The number of retired Los Angeles educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has increased dramatically since 2012, according to just-released pension payout data from TransparentCalifornia.com. […]
New CalSTRS data: San Diego’s ‘$100K club’ up 90% over past five years
The number of retired San Diego County educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has nearly doubled since 2012, according to just-released pension payout data […]
New 2017 pension data released: CalPERS payouts approach $21 billion, up 43% over past 5 years
Today, TransparentCalifornia.com — California’s largest public pay database — released pension payout data for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2017. The data show […]
The Palo Alto City Council gets it!
The Palo Alto City Council is in the process of (hopefully) approving a proposal that would add transparency to negotiations with government labor unions. I wanted to share the below excerpt from Monday’s […]
TransCal helps uncover “hidden” employment
A group called Restore the Delta cited TransparentCalifornia.com for helping to shine light on the past employment history of the newly appointed California Department of Water Resources Director: STOCKTON, Feb. 22, 2018 – Documents acquired […]
Transparent California applauds Palo Alto City Council’s transparency initiative
Transparent California — the state’s largest public pay and pension database — commends Palo Alto Vice Mayor Eric Filseth and Councilmen Tom DuBois, Greg Scharff and Greg Tanak for their proposal to […]
Madera resident uncovers city officials’ hefty pay raises
The ABC30 report, Madera resident claim city administrators gave themselves hefty pay raises, is a great example of how TransparentCalifornia.com is used by concerned citizens interesting in understanding how their tax dollars […]
Madera mayor misleads residents in attempt to hide unjustifiable, excessive pay raises
In a recent commentary addressing residents’ concerns over rising employee compensation costs, Madera Mayor Andrew Medellin deceived readers by misrepresenting and dramatically understating the raise granted to city workers in 2015. The […]
Madera mayor misleads residents in attempt to hide unjustifiable, excessive pay raises
Summary: The City of Madera is facing significant financial problems, with a general fund deficit projected for each of the next five years, rising from $1.7 million in FY2018 to $3.9 million […]
2018 a decisive year for reining in pensions
A great column by Jody Morales on the impact court rulings in 2018 might have for public pensions: Many noted reporters and columnists proclaim that every new tax is a pension tax. […]