California Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his 2024-25 budget yesterday. He proposed cutting state employee telework stipends. The estimated savings? Less than $60 mil (CalHR will need the unions' approval to take away the stipend.) Read more: sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Chris Ailman, the longtime chief investment officer at California's teachers' pension fund, will retire in June. He grew the fund from $100 bil to nearly $318 bil in his 23 years with CalSTRS. “It has been an honor, the privilege of my career," he said. sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Thousands of California state workers will soon have to return to their offices two days per week. See which departments are affected: The Sacramento Bee Maya C. Miller sacbee.com/news/politics-…

How are California's state employee unions reacting to return-to-office orders? And can they protect telework for their members? Today's lead State Worker Bee newsletter item for The Sacramento Bee (email [email protected] to subscribe) sacbee.com/news/local/art…

The Sacramento Bee wants to know how a return to office will affect California state employees' lives and daily routines. Tell us about your experience using this short survey, and please share with others in your network. sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Today, The Sacramento Bee published my four-month-long investigation into Cal-OSHA and the Department of Industrial Relations. The reporting shows how an understaffed and overworked safety agency makes CA workers vulnerable to injury — and death — on the job sacbee.com/article2830789…

Cal-OSHA wants to hire more staff to protect California workers. You could be part of that team. Here's what roles are open, what they pay and how to apply. (A companion to the larger Cal-OSHA investigation that Maya C. Miller wrote for The Sacramento Bee) sacbee.com/news/politics-…

In case you missed it, California's most reliable source of state worker telework data could soon disappear. Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget removes funding for the Telework Compliance Office, whose database gives insight into departments' telework policies sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Since The Bee published its investigation into Cal-OSHA's hiring practices, legislators and worker advocates have come forward demanding action, especially from CA Gov. Gavin Newsom. But so far, the governor's office has been silent. sacbee.com/news/politics-…

State employees with disabilities make up only about 7% of California's government workforce. But for that small group of people, returning to the office presents more challenges and risks than for their non-disabled counterparts. sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Several #California agencies praised remote work last year in internal surveys. Still, some departments are calling workers to the office in person twice a week, despite suggesting in the survey that full #telework would stay. Read what your dept said: sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Some California state workers could lose telework privileges entirely if they don't comply with two-day mandates. At least one department has threatened some employees with five-day in-office work, according to an unreleased draft memo. Read more: sacbee.com/news/politics-…

NEW: CA hopes to bolster state workers' AI preparedness with new training after Gov. Newsom directed state agencies to deploy the technology in gov operations. sacbee.com/news/politics-…

NEW: CalSTRS announced earlier this week a return of 8.4% for the 23-24 fiscal year, ending the year with $341 billion in assets. The pension fund said it was ahead of schedule to reach fully funded status (in 22 years). sacbee.com/news/politics-…

After Gov. Newsom ordered the state to clear homeless encampments, one question remained: Where are people who live in those spaces supposed to go? For the past 5 years, CA has been trying to convert state buildings into homes for low-income residents. sacbee.com/news/politics-…

State attorneys expecting a raise in July didn't see any more $ on their paycheck last month due to issues with the decades-old payroll system. “It’s very alarming that this continues to happen in this day and age" sacbee.com/news/politics-…

In June, Gavin Newsom called state workers back to their desks. CA officials say the return to office has been a success, but labor groups say enforcement of the mandate is inconsistent. How many state workers actually returned? sacbee.com/news/politics-…

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