Great article in today’s LA Times that highlights how California public pension plans get around IRS limits designed to limit pensions to approximately $210,000 or less: Dozens of retired Los Angeles employees […]
John and Ken Show 7/23/18
The good folks over at the John and Ken show had me on yesterday to discuss our latest report, in which we documented a nearly 900% increase in promised CalPERS pension benefits over […]
Transparent California helps uncover massive fraud in LA school district
On Monday, the Los Angeles County Office of Education and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) released their “Extraordinary Audit of Montebello Unified School District.” In the introduction, the audit cites […]
Positive reforms, Transparent California Edition
Transparent California was back in the news again this month, as a pair of agencies adopted reforms in response to our previous reporting. In Riverside, the City Council received the results of […]
TransCal helps uncover “hidden” employment
A group called Restore the Delta cited TransparentCalifornia.com for helping to shine light on the past employment history of the newly appointed California Department of Water Resources Director: STOCKTON, Feb. 22, 2018 – Documents acquired […]
Madera resident uncovers city officials’ hefty pay raises
The ABC30 report, Madera resident claim city administrators gave themselves hefty pay raises, is a great example of how TransparentCalifornia.com is used by concerned citizens interesting in understanding how their tax dollars […]
California needs to put some heat in its sunshine law
In an exclusive op-ed for The Modesto Bee I discuss the importance of adding penalties to California’s Public Records Act. A slice: When a government denies access to public records in violation of […]
