SDCERA has complied with an appellate court ruling to disclose the member names, last County employer, retirement benefit amount and calculation of retirees receiving $8,333.33 or more in monthly benefits. The action followed a vigorously fought lawsuit with the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility (CFFR) in which SDCERA and the Board of Retirement argued that member confidentiality and privacy should not be violated. The court ruled otherwise.

A list of the 368 SDCERA members receiving the benefit amount requested was provided Wednesday, September 7, to CFFR, the San Diego Union-Tribune, NBC 7/39, and other agencies and media outlets that had filed requests for the information. SDCERA is reviewing additional requests for this information, including requests for information on all SDCERA members receiving benefits of any amount.

Courts across the State of California have recently upheld similar requests to reveal member names with benefit amounts received and to disclose the calculations that determine the benefit totals for all public employees.