San Diego to report full compensation next year
We are pleased to learn that the City of San Diego will finally provide complete employee compensation data when they submit their 2018 data to us later this year. San Diego’s pension […]
Santa Maria-Bonita School District sued for “deliberate, bad faith” violation of state’s public records law
Santa Maria-Bonita school officials are unlawfully hiding information about how the school spends taxpayer dollars, according to a just-filed public records lawsuit. Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed a lawsuit […]
Transparent California launches Facebook page!
True democracy depends on the people knowing what its government is doing, and engaging in the process directly. Transparent California has always been all about making sure we know what our government […]
Financial mismanagement of San Diego school hurts students the most
Guest commentary by Todd Maddison It seems as if the financial mismanagement at Sweetwater Union High has reached a tipping point, now that officials with the San Diego County Office of Education […]
Rapid pay increases are driving LA Unified’s financial woes
Guest Commentary by Todd Maddison Los Angeles Unified is in financial trouble. Anyone following the recent developments, potentially leading to a teacher strike very soon, knows this. On September 11th the deputy […]
Los Angeles school won’t explain mysterious $782,000 payout to former superintendent, as auditors call for fraud investigation
Update: After this story was published, the district stated that the payout was only $391,036 — half of the amount listed on the file provided to us. Scandal-plagued Montebello Unified School District made […]
Thank you for a great 2018!
As 2018 comes to a close, we wanted to thank all of you for helping make this year our most successful ever! We posted over 2 million new pay records to the […]
