Lack of Standards Sometimes Leads to Big Paydays for State's Public Employees

When a 2010 expose revealed that city officials in the town of Bell were reportedly bringing home some of the highest public salaries in the nation, there was a clamor for more accountability in pay rates for state public officials. Public employee salaries account for a big chunk of California's tax dollars: some $40 billion a year. The Center for Investigative Reporting has released an analysis of four years worth of data on compensation for top public servants from around the state. Reporter Joanna Lin joins us to discuss some of the details.