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.
Our study on DWP pay featured in LA Times Op-Ed
DWP ratepayers may get soaked again As detailed in a recent paper by TransparentCalifornia.com, DWP employee pay is up to three times greater than that of its private-sector counterparts. The average full-time, year-round DWP employee […]
Letters to the Editor, March 2015
We love hearing that Californians are finding TransparentCalifornia.com useful: A Santa Rosa resident writes to the San Francisco Chronicle on high administrative pay compared to teachers at CSU. A Healdsburg resident writes to the […]
Are Santa Monicans paying too much for city employees?
A resident of Santa Monica asks: Are Santa Monica residents paying excessively for city employees? According to information found on the TransparentCalifornia.com website, the total compensation cost for Santa Monica city employees […]
ABC 10 News San Diego Features Transparent California
ABC 10 News featured Transparent California in a piece analyzing the pay of San Diego Unified teachers. Click here to watch the segment.
Monterey Hearld: Monterey Fire Department earns $1.5 million in overtime in 2013
Two Monterey firefighters earned more than $100,000 each in overtime in 2013, and the department as a whole dominated overtime costs among all city employees, according to a recently released study. […]