San Diego City Council Gives Itself 24% Pay Raise

The San Diego Union Tribune reports:

The City Council voted to increase its own salaries yesterday – the same day the mayor presented a budget that cuts pool hours and playground inspections and eliminates 130 jobs.


An aide for Mayor Jerry Sanders quickly promised a veto of the increase. But under the city charter, the council can override the veto simply by sustaining yesterday's 5-3 vote.

The raises would increase annual council salaries 24 percent to $93,485 and mayoral pay 29 percent to $130,000. They would take effect Jan. 1, after term limits force four of the eight council members from office.

I bet not many people in San Diego got a 24% pay raise last year.