Former Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Steve Gray also signed a separation agreement with the state when he resigned in November, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
Under Gray’s deal, released through a Freedom of Information Act request, the state paid him a lump sum of $85,872.56 to cover his salary through June 1, which the department said was end date of his employment contract.
The agreement specified that “both parties shall maintain confidentiality regarding Mr. Gray’s employment with and departure from the department” unless disclosure is required by law.
Sarah Esty, who served as a deputy director to Gordon and officially resigned last week, signed an agreement with the state that effectively paid her for one extra month but did not include a confidentiality clause.
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Since California speaker rose to power, corporate money flowed to nonprofits tied to his wife
Sacramento Bee 2/19/2021 Hannah Wiley and Lance Williams, The Sacramento Bee
Feb. 19 This article was reported in partnership with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.
In the years since Anthony Rendon rose to power as speaker of the California Assembly, nonprofits associated with his wife, Annie Lam, received more than $500,000 in donations and event sponsorships from dozens of companies with business before the Legislature.
Nonprofits are not required to publicly disclose their donors. But since 2016, when Rendon ascended to the speakership, five nonprofits where Lam is employed have received donations or sponsorships from more than 50 entities, according to public records, promotional flyers and interviews.