Over 8,000 LA County Retirees Made at Least $100k in Pension Pay as Taxpayer Cost Soars Last year, 8,088 retirees in the Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement Association (LACERA) received yearly pension and […]
LA Water District paid $42,942 for a single employee’s health insurance plan
Executive Summary The price of health insurance in America has consistently risen faster than the rate of inflation and, despite the intentions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is projected to continue […]
LA governments pay 71% more for health insurance than private employers, pay up to $43,000 per plan
Despite the warning from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the impending burden to state and local governments from rising healthcare costs, many Los Angeles governments are purchasing wildly exorbitant health insurance for their employees, at […]
Over 1,500 retired educators of Greater Los Angeles receive eye-popping pension payouts of $100,000 or more
Over 1,500 retired educators of Greater Los Angeles 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 […]
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 […]
Average 2013 pension for City of Torrance retiree was $93,348 – The Daily Breeze
The Daily Breeze cited TransparentCalifornia.com’s data in their story on the City of Torrance’s employee pay. Using our summary pages (now available for all cities and counties on our site) they reported […]
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.
