As long as government employees are free to violate the state’s public records law with impunity, Californians will continue to be denied the fully transparent government promised to them under state law. […]
California’s public records law needs teeth
In an op-ed for the Orange County Register I discuss the need for a penalty provision to be added to California’s Public Records Act. San Diego Unified is notorious for its continued and […]
Average striking Oakland worker’s pay was nearly $100,000 last year, data shows
In light of the ongoing strikes, many have been asking for accurate pay figures regarding Oakland city workers. In 2016, the average full-time, year-round Oakland city worker received $112,787 in total wages […]
Lawsuit update: Data provided
After filing lawsuits against the City of Hanford and the Los Angeles County West Vector Control District for failing to provide public employee salary data, we are pleased to announce that both agencies […]
Help keep government transparent!
This year Transparent California surpassed the 100 million mark for lifetime page views — and that wasn’t even close to being our biggest success. But in order to continue the work that has produced […]
Public records lawsuit filed against Los Angeles government
Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Los Angeles County West Vector Control District for refusing to comply with the California […]
California statewide ‘$100k club’ stands at 62,474
Transparent California is pleased to announce that we have now received the most current pension payout data from virtually all of California’s pension funds. As an update to our previous release that […]
