Corruption accusations for the City of Compton

Accusations of inflated pay has again hit the City of Compton.  How this will impact the future of Compton Community College is up to conjecture.  The article states:

In the latest dispute, the district attorney's office maintains that Compton has been violating its city charter for years by paying council members and the mayor for sitting on city commissions. Hassett's letter, dated July 17, said the Housing Development Commission and the Gaming Commission paid each city official $1,000 a month but served "no obvious purpose other than providing additional compensation" to them.
The city's charter sets salaries for council members and the mayor at $600 a month. Mayor Aja Brown was paid at least $3,850 a month and council members at least $3,250 a month for the commission meetings, according to the letter.
The commissions met immediately before some City Council meetings. Hassett wrote that he believed only one commission required board members to show up to get paid.

In addition to this, there was another LA Times article that questioned the State of the City address by Aja Brown, which involved a charity run by them.  

It seems that as Compton moves forward, sometimes it takes 3 steps back.  We hope that perceptions of the city will not impact our campaign for independence and accreditation.