Monday, May 4, 2009

CALPERS Top Pension is Nearly Half a Million a year.

As of May, 2008, there were 4,820 CalPERS retirees receiving annual pensions in excess of $100,000.

Marcia Fritz, California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility reports the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility reported 4,820 CalPERS RETIREES RECEIVE ANNUAL PENSIONS IN EXCESS OF $100,000.
We have a lot to worry about these days. We’re worried that we may lose our jobs, that we may lose our healthcare insurance and that we won’t have sufficient retirement savings. We realize that without jobs we can’t make our mortgage payments; we know that our homes have dropped in value resulting in little or no equity, so we can’t afford to stay in or sell our homes.

In California there is one lucky group that doesn’t have those worries: state and local government retirees.

As of May, 2008, there were 4,820 CalPERS retirees receiving annual pensions in excess of $100,000. That didn’t include government retirees in 80 other plans in California—judges, UC, STRS, charter cities, and 1937 Act counties. About half of these retirees were public safety workers: cops, firefighters, prison guards. The remaining half includes former city managers, assistant managers, county executives, district attorneys, engineers, finance officers, personnel directors, computer scientists, and physicists.

Since May 2008, more than 120 new retirees have joined the “$100,000 Club” – each month - every month. That’s been going on for the last 12 months – more than 1,500 have joined that well-paid retirement group ; this rate of increase will accelerate as droves of retired public safety workers who are now in the $90,000 to $100,000 range receive annual cost of living increases.

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We must stop this nonsense at the ballot box.

From the $100,000 Pension Club database
at www.californiapensionreform.com, the CalPERS Top 10 is

CalPERS Top 10
Name Monthly Annual Employer Name
BRUCE MALKENHORST $41,639.57 $499,674.84 VERNON
JOAQUIN FUSTER $24,712.99 $296,555.88 UC LOS ANGELES
DONALD GERTH $23,171.22 $278,054.64 CSU SACRAMENTO
JAMES STAHL $22,145.08 $265,740.96 L A CO SANIT #2
JOHN SCHLAG $21,300.04 $255,600.48 UC LOS ANGELES
WILLIAM GARRETT $21,228.81 $254,745.72 EL CAJON
RAYMOND PATCHETT $19,969.65 $239,635.80 CARLSBAD
ROBERT TOONE JR $19,412.28 $232,947.36 PALMDALE
DIANNE OKI $19,263.68 $231,164.16 STATE COMP INS
CARL BORONKAY $18,734.40 $224,812.80 METROPOLITAN WT

Who are these people and why do they deserve so high a pension?

Definition: California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).

List of CalPERS "Johns" With Pensions Over $100,000

4,818 retired California government workers receive pensions in excess of $100,000 from CalPERS. The information in the database was obtained under the Freedom of Information Act from the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and is made available by the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility
"Unless changes are made, pension debt will overwhelm the state's ability to fund higher education, build roads and develop technology."

-- Former Assemblyman Keith Richman speaking to Ventura County taxpayers on January 31, 2007



4,818 retired California government workers receive pensions in excess of $100,000 from CalPERS.

This is the list of names when "John" is typed into the search box:

