Jerry Brown

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Speaking to San Francisco radio station KGO-AM, Brown also said that "the current state salary commission" should be allowed to control the salaries of local officials such as those in the small city of Bell, where the city manager and others were paid salaries that far exceeded what state and federal leaders earn. ... "I want that commission to be given the power to be able to set standards for these local officials," Brown said. "The local pay is much higher in many cases than what we see in the state government." Brown added, "It's very important that we get an independent body that can put the brakes on and, where appropriate, roll back salaries that are not consistent with somebody being a public servant."