Exactly why do 105 Santa Monica City employees, make more than $300,000 a year?

We've been talking about it for years: The huge paychecks paid by the City of Santa Monica to its progressive bureaucrats. Now it's finally attracted the attention of CBS News media.

Why do 105 Santa Monica City employees, make more than $300,000 a year? Tune in to the channel 2 News at 11 pm Monday, and find out. Good luck explaining that one, guys. "Small City, Big Pay."

The Santa Monica city manager makes $450,000 a year which is 20% less than the $650,000 a year the city manager of Bell made. Of course he went to jail.

The average police officer in Santa Monica makes $94,000 a year. Many of them make much more. And it's not just pay that is high; policemen and firemen retire at 55 with a full pension.

Many in the local anti-growth movement suspect that the high salaries pensions and other benefits are the impetus behind the wave of enormous developments approved over the last several years by the city staff, Few of whom actually live here