Government officials’ salaries
• Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo $787,637
• President Barack Obama $400,000
• Los Angeles County Chief Executive William T Fujioka $338,458
• Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana $256,803
• Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa $232,425
• Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi $223,500
• Dana Point City Manager Douglas Chotkevys $203,483
(Dana Point has the same population as Bell)
• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger $173,987
(Schwarzenegger has declined to take his salary)
• Speaker of the Assembly John A. Pérez $109,584
Source: Times reporting
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