The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco will host a presentation by Sarah Anzia, Assistant Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley, on the topic “The Politics of Public Pensions”. Public pensions in the U.S. are underfunded by roughly $3 trillion. For decades, government officials have promised increasingly generous pension benefits to public employees and yet have failed to deliver. How did this happen, and what roles do public-sector unions and Democratic and Republican politicians play? What is the likelihood of real reform? Anzia (together with Terry Moe) researched state governments’ decisions on public pensions from 1999 to 2011.

RSVP: Sign up online. Cost: $20 standard; $8 members; $7 students with valid ID. Time: 5:30pm networking reception, 6:00pm program.