Update: On September 29, 2017 the Fresno Council of Governments complied with our request and agreed to pay our attorney’s fees. Their data can be found here. Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) […]
Public records lawsuit filed against the City of Taft
Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed a lawsuit in Kern County Superior Court against the City of Taft for refusing to comply with the California Public Records Act (CPRA). The […]
CalPERS paid out over $20 billion in benefits last year as ‘100K club’ grows to nearly 23,000, new data shows
Update: Membership in the “$100k club” now stands at 62,474, click here for more. Today, TransparentCalifornia.com — the state’s largest public pay and pension database — released 2016 pension data from the […]
DWP trio cleared over $1 million in pension pay, new data shows
Today, TransparentCalifornia.com released 2016 pension payout data from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) — the nation’s largest municipal utility district. Today’s release is the first time that this […]
Soaring overtime pay boosted Orange County fire captain’s $116,846 salary to over $500,000 last year, despite recently implemented cap
A $245,350 overtime payout — the 13th largest of the more than 1.3 million public workers surveyed statewide — boosted Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) captain Gregory Bradshaw’s total compensation to $508,495 […]
Riverside utilities dispatcher triples salary to nearly $400,000 with state’s 10th largest overtime payout
Riverside utilities electric power system dispatcher Donald Dahle was the city’s top earner last year, thanks to a $257,719 overtime (OT) payout — the 10th largest of the 1 million public workers […]
LA firefighter trio earns nearly $1 million in OT pay (again)
Three Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) employees earned a combined $1.36 million last year — $974,779 of which came from overtime pay alone, according to just-released 2016 salary data from TransparentCalifornia.com. Unsurprisingly, […]
$299,000 overtime payout boosted Oakland city engineer’s total compensation to nearly $500,000
Oakland civil engineer Kenny Lau’s $484,175 pay and benefits package was the largest of any Oakland worker last year, according to just released 2016 pay data from TransparentCalifornia.com. Lau was able to […]
Six former LA safety officers collected pension payouts of over $1,000,000 apiece last year
Newly released public pension data from TransparentCalifornia.com shows a $1,462,770 pension payout going to former Los Angeles deputy police chief Earl Paysinger last year — with $1,338,232 coming from a one-time DROP […]
Top LA County Pension Passes $400,000 Mark
The top pension payout at the Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement Association (LACERA) has eclipsed $400,000 for the first time ever, according to just released public pension data. Today, Transparent California released 2016 pension payout […]