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LADWP sees nearly 1,000% increase in six-figure OT payouts, while one LA firefighter collects $2.1 million over five years

By Robert Fellner on June 11, 2019

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

By Robert Fellner on June 10, 2019

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

By Robert Fellner on May 21, 2019

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

By Robert Fellner on May 14, 2019

Update: The agency provided us with the data in response to our lawsuit. Already rife with scandal and dysfunction that led to three board members resigning in protest last month, a public charter […]

$1.5 million payout tops LA pension list

By Robert Fellner on May 1, 2019

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

By Robert Fellner on April 23, 2019

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

By Robert Fellner on February 28, 2019

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

By Robert Fellner on February 25, 2019

Update: The agency provided us with the data in response to our lawsuit. The Charter Oak Unified School District is unlawfully refusing to disclose records documenting the names and wages of its employees, a just-filed […]

LA has been violating state law for the past 10 years

By Robert Fellner on February 21, 2019

Readers may have noticed that the 2017 Transparent California data for Los Angeles does not include the cost of benefits. The LA Daily News article, LA hides health care costs for individual employees […]

San Diego to report full compensation next year

By Robert Fellner on February 6, 2019

We are pleased to learn that the City of San Diego will finally provide complete employee compensation data when they submit their 2018 data to us later this year. San Diego’s pension […]

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