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Law Practice,
Government

Mar. 11, 2020

State attorney general seeks to raise staff salaries

Attorney General Xavier Becerra says he needs to raise the salaries of some key, hard-to-recruit staff, including those tasked with confiscating weapons.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra says he needs to raise the salaries of some key, hard-to-recruit staff, including those tasked with confiscating weapons.

Becerra already directs a Department of Justice unlike anything seen at the state level in U.S. history. Gov. Gavin Newsom gave him about a $184 million boost last year in his first proposed budget, making him the first state attorney general to control a billion dollars annually. ...

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