Union Clamor Can’t Muffle the Need for Pension Reform in California
Union activists plan to march on the state Capitol and have launched a public relations blitz to convince the public that efforts to rein in out-of-control pension costs for public employees amount to an effort to demonize government workers. As … Continue reading
$458K California Transit District Exec Gets $1.2 Million Housing Loan
When we at The Watchdog learned that Will Kempton, CEO of the Orange County Transportation Authority, had a $75,000 housing loan built into his contract, we wondered why. Kempton’s total compensation is just shy of $384,000. Couldn’t he afford to … Continue reading
Orange County Judges Lobbying to Keep Their Cadillac Health Plans
When not in his courtroom, Orange County’s Presiding Judge Thomas Boris has been seen recently walking the fifth floor of the Hall of Administration lobbying county supervisors. His mission: To convince county supervisors that they should let him and the … Continue reading
California’s Union Bosses Still Denying There’s a Pension Crisis
Public union leaders have consistently denied there is a problem with the current government employee pension system. They defend the high benefit levels and consistently argue that pension funds are perfectly solvent. Those claims are delusional at best; ignorant at … Continue reading
Even Leaders of Public Employee Unions in Orange County Are Part of the Pension Crisis Deniers Club
Leaders of public-sector unions have consistently denied that there is a problem with current government employee pension systems. They defend the high benefit levels – relative to retirement benefits available to most taxpayers – and consistently argue that pension funds … Continue reading
There Was No Recession for California’s Public Employee Pensions
Only government-employee union officials at this point are denying the reality of California’s pension crisis, as public pension debts estimated as high as a half-trillion dollars are crushing state and local governments and threatening to increase the burden on already … Continue reading
432 School Employees Being Paid Over $90,000 in Fullerton, California?
In a city with a population of about 126,000 where the median household income is roughly $75K and the per capita income is about $23K it is almost unfathomable that 432 school district employees in Fullerton are being paid upwards … Continue reading
True Pension Reform May Fall to California’s Voters
Serious proposals to reform pensions of public sector workers finally are coming forward – Gov. Jerry Brown offered a plan that takes modest steps and the latest is a promising initiative advocated by a former assembly member. They come none … Continue reading
