Overtime pay that was at least triple his regular salary in each of the past four years allowed Los Angeles firefighter Donn Thompson to collect a combined $1.67 million in total earnings […]
San Jose payroll tops $1 billion, as city manager collects $610,000 in pay and benefits
Total employee compensation for San Jose city workers hit a record-high $1 billion last year, according to newly released 2017 pay data from TransparentCalifornia.com. More so than nearly any other California city, […]
San Francisco public pay up nearly $900 million since 2012
Today, Transparent California — the state’s largest public pay database — released 2017 employee compensation data for 175 California cities and counties. In 2017, San Francisco spent $4.56 billion on employee compensation […]
Former LA Assistant Fire Chief cleared nearly $1.4 million in pension pay last year, new data show
Today, TransparentCalifornia.com released previously unseen 2017 pension data for the Los Angeles Fire and Police Employees’ Pension plan. This year’s top earner was former Assistant Fire Chief Donald Frazeur, who received a […]
Dubious overtime pay helped boost former LA Port Pilot’s pension to nearly $375,000 a year

Former Los Angeles Chief Port Pilot Michael Rubino’s $373,156 annualized pension has shattered the record for the highest pension received by any member of the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS), […]
CalSTRS ‘$100K club’ has nearly doubled over past five years, membership now stands at over 13,500
The number of retired educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has nearly doubled since 2012, according to just-released pension payout data from TransparentCalifornia.com. The […]
New CalSTRS data: Bay Area’s ‘$100K club’ up 83% over past five years
The number of retired Bay Area educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has increased dramatically since 2012, according to just-released pension payout data from TransparentCalifornia.com. […]
New CalSTRS data: Orange County’s ‘$100K club’ up 97% over past five years
The number of retired Orange County educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has nearly doubled since 2012, according to just-released pension payout data from TransparentCalifornia.com. […]
New CalSTRS data: Inland Empire’s ‘$100K club’ up 95% over past five years
The number of retired Inland Empire educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has nearly doubled since 2012, according to just-released pension payout data from […]
New CalSTRS data: LA’s ‘$100K club’ up 82% over past five years
The number of retired Los Angeles educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has increased dramatically since 2012, according to just-released pension payout data from TransparentCalifornia.com. […]