The California Supreme Court just issued an opinion upholding the state’s prohibition on pension spiking, which was enacted as part of former Governor Jerry Brown’s 2013 pension reform law, known as “PEPRA.” […]
In an excellent op-ed for the Press-Telegram, the heroic Cecilia Iglesias details the contemptible smear tactics used against her by the local police union after she voted against a pay raise the […]
Washington Examiner — Jan. 22, 2020 Soaring public pension costs are driving a wave of tax hikes across California, but many officials are reluctant to admit that fact. Instead, voters are told […]
By: Robert Fellner Los Angeles Daily News — 1/14/20 Overtime pay for Los Angeles firefighters is making national headlines again, thanks to eye-popping payouts that allowed several employees to pocket over $400,000 […]
The Los Angeles County Fire Department will ask voters to approve a property tax hike in March. The department has cited an increase in medical calls, as well as the need for […]
Best summary of the California pension crisis you’re likely to come across!
As the Transparent California team reflects on 2019, we’ve received a big piece of news — the site will eclipse 250,000,000 all-time pageviews by the end of the year! That’s not a […]
This commentary was first published by the San Diego Union-Tribune It is going to be much easier for California governments to hide their affairs from the public if the legal standard put […]
Transparent California now has more than 2 million pay records covering the 2018 year for California’s state and local government workers. We also have nearly 200,000 pay records for community college employees, which is even more […]
The Oakland City Auditor just released a report analyzing the use of overtime pay in the city’s police department. The findings are truly shocking, and repeatedly illustrate a total failure of management […]