Tucked into an anti-corruption measure on the Nov. 5 ballot in Torrance is a provision that would vastly increase pay for the city's mayor and council members, stirring criticism from some ...
Among the several things the reform proposal on the ballot would do is raise the council member pay from $100 per month ($1,200 per year) to $16 per hour (at 40 hrs. per week, over $33,000 per year).