Alameda County Transportation Commission Data Collection Success!
Transparent California’s mission is to get data covering every public employee in our state –…
Honesty in Public Employee Compensation Analysis
The Economic Policy Institute recently released its annual study of public teacher compensation and, to…
San Bernardino Voters Pay the Price for Official’s Neglect of Open Records Law
San Bernardino taxpayers must now foot a $75,000 bill following a ruling in a recent…
A New Initiative to Transform California Open Records
Since its signing in 1968, California’s open records law has been the gold standard for…
Los Angeles FD Payroll is Raging Out of Control
There is no doubt that firemen provide an essential service, and we owe it to…
Don’t be Fooled by Teachers Unions’ Antics
Los Angeles Unified School District employees are again in an uproar and on strike. But…
Transparent California Releases University of California’s 2014 Pension Data
Transparent California Releases University of California’s 2014 Pension Data Average UC pension is $91,430; UC San Francisco leads system with…
Over 8,000 LA County Retirees Made at Least $100k in Pension Pay as Taxpayer Cost Soars
Over 8,000 LA County Retirees Made at Least $100k in Pension Pay as Taxpayer Cost Soars Last year, 8,088 retirees…
Retired San Diego Parks and Recreation Director Tops 2014 Pension List with $756,000 Payout
Today, Transparent California posted the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System 2014 pension data. The report showed 809 retirees received…
Nobel Laureate: Public Pensions are a “Disaster” and Rely on “Idiotic” Accounting
Nobel laureate William F. Sharpe spoke to the Financial Analysts Journal on how public pension plans use inappropriately high discount rates…
CalPERS looks at long-term rate hike to cut risk
CalPERS recognizing their discount rate is inappropriately high; yet political pressure is used as a counter argument against adopting a…
Why Public Pension Forecasters Consistently Get it Wrong
The Reason Foundation has a fantastic article on the systemic, behavioral bias at play in making public pension actuarial assumptions….
Contra Costa County Schools Hit with Rate Increase to Fund Sanitary District’s $100k+ Pensions
Transparent California was featured in the Contra Costa Times and the OC Register today! From the Contra Costa Times op-ed,…
The Bakersfield Californian on Golden Empire Transit’s Pay Disparity
The Californian reports: Between 2012 and 2013, GET’s 10 highest-paid administrative employees received raises averaging more than 6 percent, according…
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