Melody Gutierrez is an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she covered state government and politics for The Times, San Francisco Chronicle and the Sacramento Bee. Gutierrez has written award-winning government accountability stories on wasteful spending, pension spiking, rape kit backlogs and failures in the foster care system.
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Sept. 19, 2023
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Aug. 27, 2023
Al menos una cuarta parte de los 200 boxeadores que actualmente deben pensiones en California tenían una última dirección conocida en México. Ahora, California se está asociando con México para encontrarlos.
June 26, 2023
At least a quarter of the 200 boxers currently owed pensions in California had a last known address in Mexico. Now, California is partnering with Mexico to find them.
June 22, 2023
La Comisión Atlética del Estado de California, que administra un plan de pensión de 40 años para boxeadores, dijo que intensificará los esfuerzos para encontrar boxeadores con dinero no reclamado.
May 31, 2023
Alex Ramos comenzó una fundación para ayudar a los boxeadores en apuros después de retirarse. Pero no ha podido aprovechar un programa de pensión de California para ayudarlo con sus propias necesidades.
June 6, 2023
Los boxeadores contactados por The Times dijeron que no sabían que California tiene un programa de pensión de 40 años o que ellos son sus beneficiarios.
June 6, 2023
California owes benefits to about 200 boxers through the California Professional Boxers’ Pension Fund. How to claim a California boxers’ pension.
June 6, 2023
The California State Athletic Commission, which administers a 40-year-old pension plan for boxers, said it will step up efforts to find fighters with unclaimed money.
May 31, 2023
The California State Athletic Commission struggled for years to contact boxers who were eligible for pension money. We found some in minutes.
May 12, 2023