Thurmond can’t moonlight his way to higher office in state Capitol
The California state government salary for an elected official who serves as an executive may not match the take-home pay for a Silicon Valley C-suiter — but it ain’t hay.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, for instance, pulls down over $210,00 a year for running his department in Sacramento. It’s important work. He’s well-compensated for it. But it’s apparently not enough.
“Thurmond has regularly taken side jobs running Bay Area nonprof