Assembly Republican Caucus
• Other entities such as the California Taxpayers Association

Private sector consultants, for example:

• Buck Consultants
• Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company
• Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
• Towers, Perrin
• WF Corroon
• William M. Mercer
• Wyatt Co.
• Joseph Wyatt - Morrison & Forester
• Ed Friend Actuary - EFI

Private investment and money management firms, for example:

• John Hancock Mutual Life
• Heitman Financial
• Metric Realty
• VALIC Insurance
• Prudential Asset Management Co.
• Bradford & Marzec, Inc.
• Grant Thornton
• First Interstate Bank
• Bankers Trust Co.
• Capital Guardian Trust Co.
• Bank of America
• Alliance Capital Management
• AMB Institutional Reality Advisor

Numerous State Retirement Systems outside of California:

• State of Oregon
• State of Texas