.Tuesday Must Read: Prison Guards Union’s Sweetheart Deal Gets Sweeter; PG&E Says Shoddy Records Not to Blame for San Bruno Blast

Why is this Tuesday morning different from all other Tuesday mornings? Well, it’s not, really: the prison guards still make major bank, the University of California’s still struggling, and the earth is still slipping and sliding and shaking like crazy. Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss:

1) Embedded in the sweetheart deal the prison guards union recently negotiated with Governor Jerry Brown is a provision that would allow them to rack up unlimited vacation — and, therefore, rake in major ca$hmoney at taxpayers’ expense when they retire. This new contract essentially removes the existing cap, set at 80 days, on the amount of vacation that can be accrued and exchanged for cash upon retirement. The LA Times quotes Nick Schroeder at the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office saying the new deal represents a “huge liability” for taxpayers, who’ll have to foot the several-hundred-million-dollar bill for all this. The union, NB, contributed about $2 million to Brown’s election campaign, and the contract still needs to be approved by the state legislature.

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