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CA city seeks resignations of high-paid officials
BELL, Calif. – The City Council in this small, blue-collar suburb of Los Angeles intends to ask three administrators whose salaries total more than .6 million to resign Thursday or face possible firing. The officials include Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo, who earns 7,637 a year — nearly twice the pay of President Barack Obama [...]
League of California Cities Condemns Excessive Compensation in City of Bell
SACRAMENTO, CA–(Marketwire – 07/23/10) – The League of California Cities commented today about the recent reports of excessive compensation paid to certain officials in the city of Bell, Calif. League President Robin Lowe, Hemet city council member, said: “Like the residents of Bell, I was shocked to read the news accounts about the excessive salaries [...]
Tropical Storm Bonnie Faces Harsh Conditions in Gulf
July 23, 2010, 2:27 PM EDT By Brian K. Sullivan (Adds production shut in third paragraph, platform evacuations and closures in 20th paragraph.) July 23 (Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Bonnie may fall apart as it continues across southern Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, where it has delayed efforts by BP Plc to plug its [...]