Court ruling threatens to gut California’s public records law
It is going to be much easier for governments to hide their affairs from the public, if the legal…
Nearly 80,000 California retirees are receiving $100,000 or more in pension pay, new data show
Update 12/23/19: The statewide total is now 80,540 after accounting for new data from the University of California, which…
Wildly inflated health costs are costing California taxpayers $3.3 billion annually
Spending 52 percent more than the market average for public employees’ medical insurance is costing California taxpayers at least…
Trio of LA-area city workers made over $2 million last year, as California’s poorest residents continue to pay for the state’s richest pay packages
Hawthorne residents are paying the nation’s highest sales tax in order to sustain bloated pay packages for city workers,…
Hospital CEOs top pay list, as top earner clears $10 million over the past five years
The heads of public health agencies are once again atop the list of California’s highest-paid special district workers. Transparent…
LADWP sees nearly 1,000% increase in six-figure OT payouts, while one LA firefighter collects $2.1 million over five years
Overtime pay at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) hit a record-high $250 million last year,…
Oakland trio cleared over $1.6 million in pay and benefits last year, new data show
An Oakland fire captain, a police officer, and a civil engineer each made over $500,000 in pay and benefits…
Cotati, Cupertino and Hillsborough recognized for excellence in transparency
Transparent California is pleased to announce the first ever recipients of its Sunshine Award, which recognizes public agencies for…
Amid allegations of misconduct and retaliations, charter school now faces CPRA lawsuit
Update: The agency provided us with the data in response to our lawsuit. Already rife with scandal and dysfunction that…
$1.5 million payout tops LA pension list
Today, Transparent California released new, 2018 pension payout data from the three pension funds serving the city and county…