California labor union influence kills public records bill
Well, my earlier op-ed arguing that California needs to put some heat in its sunshine law went spectacularly unheeded, with the…
LADWP: The information we told you was correct is “extremely misleading and incomplete.”
In response to our earlier press release on the publication of the LADWP’s pension data, the LADWP issued the…
Help keep government transparent!
As our 3rd year of operation comes to a close, we remain truly humbled by the overwhelmingly positive response…
105 Santa Monica city workers cleared over $300,000 last year
CBS Los Angeles did a report on Santa Monica’s extroardinarly high compensation packages, using TransparentCalifornia.com data. Given the time…
US public pension plans’ accounting gimmicks exposed
I’ve written previously on the staggering consensus of experts who reject the accounting methods utilized by U.S. state and local…
An easy solution to the teacher shortage
In today’s Washington Examiner I highlight the unfair burden public pension plans impose on today’s teachers and students. A slice: CCSD…
Teachers’ Unions Profit at Students’ Expense
At RealClearPolicy.com, I argue that reforming California’s terrible tenure laws will require understanding what created it, not merely wishing…
Government unions profiting at the expense of others: California’s teacher tenure rules
Here’s a letter to the editor I sent to the Sacramento Bee in response to Teacher tenure debate ends with too little…
Unfunded liabilities in Marin County top $1 billion
Update 8/22/16: We have learned that the City of Larkspur adopted OPEB reforms earlier this year which were not reflected in…
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…