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Yes! For as little as $1 a month, you can have an ad-free experience. Learn more here.
All information on Transparent California comes directly from public records request and is public information.
It is the responsibility of payroll agencies to remove names on behalf of employees, such as undercover officers, whose need for privacy fulfills the exceptions set forth in California’s public records act. Transparent California cooperates with payroll agencies in the event of mistaken inclusions, and only removes names based on receiving communications from payroll departments.
Transparent California is a project of the Nevada Policy Research Institute — a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to providing free-market solutions to state and local problems.
Yes, you can by sponsoring an agency. Sponsoring an agency helps us fund the collection process and tells us which agencies are the most important to those who use our data. Sponsored agencies are first in the data collection process, sponsors are notified by email to know immediately when new data for their agency is posted to the database.
Your sponsorship donation helps support our work of making California governments more transparent and accountable to the people they exist to serve. Sponsor an agency here.
Donations are tax-exempt and tax-deductible. Those wishing to donate via mail can do so by sending a check made payable to “Transparent California” at 7130 Placid St. Las Vegas, NV 89119.