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. […]
85% of Marin County’s special district workers collected over $100,000

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 […]
Analysis of Employee Compensation at the Marin Municipal Water District

The Marin Municipal Water District recently proposed a rate hike that would increase most residents’ water bills by an average 27 percent. The proposal comes on the heels of a recently released “cost of service analysis” […]
TRIPLE-dipping Marin County Counsel makes over $432k a year
I’ve heard of public employees double-dipping before (receiving a pension and salary at the same time) but this is the first case of triple-dipping I’ve heard of! Dick Spotswood at the Marin IJ […]