CalPERS has appointed Gregory A. Franklin to head the pension fund’s Health Benefits Branch.

The California Senate voted Tuesday to move the state's presidential primary from June to February in hopes of increasing the state's political clout — but the plan could backfire.

The state hopes to whittle its current list of 4,200 classifications, streamlining the process for job candidates to take exams, promote within a classification or move between positions in different departments.

Blue Shield of California has contracted with San Luis Obispo Select IPA medical group (SLO Select IPA) to provide care for CalPERS members in San Luis Obispo.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used unrealistic math when he claimed that he would eliminate the state budget deficit in his spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, the Legislature's nonpartisan budget advisor said Friday.