CA controller: Some gov't workers earn $300K+

SACRAMENTO

The controller is investigating if government officials are being overpaid in the wake of the /*Bell*/ City scandal.

One of the higher paid employees listed in the report is John Schatz who is the general manager of the Santa Margarita Water District. Schatz earned more than $376,000 in 2009.

The chief executive of the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority, Richard Thorpe, made nearly $372,000 in 2009.

Former Metrolink Chief Executive David Solow made more than $340,000.

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