Average Public Employee Pensions

California's retired public employees receive an average pension of less than $2,000 per month. These public servants are cops, firefighters, teachers, engineers and scientists, and many others who serve you, the public. Now some politicians want to cut those pensions in half. Less that $2,000 per month for a life time of public service… that's not much to live on. Learn More»

Did You Know:

• The average monthly pension for CalPERS retiree is $1,985 - about $23,808 per year.
• Approximately 78% of CalPERS retirees receive benefits of $36,000 or less.
• CalPERS members pay for part of their retirement by contributing 5 to 9% of their pay to CalPERS.

End No-Bid Contracts

Our state government is wasting hundreds of millions of dollars each year by giving no-bid contracts to private consultants.

State budget documents show that outsourcing engineering work more than doubles the cost to YOU, the taxpayer. Meanwhile public servants are ordered to stay home without pay. Tired of your tax dollars being wasted on overpaid private consultants while public safety and education are being cut? Learn More»

Did You Know:

• No-bid contracts are awarded without competitive bidding.
• Outsourcing creates a conflict of interest - private contractors are inspecting the work of other private contractors.
• The Governor's Department of Finance and the Legislature concluded that a state engineer costs the taxpayers $103,000 a year, but outsourcing the same work costs $232,000.