Today, TransparentCalifornia.com released 2016 pension payout data from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) — the nation’s largest municipal utility district. Today’s release is the first time that this […]
DWP supervisor, once again, boosts salary to nearly $400,000 with a $216,000 OT payout
Today, Transparent California released 2015 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for over 100,000 special districts workers statewide. The data reveals that Los Angeles Department of Water […]
Four Los Angeles retirees collected $1 million-plus pension payouts last year
Four Los Angeles police and fire retirees collected over $1 million apiece in pension payouts last year, according to just-released 2015 pension data from TransparentCalifornia.com. Retired assistant fire chief Timothy Manning’s $1,181,309 pension […]
DWP security guard triples $64,000 salary to $197,000 with OT, other pay
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 38 of Los Angeles County’s largest special districts, representing 95 percent of all Los Angeles […]
DWP study featured on John and Ken Show
The John and Ken show discussed our DWP study on their show yesterday afternoon and boy were they unhappy with the exorbitant pay packages received by DWP employees! You can listen to the […]
Discussing DWP Pay on the Peter Tilden Show
I recently discussed my LA Times op-ed on exorbitant employee pay at the DWP with The Peter Tilden Show on KABC 790 radio. You can listen to the interview here.
Our study on DWP pay featured in LA Times Op-Ed
DWP ratepayers may get soaked again As detailed in a recent paper by TransparentCalifornia.com, DWP employee pay is up to three times greater than that of its private-sector counterparts. The average full-time, year-round DWP employee […]
City report confirms LADWP pay highest among peers both regionally and nationwide
Phase I of a comprehensive benchmarking report on the LADWP was just released. The report itself confirmed a few things most ratepayers already know – that the LADWP’s payroll costs are dramatically […]
Examining Public Pay in California: The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Transparent California has released a new study that analyzed the pay received by employees of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The study compared the pay and benefits of DWP […]
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