﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Wed, 20 May 2026 23:55:46 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>California State Retirees - COLA</title><link>https://calretirees.org:443/Member-Resources/News/rss/category/390/cola</link><atom:link href="https://calretirees.org:443/Member-Resources/News/rss/category/390/cola" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark DeVaughn]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Cost of State Employee Pensions Expected to Decrease]]></title><link>https://calretirees.org/Member-Resources/News/Details/ArtMID/485/ArticleID/981/Cost-of-State-Employee-Pensions-Expected-to-Decrease</link><description><![CDATA[  The article below appeared in the  Sacramento Bee  on April 28.  

 By William Melhado 

 The cost of pensions for California’s state employees is expected to decrease in the coming years, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://calretirees.org/Member-Resources/News/Details/ArtMID/485/ArticleID/981/Cost-of-State-Employee-Pensions-Expected-to-Decrease</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[7f37be67-9e10-47a4-bef8-c43718f6994d-981]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark DeVaughn]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Learn About Your 2025 COLA]]></title><link>https://calretirees.org/Member-Resources/News/Details/learn-about-your-2025-cola</link><description><![CDATA[ A Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is an annual cost-of-living increase that helps your retirement benefit keep up with the rate of inflation. It begins the second calendar year after retirement. ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://calretirees.org/Member-Resources/News/Details/learn-about-your-2025-cola</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[7f37be67-9e10-47a4-bef8-c43718f6994d-628]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark DeVaughn]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Your Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) explained]]></title><link>https://calretirees.org/Member-Resources/News/Details/your-cost-of-living-adjustment-cola-explained</link><description><![CDATA[ CalPERS members often ask if their pension amount ever increases after retirement; The answer is it can. The Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) may provide an increase to your retirement benefit to ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://calretirees.org/Member-Resources/News/Details/your-cost-of-living-adjustment-cola-explained</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[7f37be67-9e10-47a4-bef8-c43718f6994d-367]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>