Three cities in Orange County are ranked among the top 25 in California when it comes to public-employee retirees who make $100,000 or more.
A report released Wednesday by Transparent California, a watchdog group that tracks pension expenses, listed Santa Ana, Anaheim and Newport Beach as the 5th, 6th and 23rd top cities in the state’s $100K club.
Other Southern California public agencies in the top 25 include Riverside, Santa Monica, Glendale, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Burbank and Pasadena. ... “Overall only 3 percent of CalPERS service retirees receive pensions of $100,000 per year or more. (They) are executives who hold seats in either city or county offices, or are physicians, or senior managers for police and fire departments,” she said.