By: Robert Fellner Washington Examiner — Jan. 22, 2020 Soaring public pension costs are driving a wave of tax hikes across California, but many officials are reluctant to admit that fact. Instead, […]
Oakland taxpayers must fund disability pensions for those in “excellent physical condition” working full-time elsewhere
Oakland taxpayers are required to fund so-called disability pensions for former law enforcement officers who are working full-time in law enforcement elsewhere, Transparent California has learned. In 2014, Oakland made national headlines […]
Oakland’s soaring OT mostly due to deficient management, new audit confirms
The Oakland City Auditor just released a report analyzing the use of overtime pay in the city’s police department. The findings are truly shocking, and repeatedly illustrate a total failure of management […]
Oakland trio cleared over $1.6 million in pay and benefits last year, new data show
An Oakland fire captain, a police officer, and a civil engineer each made over $500,000 in pay and benefits last year, according to newly released 2018 pay data published on TransparentCalifornia.com. The […]
Oakland engineer and police officer again earn a combined $1 million, as superhuman OT continues
Today, Transparent California — California’s largest public pay database — released previously unseen 2017 pay data for the City of Oakland. Fourteen Oakland city employees received over $400,000 apiece in pay and […]
Average striking Oakland worker’s pay was nearly $100,000 last year, data shows
In light of the ongoing strikes, many have been asking for accurate pay figures regarding Oakland city workers. In 2016, the average full-time, year-round Oakland city worker received $112,787 in total wages […]
$299,000 overtime payout boosted Oakland city engineer’s total compensation to nearly $500,000
Oakland civil engineer Kenny Lau’s $484,175 pay and benefits package was the largest of any Oakland worker last year, according to just released 2016 pay data from TransparentCalifornia.com. Lau was able to […]
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 […]