In the wake of the pay scandal in the city of Bell, state Controller John Chiang today ordered cities and counties to report to him salaries of top elected and appointed officials, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Great idea. I wonder why this was not already being done? Will Chiang report this information to the public? I hope so…
But how about letting us know how much all our state politicians really make too? And all the gifts they receive?
Currently, there is a 574 vote difference between the "selected" and Kuo. This is not a landslide, more of an…
Well it's only a year-and-a-half until voting starts in the full-term election for District 5, so it's nice to see…
Agran is the same putz that endorsed khan for supervisor after she threatened revenge on the county for withdrawing from…
This Kuo creep is just another Bilodeau. Why did Agran get into bed with this zit? Other than fellow zitness.
[REDACTED] Tammy has other more pressing things to worry about like her own liberty which may be in jeopardy due…
Two name Tammy has zero credibility regardless of Kuo’s shortcomings which seem aplenty.
Tammy Kim unloads a MOAB* of schadenfreude. Over Here. https://www.tammykim.com/irvine-special-election-results She sent it to me and I believe I will…
It was a reference to a bluffing card game. And Nooone defended the chair NAACP operative Amilcar Aaron or their…
There must be a certain circle of Hell reserved for people who didn't have any reason to do the wrong…
Just saw this article. Very well written - thank you. Although I did not know Michael Harris, he left quite…
Chiang’s the greatest! The first Rock Star Controller. In the middle of his constant epic battles with the Terminator in defense of the endlessly abused state employees, he senses trouble behind him in the form of out-of-control city officials, and successfully plunges his sword backwards. Bullseye!
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Vern, THAT was funny…
Now if only one of our fearless leaders would get on the offense and plunge a sword forwards…
I spoke with Chaing’s chief of staff yesterday because it appeared that Chaing was focusing on salaries only–and we know from our research that the “under-the-radar” benefits are a huge part of total compensation. Taxpayers have a right to know what a city council decides to spend on all the perks. Salary is easy to obtain–uncovering the rest is like pulling teeth. His aide assured me that benefits will be included too. Now the battle will be over what constitutes a “benefit.” Watch for the League of Cities to try to negotiate this down to the nubbins. Some maintain, for example, that contributions to private pension plans are not “compensation” but are “the cost of doing business.” (In that case, salary is “the cost of doing business.”) They have my report. We’ll see what happens next.