Lawmaker Seeks Details on Social Services Chief’s Salary
Assembly member Brian Jones (R-Santee) is calling for Gov. Jerry Brown (D) to explain why William Lightbourne -- the new director of the state Department of Social Services -- will receive about $343,000 annually in salary and benefits for his position. Jones also plans to ask the state auditor to investigate Lightbourne's compensation package.
- "Assemblyman Protests Brown's New $343,000-a-Year Director" (San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/17).