The Fourth Appellate District denied a petition for a writ of mandate. The court held that the names of county retirees receiving pension benefits above a certain amount were not exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act.
The California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility (CFFR) asked the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA) to disclose the names of retirees whose gross monthly pension benefit exceeded $8,333 in any month in 2010, the gross monthly benefit for each of them, the last employing agency, and the worksheet or other record used to calculate the benefit. SDCERA refused to provide the records.