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Name Monthly Annual Employer Name
JOHN SCHLAG $21,300.04 $255,600.48 UC LOS ANGELES
JOHN BROWN $16,992.87 $203,914.44 CHICO
GARY JOHNSON $16,372.37 $196,468.44 ANAHEIM
JOHN CALHOUN $16,193.30 $194,319.60 LONG BEACH
JOHN JOHNSON $15,449.48 $185,393.76 SACRAMENTO METR
JOHN ROBERTSON $14,455.94 $173,471.28 NEWARK
JOHN BEERLING $14,035.31 $168,423.72 HAWTHORNE
JOHN RYAN $13,837.26 $166,047.12 RIVERSIDE COUNT
JOHN HABANT $13,723.70 $164,684.40 REDLANDS
JOHN BOYD $13,486.23 $161,834.76 RIVERSIDE COUNT
JOHN CAVALLI $13,386.63 $160,639.56 SANTA CLARA COU
JOHN PRICE $13,283.66 $159,403.92 SANTA FE SPRING
JOHN LIPPITT $13,259.09 $159,109.08 CHULA VISTA
JOHN FINCH $13,242.05 $158,904.60 DOWNEY
JOHN GLOVER $12,921.77 $155,061.24 OAKLAND
JOHN FLORES $12,762.76 $153,153.12 MGMT OF EMERYVI
JOHN VELTHOEN $12,677.10 $152,125.20 PORT HUENEME
JOHN NUCKOLLS $12,581.21 $150,974.52 UC - LAWRENCE L
JOHN AMODEO $12,546.16 $150,553.92 VISTA IRRIGATIO
JOHN SKIPPER $12,516.32 $150,195.84 REDONDO BEACH
JOHN GILBERT $12,403.05 $148,836.60 EL SEGUNDO
JOHN MIEHLE $12,359.00 $148,308.00 SANTA MONICA
JOHN BRETZA $12,313.52 $147,762.24 LONG BEACH
JOHN FOGERTY $12,289.07 $147,468.84 CA HWY PATROL
JOHN PERKINS $12,220.19 $146,642.28 INGLEWOOD
JOHN LICATA $12,200.43 $146,405.16 CORONA
JOHN MONTANIO $12,182.43 $146,189.16 CULVER CITY
JOHN AIDOO $12,112.31 $145,347.72 OAKLAND
JOHN DESMOND $11,918.41 $143,020.92 NEWPORT BEACH
JOHN KILLEEN $11,894.26 $142,731.12 UC - LAWRENCE L
JOHN JOHNSON $11,858.81 $142,305.72 CASITAS MUNICIP
JOHN LANTZ $11,677.90 $140,134.80 BURBANK
JOHN HIGLEY $11,663.00 $139,956.00 ORANGE
JOHN STUDEBAKER $11,607.55 $139,290.60 LEG COUNSEL BUR
JOHN GOODWIN $11,482.71 $137,792.52 PLEASANTON
JOHN ROBERTSON $11,462.95 $137,555.40 LONG BEACH
JERALD JOHNSON $11,404.28 $136,851.36 WEST COVINA
JOHN SAUNDERS $11,336.27 $136,035.24 CERRITOS
JOHN DEBATTISTA $11,309.83 $135,717.96 SUNNYVALE
JOHN MARTIN $11,294.68 $135,536.16 DALY CITY
JOHN LUCIA $11,281.01 $135,372.12 SOUTH SAN FRANC
JOHN BARROW $11,232.02 $134,784.24 ROSEVILLE
JOHN WAYT $11,188.49 $134,261.88 EL SEGUNDO
JOHN WARREN $11,132.14 $133,585.68 SAN MATEO
JOHN VICKLAND $11,104.79 $133,257.48 SAN FRANCISCO B
JOHN HOPKINS $11,082.80 $132,993.60 UC SCIENTIFIC L
JOHN CARPENTER $10,999.17 $131,990.04 CSU SAN DIEGO
JOHN LARSON $10,980.33 $131,763.96 CA HWY PATROL
JOHN HOUCHIN $10,965.56 $131,586.72 ESCONDIDO
JOHN LITWINOVICH $10,959.37 $131,512.44 EL DORADO COUNT
JOHN RICHTER $10,926.74 $131,120.88 UC SCIENTIFIC L
JOHN REDNER $10,898.17 $130,778.04 L A CO SANIT #2
JOHN LASAGNA $10,895.84 $130,750.08 PALMDALE
JOHN BERMUDES $10,874.83 $130,497.96 SANTA CLARA
JOHN GRAY $10,866.39 $130,396.68 SOLANO COUNTY
