$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…
CalPERS $100K club has more than doubled since 2012, new data show
Last year, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) issued 30,969 pension checks that were worth $100,000 or more…
Los Angeles school sued for public records law violation
Update: The agency provided us with the data in response to our lawsuit. The Charter Oak Unified School District is unlawfully refusing…
Santa Maria-Bonita School District sued for “deliberate, bad faith” violation of state’s public records law
Update: The agency provided us with the data in response to our lawsuit. Santa Maria-Bonita school officials are unlawfully hiding…
Los Angeles school won’t explain mysterious $782,000 payout to former superintendent, as auditors call for fraud investigation
Update: After this story was published, the district stated that the payout was only $391,036 — half of the amount…
Growth in teacher pay dwarfed by soaring health, retirement benefits
A rapid rise in the cost of retirement and health benefits is dwarfing wage growth at many California school…
140-hour average workweek boosts Orange County firefighter’s compensation to more than $1 million over the past two years
For the fifth year in a row, Fire Captain Gregory Bradshaw has topped the overtime pay list at the…
CalPERS sued for withholding complete pension data
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is unlawfully withholding information necessary to help safeguard the system from waste,…
1,237% increase in promised pensions dwarfs San Diego’s economic growth, taxpayers’ ability to pay
The total pension benefits promised by the San Diego County Employees’ Retirement Association (SDCERA) increased 1,237 percent from 1986-2016…
Nearly 900% increase in CalPERS benefits dwarfs economic growth, taxpayers’ ability to pay
The total pension benefits promised by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) increased 886 percent from 1987-2016 —…