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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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