JOHN POWELL $10,843.77 $130,125.24 DALY CITY
JOHN HOPKINS $10,803.55 $129,642.60 SUNNYVALE
JOHN KELLEY $10,796.92 $129,563.04 ANAHEIM
JOHN HENSLEY $10,765.25 $129,183.00 COSTA MESA
JOHN COOK $10,748.91 $128,986.92 INDIAN WELLS
JOHN HORTON $10,587.02 $127,044.24 BANNING
JOHN MOILAN $10,581.35 $126,976.20 PIEDMONT
JOHN PENIDO $10,578.60 $126,943.20 SAN MARINO
JOHN LANDO $10,570.39 $126,844.68 KENTFIELD FPD
JOHN WHITELEY $10,525.45 $126,305.40 ORANGE
WILLIAM JOHNSON $10,510.65 $126,127.80 CHULA VISTA
JOHN POWERS $10,456.41 $125,476.92 VALLEJO
JOHN O'HALLORAN $10,378.58 $124,542.96 SANTA CLARA VLY
JOHN ANDERSON $10,371.83 $124,461.96 UC - LAWRENCE L
JOHN MCALLISTER $10,369.73 $124,436.76 IRVINE
JOHN CARLBLOM $10,326.24 $123,914.88 CSU LOS ANGELES
JOHN SCHIMANSKI $10,310.11 $123,721.32 WEST COVINA
JOHN LAMBERT $10,296.78 $123,561.36 OAKLAND
JOHN KADYK $10,295.78 $123,549.36 UC LAWR BERKLEY
JOHN BABICH $10,254.38 $123,052.56 GENERAL SERVICE
RICHARD JOHNS $10,196.95 $122,363.40 SANTA BARBARA
JOHN IRONSIDE $10,185.52 $122,226.24 OAKLAND
JOHN ROBINSON $10,183.92 $122,207.04 GILROY
JOHN WARREN $10,171.14 $122,053.68 DALY CITY
DAVID JOHNSON $10,153.44 $121,841.28 SANTA BARBARA
JOHN WILLIAMS $10,125.01 $121,500.12 LONG BEACH
JOHN KORACH $10,093.70 $121,124.40 CONTROLLER
JOHN PEREZ $10,090.95 $121,091.40 SANTA ANA
JOHN LINDSAY $10,080.29 $120,963.48 SANTA ROSA
JOHN THOMPSON $10,063.01 $120,756.12 VALLEJO
JOHN BUNCH $10,048.52 $120,582.24 VALLEJO
JOHN CARFRAE $10,046.42 $120,557.04 PASADENA
JOHN JACOBS $9,968.93 $119,627.16 LONG BEACH
JOHN EDELMAN $9,953.41 $119,440.92 CA HWY PATROL
JOHN CERRUTI $9,936.05 $119,232.60 FREMONT
JOHN DAVIES $9,928.41 $119,140.92 FRANCHISE TAX B
KEVIN JOHNSON $9,915.58 $118,986.96 SACRAMENTO
JOHN LINGUA $9,802.88 $117,634.56 GLENDALE
JOHN GAUSTAD $9,787.86 $117,454.32 RIVERSIDE COUNT
JAMES JOHNSTON $9,781.67 $117,380.04 ALAMEDA COUNTY
ROBERT JOHNSON $9,778.61 $117,343.32 SOQUEL CREEK WA
JOHN DUNN $9,739.88 $116,878.56 SMUD
JOHN HNATEK $9,718.46 $116,621.52 VICTORVILLE
JOHN CLEMENTS $9,692.49 $116,309.88 CA HWY PATROL
JOHN HUNTINGTON $9,674.83 $116,097.96 DEPT JUSTICE
JAMES JOHN PURCHIO JR $9,658.10 $115,897.20 ALAMEDA COUNTY
JOHN DEGRAAFF $9,571.52 $114,858.24 SACRAMENTO METR
JOHN DERUSSY $9,557.92 $114,695.04 SAN MATEO
JOHN HORGAN III $9,553.29 $114,639.48 TRANS LEGAL DIV
JOHN DOAN $9,547.78 $114,573.36 GLENDORA
JOHN SLOTA $9,520.37 $114,244.44 GRIDLEY
JOHN BISCHOFF $9,517.42 $114,209.04 SAN LEANDRO
JOHN FITZGERALD $9,513.51 $114,162.12 PLACER COUNTY
JOHN WASHINGTON $9,509.86 $114,118.32 BURBANK
JOHN PITZER $9,506.73 $114,080.76 REDONDO BEACH
JOHN BURKHART $9,493.64 $113,923.68 EL MONTE
KARL JOHNSON $9,479.35 $113,752.20 PASADENA
JOHN VICKERMAN $9,473.21 $113,678.52 JT LEG BUD COMM
