Total employee compensation for San Jose city workers hit a record-high $1 billion last year, according to newly released 2017 pay data from TransparentCalifornia.com. More so than nearly any other California city, […]
New CalSTRS data: Bay Area’s ‘$100K club’ up 83% over past five years
The number of retired Bay Area 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. […]
Don’t wait for next bankruptcy wave
A new op-ed published in the Vallejo Times-Herald highlights the devastating effects that the public pension crisis can have on communities. A slice: When public pension systems miss their investment target, taxpayers are […]
Oakland police officer’s $490,000 pay package tops city list for 3rd year in a row
Oakland police officer Malcolm Miller more than quadrupled his $107,627 salary to $489,662 with overtime, benefits and other specialty pays last year — making him Oakland’s highest paid employee for the third year […]
BART chief transportation officer’s $410,000 unused leave payout highest statewide
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 44 of the Bay Area’s largest special districts, representing nearly 90 percent of all Bay […]
75 percent of Bay Area city workers collected over $100,000 in total compensation
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 395 cities and 44 counties statewide on TransparentCalifornia.com, the state’s largest public sector compensation database. A […]
Full-career Bay Area city retirees earn 40% more than residents’ average salary
For Immediate Release Contact Robert Fellner, 559-462-0122, 201-206-6469 (cell) Full-career retirees from the cities of Oakland, Fremont and Hayward received an average $83,464 CalPERS pension last year, nearly 40% higher than the annual wages of […]
Transparent California Release of 2014 K-12 Data, Bay Area
For Immediate Release Contact Robert Fellner, 559-462-0122, 201-206-6469 (cell) Data: No correlation between teacher compensation and performance San Francisco Unified per-pupil spending highest statewide TUSTIN — K-12 employee compensation data released today by […]
Contra Costa County Schools Hit with Rate Increase to Fund Sanitary District’s $100k+ Pensions
Transparent California was featured in the Contra Costa Times and the OC Register today! From the Contra Costa Times op-ed, Contra Costa Sanitary District pensions should cover rate increase: Less than two […]
Over 400 retired educators of Bay Area receive eye-popping pension payouts of $100,000 or more
Over 400 retired educators of Bay Area receive eye-popping pension payouts of $100,000 or more Bad Education: Transparent California Releases 2014 CalSTRS Pension Data TUSTIN — Today, TransparentCalifornia.com released 2014 pension records […]