Marin union votes to strike
Despite the fact that local government workers in Marin County receive wages higher than local government workers in over…
Despite wages that rank in the top 1% nationwide, Marin union considers striking
Update: Strike was approved on 6/20/18. The average wage for Marin County local government workers is richer than what…
Oakland engineer and police officer again earn a combined $1 million, as superhuman OT continues
Today, Transparent California — California’s largest public pay database — released previously unseen 2017 pay data for the City…
How one LA firefighter turned a $90,000 salary into $1.6 million over the past four years
Overtime pay that was at least triple his regular salary in each of the past four years allowed Los…
San Jose payroll tops $1 billion, as city manager collects $610,000 in pay and benefits
Total employee compensation for San Jose city workers hit a record-high $1 billion last year, according to newly released…
San Francisco public pay up nearly $900 million since 2012
Today, Transparent California — the state’s largest public pay database — released 2017 employee compensation data for 175 California…
Positive reforms, Transparent California Edition
Transparent California was back in the news again this month, as a pair of agencies adopted reforms in response…
Former LA Assistant Fire Chief cleared nearly $1.4 million in pension pay last year, new data show
Today, TransparentCalifornia.com released previously unseen 2017 pension data for the Los Angeles Fire and Police Employees’ Pension plan. This…
Dubious overtime pay helped boost former LA Port Pilot’s pension to nearly $375,000 a year
Former Los Angeles Chief Port Pilot Michael Rubino’s $373,156 annualized pension has shattered the record for the highest pension…
CalSTRS ‘$100K club’ has nearly doubled over past five years, membership now stands at over 13,500
The number of retired educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)…