A Note on COVID-19
As we enter into another month of “shelter-in-place” and “safer at home” quarantines, we hope that everyone and their families are staying safe and taking all precautions necessary to stay healthy...
LACERS BOARD UPDATE: Meeting Remotely, LACERS Board Frees Up More Cash
Before we get to the LACERS Report, I want to mention the difficult time we all have ahead in dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak. We may be affected ourselves or our friends and family...
Sharon Williams is a Retiree on the Move.
Sharon J. Williams retired from the City of Los Angeles in 2019 after more than 34 years of service...
Emergency Preparedness: LACERS Was Ready!
More than ten years ago, LACERS began planning for a disaster. Staff worked on plans for how to respond to a very localized event impacting just the building LACERS is in...
LEGISLATIVE REPORT: Coronavirus Making Pensions Outside LACERS Unstable
Well, what more can one comment on the past month’s disastrous slide into recession due to the COVID-19 virus? We are in perilous times, with people out of work, businesses closing up for good, restricting social activity to one’s house, hoping to avoid catching the virus, etc. But for us Retirees...
Lifes Moments: Retirements Listing May 2020
Here’s a listing of all those who retired from the City this month.
LACERS BOARD UPDATE: LACERS Pension Investments Diverse With Long Term Focus
A column on investment results is always dated news because it is prepared before the always-changing financial markets move up and down. Now this is especially true as we all follow the responses to...
LEGISLATIVE REPORT: Low Borrowing Interest Rates Can Limit Pension Growth
The new year presents continuing challenges to public pensions as more and more of those systems face a growing need to pay more and more into the pensions. As many know, of course...
Paulette Grady is a Retiree on the Move.
Paulette Grady has enjoyed life in retirement since January 2006. She retired from the DWP and was employed with the City for 34 years. During her tenure with the City, she worked in...
Meet Your Board: A look at RLACEI Board Members – April
Neil retired from the City of Los Angeles in 1996 after completing a little more than 33 years of service. He started with the City in the Engineering Division of Street Maintenance...
