Ontario fire engineer Mark Zinda collected $395,989 in pay and benefits last year — more than quadruple his $90,167 salary, according to just released salary data. Today, Transparent California released previously-unseen 2015 […]
Los Angeles firefighter boosts $87,000 salary to over $400,000 via ‘dangerous’ levels of OT, other pay
Soaring overtime pay allowed Los Angeles firefighter Donn Thompson to pocket $404,308 last year — more than quadruple his base salary, according to just-released data. Today, Transparent California released previously-unseen 2015 public employee […]
Four Los Angeles retirees collected $1 million-plus pension payouts last year

Four Los Angeles police and fire retirees collected over $1 million apiece in pension payouts last year, according to just-released 2015 pension data from TransparentCalifornia.com. Retired assistant fire chief Timothy Manning’s $1,181,309 pension […]
How the City of Fresno dodged the pension tsunami: providing comfortable, but not exorbitant benefits

Today, Transparent California released 2015 pension payout data from the City of Fresno Retirement Systems (CFRS) — the first time this information has ever been made available to the public. The CFRS […]
Water district GM’s $450,000 compensation tops Inland Empire’s special district list
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 43 of Inland Empire’s largest special districts, representing over 80 percent of all Inland Empire […]
BART chief transportation officer’s $410,000 unused leave payout highest statewide
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 44 of the Bay Area’s largest special districts, representing nearly 90 percent of all Bay […]
Sacramento Metro Fire captain triples $99,000 salary to $316,000 with OT, other pay

Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 35 of the largest special districts in the Sacramento Valley, representing nearly 90 percent of […]
DWP security guard triples $64,000 salary to $197,000 with OT, other pay
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 38 of Los Angeles County’s largest special districts, representing 95 percent of all Los Angeles […]
Average Orange County Fire Authority employee received $213,000 in total compensation
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 20 of Orange County’s largest special districts, representing over 95 percent of all Orange County […]
Ousted San Diego Port CEO received over $90,000 a month in 2014
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for the 26 largest special districts in San Diego County, representing over 95 percent of all […]