For the fifth year in a row, Fire Captain Gregory Bradshaw has topped the overtime pay list at the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), thanks to a $267,618 overtime payment which boosted […]
New CalSTRS data: Orange County’s ‘$100K club’ up 97% over past five years
The number of retired Orange County educators collecting pensions of $100,000 or more from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has nearly doubled since 2012, according to just-released pension payout data from TransparentCalifornia.com. […]
Soaring overtime pay boosted Orange County fire captain’s $116,846 salary to over $500,000 last year, despite recently implemented cap
A $245,350 overtime payout — the 13th largest of the more than 1.3 million public workers surveyed statewide — boosted Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) captain Gregory Bradshaw’s total compensation to $508,495 […]
CalPERS $100k club up 11% in Orange County as Newport Beach experiences state’s largest rate hike
Today, TransparentCalifornia.com released previously-unseen 2015 pension payout data from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). The over 625,000 records — obtained via a public records request — reveal that 1,495 Orange […]
Santa Ana City Manager’s $453,000 pay package tops OC salary list
Today, Transparent California released previously-unseen 2015 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 379 cities and 42 counties statewide on TransparentCalifornia.com, the state’s largest public sector compensation […]
Average Orange County Fire Authority employee received $213,000 in total compensation
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 20 of Orange County’s largest special districts, representing over 95 percent of all Orange County […]
Median Earnings for Residents and City Staff of Orange County Cities, 2014
City Name Median Earnings for Residents Median Earnings for City Staff City Earnings as % of Resident Earnings Santa Ana $28,626 $90,313 315% Anaheim $40,058 $99,898 249% Westminster $41,408 $101,702 246% Garden […]
Full-career Orange County city retirees earn 54% more than residents’ average salary
For Immediate Release Contact Robert Fellner, 559-462-0122, 201-206-6469 (cell) Full-career retirees from Orange County municipalities received an average CalPERS pension 54 percent greater than the average salary of area residents, according to […]
OC Register: CSU system continues to swell from administrative bloat
The Orange County Register published an editorial today which draws heavily on Transparent California’s data: Administrative bloat has increasingly become a problem for California schools at all levels, from K-12 through the […]
Contra Costa County Schools Hit with Rate Increase to Fund Sanitary District’s $100k+ Pensions
Transparent California was featured in the Contra Costa Times and the OC Register today! From the Contra Costa Times op-ed, Contra Costa Sanitary District pensions should cover rate increase: Less than two […]
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