The total pension benefits promised by Marin County increased 982 percent from 1986-2016 — a rate 58 times greater than the cumulative increase in the county’s population, according to a just-released analysis […]
Despite the fact that local government workers in Marin County receive wages higher than local government workers in over 99 percent of counties nationwide — even after adjusting for regional cost differences […]
Update: Strike was approved on 6/20/18. The average wage for Marin County local government workers is richer than what their peers in 99.8 percent of counties nationwide receive, according to new wage data […]
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. […]
Update 8/22/16: We have learned that the City of Larkspur adopted OPEB reforms earlier this year which were not reflected in the most recent annual financial statements used for this analysis. As such, they would […]
Today, Transparent California released 2014 compensation data for Marin County’s 20 largest special districts. The top 5 earners were: Southern Marin Fire Chief James Irving: $374,456 Novato Fire Chief Mark Heine: $370,145 […]
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