9:00am | In this day and age of budget cutbacks, shortfalls and general emergencies, the issue of government transparency is more important than ever. Nearly all levels of government have worked themselves into trouble over the years, and as they now attempt to dig themselves out, taxpayers deserve a few answers.
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Today, the lbpost.com introduces CityPay, a new tool for an inside look into local government spending. With CityPay, you can input the name of any Long Beach CIty employee to find their pay in 2009. The goal of CityPay is simply to provide lbpost.com readers with information, in the interest of increasing transparency.