A great editorial in today’s edition of The Press-Enterprise: One long-term solution to this problem is simply to have fewer public employees who would receive a pension through CalPERS, and utilize public-private partnerships […]
LA Daily News Op-ed: What’s really driving CalPERS contribution rates higher
Our op-ed in the Los Angeles Daily News addresses the misleading tactic of citing raw averages as an indicator of a pension plan’s generosity: If public pensions are so modest, as the California […]
OC Register: CSU system continues to swell from administrative bloat
The Orange County Register published an editorial today which draws heavily on Transparent California’s data: Administrative bloat has increasingly become a problem for California schools at all levels, from K-12 through the […]
Contra Costa County Schools Hit with Rate Increase to Fund Sanitary District’s $100k+ Pensions
Transparent California was featured in the Contra Costa Times and the OC Register today! From the Contra Costa Times op-ed, Contra Costa Sanitary District pensions should cover rate increase: Less than two […]
The Bakersfield Californian on Golden Empire Transit’s Pay Disparity
The Californian reports: Between 2012 and 2013, GET’s 10 highest-paid administrative employees received raises averaging more than 6 percent, according to the government employee wages website transparentcalifornia.com… GET bus drivers say it’s not […]
TransCal data used in investigation of nepotism allegations
A fascinating report by the Temecula Valley News uses Transparent California in their investigation into a questionable hired at the Temecula Valley Unified School District: “We found this odd, based on the fiscal […]
TRIPLE-dipping Marin County Counsel makes over $432k a year
I’ve heard of public employees double-dipping before (receiving a pension and salary at the same time) but this is the first case of triple-dipping I’ve heard of! Dick Spotswood at the Marin IJ […]
DWP study featured on John and Ken Show
The John and Ken show discussed our DWP study on their show yesterday afternoon and boy were they unhappy with the exorbitant pay packages received by DWP employees! You can listen to the […]
Average 2013 pension for City of Torrance retiree was $93,348 – The Daily Breeze
The Daily Breeze cited TransparentCalifornia.com’s data in their story on the City of Torrance’s employee pay. Using our summary pages (now available for all cities and counties on our site) they reported […]
Discussing DWP Pay on the Peter Tilden Show
I recently discussed my LA Times op-ed on exorbitant employee pay at the DWP with The Peter Tilden Show on KABC 790 radio. You can listen to the interview here.