themselves those lavish salaries while cutting jobs and services and hiking taxes? the problem according to good government groups is in california cities like bell can set salaries in closed door meetings though the amounts have to be reported to state pension plans. >> our pension systems have known about this and are doing nothing to change it. >> reporter: now prosecutors are investigating as this city, appropriately named, is setting off alarm bells everywhere. nbc news, bell, california. >> at this hour the associated press is reporting the district attorney's office is investigating allegations of voter fraud in bell involving off-duty police officers reportedly going door to door with absentee ballots last year attempting to persuade voters. i'm joined now by christina garcia who we met in the report. she is a member of the bell association to stop the abuse.