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Something is in the water at the LA Department of Water and Power

By Robert Fellner on January 15, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Soon to be published 2013 payroll data for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power reveals extraordinary levels of public employee compensation. As an example of the widespread excessive levels of […]

Deficient Recruitment Efforts, Not Low Pay, Responsible for SDPD’s Staffing Shortage

By Robert Fellner on January 13, 2015

Abstract: The San Diego Police Officers Association and, to some degree, the San Diego media has long held that low pay was a significant factor in the department’s attrition rate that required […]

Average CalPERS Pension Up To 5 Times Greater Than Comparable Social Security Payouts

By Robert Fellner on January 3, 2015

If you’ve heard CalPERS cite their average pension amount of $30,000 or so, you may think that is what the average full-career retiree receives. The average 2013 full-career (defined as 30 or […]

Auburn Journal: They earn how much?

By Robert Fellner on January 1, 2015

The Auburn Journal reports: A significant number of Placer County public employees listed in the report made more than Gov. Jerry Brown, who reportedly made $165,288 in 2013. Among the highest-paid: Roseville […]

San Diego Police Department losing most officers to lucrative retirements, not other departments

By Robert Fellner on December 30, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

The San Diego Police Officers Association and multiple media reports have stated that cops are leaving the SDPD for higher pay at competing departments. This is largely false, the overwhelming percentage of those leaving the SDPD do receive higher pay after leaving, but from their City pensions, not competing departments!

American Thinker: Stunning data on average compensation for municipal employees in California

By Robert Fellner on December 30, 2014

The American Thinker weighs in on the recent North Bay 2013 data published to the site: Forget the old-fashioned term “civil servants”; America’s new ruling class is government employees.  Would you like […]

South Bay Municipal Employees Earned Average of $142,000 in 2013

By Robert Fellner on December 30, 2014

South Bay Municipal Employees Earned Average of $142,000 in 2013   TUSTIN – Today, Transparent California released previously unseen 2013 public employee compensation data – complete with names, pay, and benefits – […]

UT San Diego: Salary Database Shows Fruits of Union Power

By Robert Fellner on December 29, 2014

Transparent California cited in the UT San Diego: “The data strongly indicates that comparable public-sector employees are getting higher levels of pay alone,” said Robert Fellner, Transparent California’s research director. And they […]

Redding Searchlight: A Cost Comparison

By Robert Fellner on December 29, 2014

The Redding Searchlight featured TransparentCalifornia.com in their anaylsis of government pay for agencies in the Redding area: Thirty-four Redding employees had total compensation over $200,000. According to Transparent California, the average full-time […]

Three most egregious public-record deniers of 2014

By Robert Fellner on December 27, 2014

In 2014, the staff of Transparent California submitted public records requests to thousands of California public agencies. While the vast majority complied with the law, several are currently violating state law and […]

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