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Google To Give 10 Percent Raises To Entire Work Force
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) — Google Inc. is showing it still knows how to make its employees feel special: It is giving all 23,300 of them 10 percent raises next year. The Internet search leader also is...
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Giants Players Earn $317,631 Postseason Bonus
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A full postseason share on the World Series champion San Francisco Giants was worth $317,631, down from a record $350,030 for the New York Yankees in 2009. The commissioner’s...
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ConsumerWatch: PG&E Rebate Program Still Hitting Snags
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – More then 266,000 San Francisco and San Mateo residents received a $25 pre-paid debit card from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for conserving gas this past December, but some...
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Gap CEO Pay Package Up 18 Percent In 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Gap Inc. Chairman and CEO Glenn Murphy received compensation worth nearly $6 million in 2010, an 18 percent increase from the prior year, according to an analysis by The...
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Google’s Eric Schmidt Gets Big Raise As Former CEO
MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS/AP) – Google CEO Eric Schmidt got a huge raise after he gave up the top job to take on a new role at the company. Google Inc. boosted Schmidt’s annual salary from a dollar to $1.25...
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San Jose Retirees Won’t Be Getting Pension Bonus Checks
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – It looks like San Jose retirees will not be getting a bonus check this year from the city’s pension program after the city council voted to block those payments. What was eliminated...
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Martinez Sewer Worker Cashes In $145K In Sick Pay
MARTINEZ (CBS/AP) — It seems working with Martinez sewage isn’t sickening. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District sewage engineer Alan Grieb cashed in 2,138 hours of unused sick time when he retired...
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Berkeley Unified Teachers Getting 1-Percent Bonus
BERKELEY (CBS SF) — In a state that’s plagued with ongoing public education cuts, teachers in the Berkeley Unified School District will get a welcome one-time bonus, according to the Berkeley Board of...
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California State Workers Get $516M In Bonus Pay
(CBS/AP) – Many California state employees received a boost this year after complaining of furloughs and salary cuts during the recession, with some of the largest bargaining units agreeing to raises...
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Apple’s Tim Cook Reels In $6.7 Million Bonus For 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook got a hefty cash bonus that brought his total compensation to $9.2 million last year. That’s more than double what he received the previous year, as the...
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Lyft Apologizes For Backpedaling On $1,000 Bonuses For New Drivers
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Lyft is digging itself out of a public relations mess after angry drivers claim the ride-sharing company failed to deliver a $1,000 bonus advertised to new recruits and those...
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National Guard Welcomes Attention In Wake Of Enlistment Bonus Repayment Demands
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California National Guard says it welcomes attention to the predicament of nearly 10,000 soldiers ordered to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after signing up to serve in Iraq...
View ArticleBART Workers To Get $500 ‘Ridership Bonus’ Despite Dip In Numbers
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — BART is giving thousands of employees a $500 “ridership bonus” this year despite the fact that ridership on the transit system is down. BART Board member Debora Allen was less than...
View ArticleHP Awards New CEO Whitman With $16.5M Pay Package
PALO ALTO (CBS/AP) – Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package that hinges on the one-time politician’s ability to lift the stumbling technology...
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