April 9, 2018 -- Almost two in four retirees at Santa Monica City Hall took home pensions of $100,000-plus last year, nearly triple the average for public employees through California, according to a new analysis by an organization that watches public spending statewide.

Of the $47 million the City of Santa Monica paid out last year to cover employee pensions, 42 percent was the result of annual payments of more than $100,000 to 219 retirees, the data from Transparent California said.

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