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Police Union Boss Presses for Pension Spiking

By Shelby Fleshood on March 8, 2022

At Transparent California, we take pride in collecting information on pension benefits across the state so that taxpayers can be informed where their dollars are being spent. The California Pension System is […]

San Diego Superintendents Earning More Than Their Peers

By Shelby Fleshood on February 25, 2022

Just what does it take to become one of the highest-paid school superintendents in California? Length of tenure, rather than performance of district size, appears to be the determining factor, according to […]

Fontana paid its city manager $1 million not to work

By Robert Fellner on July 2, 2021

Transparent California Executive Director Robert Fellner: “The government can’t pay someone $1 million to not work without telling the taxpayers footing the bill why.” The City of Fontana: “Oh yea? Just watch […]

CalPERS $100K club up 173% since 2012, new data show

By Robert Fellner on March 2, 2021

CalPERS issued 40,060 pension checks that were worth $100,000 or more on an annualized basis last year — up 12.5 percent from last year’s report and 173 percent since 2012. That’s according […]

After 225-day delay, South Pasadena produces records within 24 hours of being sued

By Robert Fellner on February 25, 2021

The Pasadena Star-News published a nice report on another public records lawsuit we were forced to file, this time against the City of South Pasadena. After 225 days delaying production, the city produced all […]

We’re going to the CA Supreme Court!

By Robert Fellner on February 24, 2021

Our public records lawsuit against CalPERS was recently dismissed by the 3rd District Court of Appeal. (If you are unfamiliar with this case, read this article.) The appeal was necessary after the […]

Fresno-area city sued for public records violation

By Robert Fellner on January 26, 2021

After routinely complying with Transparent California’s annual request for employee pay data for more than half a decade, the City of Parlier is now refusing to provide this information for the 2019 […]

Pension Spiked: Largest in CA history?

By Robert Fellner on December 17, 2020

Investigative reporter Jason Henry of the Southern California News Group has uncovered what I believe is the most egregious example of pension spiking in the state’s history. Over 99 percent of those serving as […]

Thank you for a great 2020!

By Robert Fellner on December 9, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, I wanted to share some of the ways your support of Transparent California has helped us deliver on our mission of improving transparency in government. While […]

Courts need to do their job

By Robert Fellner on December 3, 2020

An excellent article on our CalPERS lawsuit was published today by the Orange County Register. The article puts the issue of disability fraud in context, and provides a great overview of our […]

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