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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Bell City Council Cuts Pay, Public Wants Heads to Roll

    The Mayor of Bell, Oscar Hernandez, has claimed that City Manager Robert Rizzo earned his $800,000 a year by making the town "a model of financial prudence." City residents don't agree, as Which Way, L.A.? producer Gary Scott found out at last night's meeting of the city council.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Mayor of Bell, Oscar Hernandez, has claimed that City Manager Robert Rizzo earned his $800,000 a year by making the town "a model of financial prudence." City residents don't agree, as Which Way, L.A.? producer Gary Scott found out at last night's meeting of the city council. We also hear from a 23-year veteran Bell police officer who's filed suit claiming that he and others were required to pass out absentee ballots in city elections and tell citizens how to vote, and from a political scientist who headed the charter reform commission for the City of Los Angeles.

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      Warren Olney

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      California State University, Los Angeles

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    The City of Bell and Municipal Chaos
    1. 0:00Schwarzenegger Says He'll Wait the Budget Out
    2. 0:00WikiLeaks and the War in Afghanistan
    3. 0:00Bell City Council Cuts Pay, Public Wants Heads to RollYou’re reading this
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