President Dick Wilken’s Message Hi REA members. In our April Newsletter we notified our members that the City and SDPBEA will be switching from a fiscal year to a calendar year basis for retiree healthcare. SDCERS has just sent a [...]
President Dick Wilken’s Message We had an excellent turnout for our March 8th General Member Zoom meeting. This was the date of our membership vote on the proposed dues increase. I am very pleased to report that the members present [...]
Greetings. Hope you all are enjoying the Spring-like weather. At the January and February General Member meetings, I announced that the REA Board is proposing to increase our member dues by $1 per month. We also included a detailed Board [...]
Greetings. Hope you are all well. Our January 11th Zoom meeting was well attended. Our speaker, Andrea Tevlin, shared fascinating insights about what it was like to be the first Independent Budget Analyst for the City of San Diego. If [...]
Holiday Greetings and Happy New Year! I hope your holidays have been good so far and that you safely enjoy celebrating the New Year. If you were part of the 93 members and guests (a new record!) that attended our [...]
Greetings! The holiday season is a time to reflect on the past and to celebrate with family and friends. This time is also when your Board reviews our recent accomplishments and plans new goals for the next year. As a [...]
Greetings Fellow REA members! Greetings, we are excited about being able to hold our Holiday Party this year. We’ll have fun, great food, and good company. Get your reservation in by the deadline and be sure to mail in your check. At the November 9th General Member meeting we will have [...]
Greetings Fellow REA members! Greetings! Fall is here and I am thankful for some cooler weather. Our October 12th General Member meeting will again be via Zoom. We will have SDCERS’ Annual Report. We are pleased to announce our return [...]
Greetings Fellow REA members! I hope your summer is safe and relaxing. A special welcome to the 71 new REA members who have joined REA since July. When I joined REA in 2005, we had around 1,100 members. Now we’re [...]
Greetings Fellow REA members! Your Board of Directors has met to consider the issue of COVID vaccinations, particularly in light of the desire of many to resume in-person meetings and events as soon as possible. The REA Board of Directors [...]
Greetings Fellow REA members! Summer is fully here. We’ve had our first major heat wave and most COVID restrictions are gone. The County reports that as of June 14th our region passed 2.1 million vaccinated (with at least one vaccination) [...]
Greetings Fellow REA members! Good news. Summer is approaching and it is clear that the COVID vaccines are having a major impact on infection rates. Projecting even better conditions six months from now, your Board just decided to hold our [...]
Greetings Fellow REA members! I am out of town and VP Mike Bresnahan is filling in in for me until I return. Thanks Mike! In 2012, Proposition B closed our City’s pension system to new members. I trust most of [...]
Greetings Spring is here and COVID-19 vaccines are plentiful, folks are getting shots and schools are opening. I see the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. March 2020 was our last General Member meeting at the War Memorial [...]
Greetings COVID-19 vaccines are becoming more available. Congrats to the SD Fire-Rescue Department for offering vaccinations to City retirees over 65 and then to open up their vaccine clinic to the eligible general public. I hope most of you have [...]
Greetings I hope you and your family are well. As I write this only two weeks from the January 6th storming of our nation’s capit0l, I am unsettled. However, our new President has just been inaugurated and I am hopeful [...]
Greetings Holiday Greetings to you and your families. While I am still in Virginia as I write this, I plan to be back in San Diego in time for our January meeting. Thanks to VP Mike Bresnahan for filling in [...]
Greetings I hope you all had a pleasant and safe Thanksgiving and are looking forward to the Holiday Season. I am currently on an extended trip back east due to a family health emergency. REA Vice President Mike Bresnahan is covering for me [...]
Greetings At our October 13th Zoom meeting, SDCERS executives provided an update of how its investment portfolio performed during the highly volatile initial COVID-19 period. They also reviewed what staff did to keep member services and retiree pay processes operating smoothly [...]
Greetings Greetings. After some really hot August and September temperatures, I am looking forward to some cooler Fall weather. The fires in the West have been disastrous and global warming portends more to come in future months. I hope you [...]