October 17, 2012, 12:05 AM
A Peninsula ballot measure that would limit the pay of executives at El Camino Hospital faces its toughest opposition from the hospital, which has donated three-quarters of the campaign funds to defeat the proposal. El Camino Hospital has contributed $149,000 in an attempt to...
+ read more
May 29, 2012, 12:05 AM
California State University campuses have in the last 10 years spent more than $2 million renovating eight university-owned presidential residences – rehabbing kitchens, expanding garages and even hiring interior designers, according to figures provided by the university. At least...
+ read more
May 22, 2012, 12:05 AM
After recently posting a bid for an executive compensation consultant for the first time in eight years, California State University officials decided late last week to cancel the request for proposals – citing budget concerns. In bid documents posted in March for a three-year contract,...
+ read more
April 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
In addition to a controversial 10 percent pay raise, incoming CSU Fullerton President Mildred Garcia will receive another benefit when she arrives on campus: a $300,000 remodel on the eight-bedroom historical house where she will live. In March, the California State University Board of...
+ read more
March 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
Several state lawmakers are pushing for a tougher crackdown on California State University executive compensation in the wake of trustees' decision to approve the maximum allowable pay raises for new campus presidents. CSU trustees in January approved a new executive compensation policy [...
+ read more
March 19, 2012, 12:05 AM
In the first test of the California State University system's recently approved executive compensation policy, the presidents appointed to lead CSU East Bay and CSU Fullerton are slated to each receive the maximum salaries allowable under the new rules. After CSU trustees approved a large...
+ read more
January 17, 2012, 12:05 AM
Responding to criticism from the Legislative Analyst’s Office and others, California State University officials have revised a proposed list of peer universities they plan to use to help set pay for campus executives. The new list, provided to California Watch on Thursday, no longer...
+ read more
June 28, 2010, 12:05 AM
The chief executives of nonprofit hospitals in California earn an average of $732,000 per year and 16 of them pulled in more than a million dollars, according to a study by the trade publication Payers & Providers. Ron Shinkman, editor of the newsletter, culled data from 2007 and 2008 tax...
+ read more
