On Monday, the Los Angeles County Office of Education and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) released their “Extraordinary Audit of Montebello Unified School District.” In the introduction, the audit cites […]
Marin County promised pension benefits up nearly 1000%, dwarfing rate of economic growth
The total pension benefits promised by Marin County increased 982 percent from 1986-2016 — a rate 58 times greater than the cumulative increase in the county’s population, according to a just-released analysis […]
Nearly 900% increase in CalPERS benefits dwarfs economic growth, taxpayers’ ability to pay
The total pension benefits promised by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) increased 886 percent from 1987-2016 — a rate 21 times greater than the cumulative increase in the state’s population, […]
Marin union votes to strike
Despite the fact that local government workers in Marin County receive wages higher than local government workers in over 99 percent of counties nationwide — even after adjusting for regional cost differences […]
Despite wages that rank in the top 1% nationwide, Marin union considers striking
Update: Strike was approved on 6/20/18. The average wage for Marin County local government workers is richer than what their peers in 99.8 percent of counties nationwide receive, according to new wage data […]
Oakland engineer and police officer again earn a combined $1 million, as superhuman OT continues
Today, Transparent California — California’s largest public pay database — released previously unseen 2017 pay data for the City of Oakland. Fourteen Oakland city employees received over $400,000 apiece in pay and […]
How one LA firefighter turned a $90,000 salary into $1.6 million over the past four years
Overtime pay that was at least triple his regular salary in each of the past four years allowed Los Angeles firefighter Donn Thompson to collect a combined $1.67 million in total earnings […]
