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As California Struggles, Nearly 350,000 Public Employees Are Taking Home Six-Figure Salaries
A deep financial dive conducted by the editors at Forbes has revealed over a quarter of a million employees making six-figure salaries in California. The total cost to taxpayers? $54 billion.
Public Employee Overtime is Exploding in California. Here’s Why.
In a word, pensions.
State Releases Public Pay Data for 2018
Total compensation for over 100 city and county workers in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties exceeded $500,000 last year.
Oakland’s Payroll Numbers Are Stunning
“In Oakland, the city payroll has exploded 43 percent in the last four years — up from $492 million in 2014 to an all-time high of $622 million in 2018, according to new data from the watchdog website, Transparent California.”
Redwood Officials See Pay Boost
Despite fiscal difficulties that just prompted a voter-approved sales tax increase, Redwood’s City Council has voted to boost salaries for some of its top officials.
California’s Overtime Problem is Squeezing Public Safety Workers
Staffing shortages, rising benefit costs, and an unrelenting fire season have meant an explosion in overtime for California’s public safety departments.
Riverside Fires City Manager John Russo
The 3-4 decision followed the filing of a lawsuit by Mayor Rusty Bailey who had tried to veto Russo's latest contract.
Showdown in Riverside Over City Manager’s Pay
Riverside's mayor is suing his own city over City Manager John Russo's new contract.