In July 2010, a "Los Angeles Times" investigative journalism piece written by reporters Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives revealed that city officials in Bell, California were receiving salaries that were reported as the highest in the nation.
In July 2010, two "Los Angeles Times" reporters, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, wrote an investigative journalism article on possible malfeasance in the neighboring city of Maywood, California. In their exposé, they revealed that Bell city officials were receiving salaries that were reported as the highest in the nation.