JOHN DEAN $9,471.29 $113,655.48 SOLANO COUNTY
JEREE JOHNSON $9,462.97 $113,555.64 SANTA BARBARA
JOHN BOYKIN $9,428.62 $113,143.44 HAYWARD
JOHN HARDISTY $9,426.33 $113,115.96 BAKERSFIELD
JOHN HANSEN $9,424.06 $113,088.72 RIVERSIDE COUNT
JOHN ANDERSON $9,418.08 $113,016.96 BERKELEY
JOHN SIMMONS $9,416.55 $112,998.60 REDONDO BEACH
JOHN MALONEY $9,414.60 $112,975.20 CALTRANS
JOHN HOFFMAN $9,397.92 $112,775.04 GLENDALE
JOHN COOK $9,372.18 $112,466.16 STATE COMP INS
MICHAEL JOHNSTON $9,364.69 $112,376.28 FREMONT
JOHN CHAMBERS $9,357.69 $112,292.28 SANTA ANA
JOHNNIE RALPH $9,355.36 $112,264.32 CSU SAN BERNARD
JOHN FITZPATRICK $9,311.46 $111,737.52 COSTA MESA
JOHN GUARIN $9,284.86 $111,418.32 VALLEJO
MICHAEL STJOHN $9,275.80 $111,309.60 PLEASANTON
KAREN JOHNSON $9,271.09 $111,253.08 CSU LOS ANGELES
JOHN COOK $9,239.75 $110,877.00 SAN MATEO
JOHN BAILEY $9,226.90 $110,722.80 CA HWY PATROL
JOHN TRAUNER $9,210.77 $110,529.24 NEVADA COUNTY
JOHN HARBOTTLE $9,207.45 $110,489.40 CA HWY PATROL
JOHN DEMAREE $9,196.00 $110,352.00 SANTA CLARA
JOHN SUSMAN $9,186.03 $110,232.36 COSTA MESA
JOHN BRODERICK $9,183.93 $110,207.16 AZUSA
JOHN SIGNORINO $9,180.74 $110,168.88 SANTA CLARA
JOHN NOLAN $9,160.37 $109,924.44 OAKLAND
JOHN HOBBS $9,160.06 $109,920.72 ESCONDIDO
DANIEL JOHNSON $9,150.85 $109,810.20 HUNTINGTON BEAC
JOHN REES $9,150.22 $109,802.64 HUNTINGTON BEAC
JOHN LIBERATOR $9,107.93 $109,295.16 DEPT REAL ESTAT
JOHN ENEA $9,091.71 $109,100.52 REDWOOD CITY
JOHN CAPORALE $9,087.86 $109,054.32 SANTA CLARA COU
WILLIAM JOHNSON $9,075.40 $108,904.80 PASADENA
JOHN KIRBY $9,046.90 $108,562.80 LONG BEACH
JOHN HAUSER $9,031.48 $108,377.76 SANTA CLARA COU
JOHN MONTENERO JR $9,026.91 $108,322.92 SANTA MONICA
ELLEN JOHNSON $9,021.05 $108,252.60 RIVERSIDE COUNT
JOHN FONLEY $9,016.57 $108,198.84 ORANGE
JOHN LAWDER $9,010.16 $108,121.92 WATER RESOURCES
JOHN ABSMEIER $8,995.25 $107,943.00 VENTURA CO SCHL
STEPHEN JOHNSON $8,992.07 $107,904.84 FAIRFIELD
JOHN DUANE $8,984.10 $107,809.20 VALLEJO
JOHN RUIJTERS $8,981.42 $107,777.04 RICHMOND
JOHN DODSON $8,968.85 $107,626.20 OFFICE OF INSPE
JOHN TIMMER $8,966.93 $107,603.16 DEPT OF FORESTR
ALLEN JOHNSON $8,936.53 $107,238.36 ROSEVILLE
JOHN LEMBI $8,936.33 $107,235.96 LONG BEACH
JOHN MCKENZIE $8,927.07 $107,124.84 FAIRFIELD
JOHN BETONTE $8,915.21 $106,982.52 FREMONT
FRANKLIN JOHNSTON $8,910.80 $106,929.60 STOCKTON
JOHN PETRUZZIELLO $8,908.34 $106,900.08 STANTON
JOHN KRUSE $8,904.18 $106,850.16 LONG BEACH
JOHN GUTIERREZ $8,899.57 $106,794.84 EL SEGUNDO
JOHN WILSON $8,884.73 $106,616.76 OAKLAND
JOHN GURNEY $8,879.87 $106,558.44 SONOMA
WILLIAM JOHNSTON $8,873.22 $106,478.64 SAN FRANCISCO
JOHN FOOTT $8,869.28 $106,431.36 UC BERKELEY
JOHN STARBIRD $8,853.47 $106,241.64 LONG BEACH
