The Palo Alto City Council gets it!
The Palo Alto City Council is in the process of (hopefully) approving a proposal that would add transparency to negotiations…
Madera mayor misleads residents in attempt to hide unjustifiable, excessive pay raises
Summary: The City of Madera is facing significant financial problems, with a general fund deficit projected for each of…
2018 a decisive year for reining in pensions
A great column by Jody Morales on the impact court rulings in 2018 might have for public pensions: Many…
Lack of penalties allows San Diego Unified to disregard state’s public records law
As long as government employees are free to violate the state’s public records law with impunity, Californians will continue…
California’s public records law needs teeth
In an op-ed for the Orange County Register I discuss the need for a penalty provision to be added to…
Average striking Oakland worker’s pay was nearly $100,000 last year, data shows
In light of the ongoing strikes, many have been asking for accurate pay figures regarding Oakland city workers. In…
Lawsuit update: Data provided
After filing lawsuits against the City of Hanford and the Los Angeles County West Vector Control District for failing to…
Help keep government transparent!
This year Transparent California surpassed the 100 million mark for lifetime page views — and that wasn’t even close to being…
California statewide ‘$100k club’ stands at 62,474
Transparent California is pleased to announce that we have now received the most current pension payout data from virtually…
Taft complies, two more suits filed
After years of refusing to provide an accounting of city workers’ names and salaries, Taft fully complied with our…