New speaker grants Assembly pay hikes
The Sacramento Bee
"New Assembly Speaker John A. Perez gave his top aide an annual pay increase of nearly $65,000 – about $5,400 per month – upon becoming leader of the lower house, records show. Sara Ramirez, Perez’s chief of staff, was one of eight Capitol aides receiving pay hikes or promotions from the Los Angeles Democrat on March 1, the day he was sworn into office, according to documents obtained under open-records law."