I’ve heard of public employees double-dipping before (receiving a pension and salary at the same time) but this is the first case of triple-dipping I’ve heard of! Dick Spotswood at the Marin IJ […]
DWP study featured on John and Ken Show
The John and Ken show discussed our DWP study on their show yesterday afternoon and boy were they unhappy with the exorbitant pay packages received by DWP employees! You can listen to the […]
2013 Charter Schools Data Added – Charter Teachers Make Substantially Less than Public
Transparent California has just been updated with 2013 salary and benefits data for 82 charter schools from across the state; including the largest charter school in the state – Green Dot Public Schools. […]
CalPERS state worker rate increase: $487 million
The Calpensions blog – one of the best sources for accurate, comprehensive info on California’s pension systems – explains the nearly $500 million CalPERS rate hike that may take effect next year.
Average 2013 pension for City of Torrance retiree was $93,348 – The Daily Breeze
The Daily Breeze cited TransparentCalifornia.com’s data in their story on the City of Torrance’s employee pay. Using our summary pages (now available for all cities and counties on our site) they reported […]
Discussing DWP Pay on the Peter Tilden Show
I recently discussed my LA Times op-ed on exorbitant employee pay at the DWP with The Peter Tilden Show on KABC 790 radio. You can listen to the interview here.
Our study on DWP pay featured in LA Times Op-Ed
DWP ratepayers may get soaked again As detailed in a recent paper by TransparentCalifornia.com, DWP employee pay is up to three times greater than that of its private-sector counterparts. The average full-time, year-round DWP employee […]
Letters to the Editor, March 2015
We love hearing that Californians are finding TransparentCalifornia.com useful: A Santa Rosa resident writes to the San Francisco Chronicle on high administrative pay compared to teachers at CSU. A Healdsburg resident writes to the […]
City report confirms LADWP pay highest among peers both regionally and nationwide
Phase I of a comprehensive benchmarking report on the LADWP was just released. The report itself confirmed a few things most ratepayers already know – that the LADWP’s payroll costs are dramatically […]
Are Santa Monicans paying too much for city employees?
A resident of Santa Monica asks: Are Santa Monica residents paying excessively for city employees? According to information found on the TransparentCalifornia.com website, the total compensation cost for Santa Monica city employees […]