Shining a light on the public pension crisis
In an exclusive op-ed for the RealClearPolicy website, I address the U.S. public pension crisis. A slice: While underperforming…
CalPERS $100k club for Highway Patrol up 15% as taxpayer cost hits an all-time high
The number of annualized pension payouts of $100,000 or more received by former California Highway Patrol (CHP) employees increased…
CalPERS $100k club up 11% in Orange County as Newport Beach experiences state’s largest rate hike
Today, TransparentCalifornia.com released previously-unseen 2015 pension payout data from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). The over 625,000…
Retired Bell Police Chief’s $288,000 pension tops CalPERS list of Los Angeles-area city retirees
Today, TransparentCalifornia.com released previously-unseen 2015 pension payout data from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). The over 625,000…
TransCal in the News – June 2016
ABC7 San Jose follows up on our Bay Area release, uncovering how a Milpitas’ fire prevention inspector took home…
Oakland police officer’s $490,000 pay package tops city list for 3rd year in a row
Oakland police officer Malcolm Miller more than quadrupled his $107,627 salary to $489,662 with overtime, benefits and other specialty pays…
Combined $1 million pay package for Escondido’s city attorney and manager tops state list
Today, Transparent California released previously-unseen 2015 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for…
Santa Ana City Manager’s $453,000 pay package tops OC salary list
Today, Transparent California released previously-unseen 2015 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for…
Ontario fire engineer quadruples $90,000 salary to nearly $400,000 with OT, benefits
Ontario fire engineer Mark Zinda collected $395,989 in pay and benefits last year — more than quadruple his $90,167…
Los Angeles firefighter boosts $87,000 salary to over $400,000 via ‘dangerous’ levels of OT, other pay
Soaring overtime pay allowed Los Angeles firefighter Donn Thompson to pocket $404,308 last year — more than quadruple his base…