California Professional Firefighters

CalPERS' annual report showed an overall return on investments of 18.4 percent for the year that ended on June 30. That rate well exceeds the fund’s official goal of 7.5 percent, as well as the 10.4 percent average for the last three years.  

After a pitched two-year fight, the Hemet city council reversed its plan to contract out fire protection, saving the city's 106 year old fire department. The decision was a victory for Hemet Fire Fighters Local 2342 and the citizens, who stepped up to defend their firefighters and their fire department.

In a move that could ultimately reduce firefighters' exposure to cancer-causing toxins, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 1019. The CPF-sponsored legislation would require that furniture manufacturers disclose the use of toxic flame retardant chemicals linked to cancer and other illnesses. 

Only months after the struggle in Stockton reached its conclusion, Wall Street is, once again, looking to place its interests over those of California's working men and women.

WHO: California Fire Foundation
WHAT: 5th Annual San Francisco Giants Firefighter Appreciation Game
WHERE: AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA
WHEN: July 6, 2015