JOHN HIGBY $8,844.14 $106,129.68 PASADENA
RAYMOND JOHNSON $8,839.43 $106,073.16 INGLEWOOD
JOHN COUCH $8,822.85 $105,874.20 ATASCADERO
HOWARD JOHNSON $8,818.00 $105,816.00 OAKLAND
JOHN LARREA $8,806.70 $105,680.40 CONTROLLER
JOHN KERWIN $8,799.74 $105,596.88 SAN FRANCISCO B
JOHN FANTHAM $8,799.71 $105,596.52 SANTA CRUZ COUN
JOHN BALAGNA $8,785.91 $105,430.92 UC SCIENTIFIC L
JOHN LEMKE $8,784.52 $105,414.24 PUBLIC UTIL COM
JOHN CALZADA $8,783.65 $105,403.80 MONTEREY COUNTY
JOHN HAGERTY $8,783.24 $105,398.88 SECTY ENVIRONMT
JOHN PEHRSON JR $8,782.55 $105,390.60 UC RIVERSIDE
CARMEN JOHNSON $8,775.94 $105,311.28 OAKLAND
JOHN REES $8,773.05 $105,276.60 LA HABRA
JOHN WITT $8,764.34 $105,172.08 ESCONDIDO
CAROLYN JOHNSON $8,756.54 $105,078.48 FULLERTON
JOHN OBENAUER $8,739.92 $104,879.04 EMPLOY DEV DEPT
JOHN SCHLEGEL $8,730.57 $104,766.84 SAN DIEGO COUNT
JOHN COSTERE $8,707.86 $104,494.32 SANTA CLARA
JOHN HOWSDEN $8,701.90 $104,422.80 FREMONT
JOHN BARANGER $8,653.42 $103,841.04 GARDEN GROVE
JOHN BLAUER $8,651.47 $103,817.64 NEWPORT BEACH
JOHN KIESTER $8,605.40 $103,264.80 HAYWARD
JOHN ADDOMS $8,591.36 $103,096.32 PLACER COUNTY
JOHN KAEHMS $8,585.24 $103,022.88 OAKLAND
JOHN DROHAN $8,584.53 $103,014.36 CSU CHANCELLOR'
JOHN PEDERSEN $8,584.39 $103,012.68 SANTA CLARA COU
JOHN INIGUEZ $8,565.36 $102,784.32 DEPT OF CORR
JOHN YAGER $8,521.92 $102,263.04 PUBLIC UTIL COM
JOHN SULLIVAN $8,514.97 $102,179.64 SANTA CLARA COU
JOHN EATON $8,503.49 $102,041.88 WATER RESOURCES
JOHN FERRERO $8,487.80 $101,853.60 INDUSTRY
JOHN DOUGLAS $8,483.43 $101,801.16 BEVERLY HILLS
NEAL JOHNSON $8,483.29 $101,799.48 ARCADIA
NORMAN JOHNSON $8,483.09 $101,797.08 PUBLIC UTIL COM
JOHN KELLAR JR $8,478.39 $101,740.68 CA HWY PATROL
JOHN BAKER $8,476.31 $101,715.72 GARDEN GROVE
JOHN WELBOURN $8,476.31 $101,715.72 MOUNTAIN VIEW
WILLIAM JOHNSON $8,448.83 $101,385.96 DEPT OF FORESTR
JOHN PETERSON $8,439.95 $101,279.40 SANTA CLARA
JOHN DONOVAN $8,422.15 $101,065.80 TRANS LEGAL DIV
DAVID JOHNSON $8,421.48 $101,057.76 SANTA CLARA COU
JOHN VELASQUEZ $8,414.77 $100,977.24 REDONDO BEACH
JOHN CARLSON $8,408.46 $100,901.52 STOCKTON
JOHN CONNELLY $8,400.74 $100,808.88 OAKLAND
JOHN LAY $8,395.46 $100,745.52 HAWTHORNE
JOHN MUNDWEIL $8,383.82 $100,605.84 PALMDALE
JOHN CSONGRADI $8,382.43 $100,589.16 SANTA CLARA COU
JOHN WOODS $8,381.25 $100,575.00 GARDEN GROVE
JOHN HUTCHISON $8,375.23 $100,502.76 SANTA MONICA
JOHN BAKER $8,372.02 $100,464.24 REDONDO BEACH
JOHN MCBRIDE $8,363.33 $100,359.96 REDONDO BEACH
JOHN KELLEY $8,357.54 $100,290.48 ANAHEIM
JOHN LEE $8,346.37 $100,156.44 DEPT CORR INSTI
JOHN YOST $8,341.28 $100,095.36 NAPA
JOHN JOHNSON $8,338.68 $100,064.16 ONTARIO


Definition: California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).