Transparent California continues to help inform the discussion over a variety of public pay issues. Here are some of the more recent examples: Transcal data featured at the top of Politico’s daily […]
Oakland’s soaring OT mostly due to deficient management, new audit confirms
The Oakland City Auditor just released a report analyzing the use of overtime pay in the city’s police department. The findings are truly shocking, and repeatedly illustrate a total failure of management […]
LADWP sees nearly 1,000% increase in six-figure OT payouts, while one LA firefighter collects $2.1 million over five years
Overtime pay at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) hit a record-high $250 million last year, an increase of 84 percent from 2013, according to new pay data from […]
Oakland trio cleared over $1.6 million in pay and benefits last year, new data show
An Oakland fire captain, a police officer, and a civil engineer each made over $500,000 in pay and benefits last year, according to newly released 2018 pay data published on TransparentCalifornia.com. The […]
Cotati, Cupertino and Hillsborough recognized for excellence in transparency
Transparent California is pleased to announce the first ever recipients of its Sunshine Award, which recognizes public agencies for exceptional service in responding to, and fulfilling, public records requests. The recipients of […]
Amid allegations of misconduct and retaliations, charter school now faces CPRA lawsuit
Already rife with scandal and dysfunction that led to three board members resigning in protest last month, a public charter school in Siskiyou County is now facing a lawsuit for refusing to […]
$1.5 million payout tops LA pension list
Today, Transparent California released new, 2018 pension payout data from the three pension funds serving the city and county of Los Angeles. The top earners were three members of the Los Angeles […]
CalPERS $100K club has more than doubled since 2012, new data show
Last year, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) issued 30,969 pension checks that were worth $100,000 or more on an annualized basis, according to newly released pension payout data from TransparentCalifornia.com. […]
Hostility to transparency makes Hueso unfit for public office
State Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) has put forth a bill that would essentially eliminate California’s Public Records Act. In a new op-ed for the Voice of San Diego, I argue that his long […]
Los Angeles school sued for public records law violation
The Charter Oak Unified School District is unlawfully refusing to disclose records documenting the names and wages of its employees, a just-filed lawsuit alleges. Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed […]