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Wildly inflated health costs are costing California taxpayers $3.3 billion annually

By Robert Fellner on September 9, 2019

Spending 52 percent more than the market average for public employees’ medical insurance is costing California taxpayers at least $3.3 billion annually, according to a Transparent California analysis of 672,000 payroll records […]

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

By Robert Fellner on August 26, 2019

Hawthorne residents are paying the nation’s highest sales tax in order to sustain bloated pay packages for city workers, like the $717,258 that went to former Police Chief Robert Fager last year. […]

Hospital CEOs top pay list, as top earner clears $10 million over the past five years

By Robert Fellner on August 20, 2019

The heads of public health agencies are once again atop the list of California’s highest-paid special district workers. Transparent California now has 2018 pay data for over 125,000 special district workers statewide, […]

TransCal in the news, July 2019 edition

By Robert Fellner on July 9, 2019

Transparent California continues to help inform the discussion over a variety of public pay issues. Here are some of the more recent examples: Transcal data featured at the top of Politico’s daily […]

Oakland’s soaring OT mostly due to deficient management, new audit confirms

By Robert Fellner on June 11, 2019

The Oakland City Auditor just released a report analyzing the use of overtime pay in the city’s police department. The findings are truly shocking, and repeatedly illustrate a total failure of management […]

LADWP sees nearly 1,000% increase in six-figure OT payouts, while one LA firefighter collects $2.1 million over five years

By Robert Fellner on June 11, 2019

Overtime pay at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) hit a record-high $250 million last year, an increase of 84 percent from 2013, according to new pay data from […]

Oakland trio cleared over $1.6 million in pay and benefits last year, new data show

By Robert Fellner on June 10, 2019

An Oakland fire captain, a police officer, and a civil engineer each made over $500,000 in pay and benefits last year, according to newly released 2018 pay data published on TransparentCalifornia.com. The […]

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