AFTERNOON MEMOS: California Citizens Compensation Commission, new legal opinion, authority (or lack thereof?) to cut legislators' per diem and travel expense allowances; Bell, city's auditors fined $300,000 + $50,000 for cost of the investigation; Sen. Pres. Pro TemDarrell Steinberg, questions, concerns Jerry Brown proposal to limit legal liability relating to wildfires...

***Various items this afternoon relating to the spectrum of politics and/or public policy....

* Los Angeles Times:  "Bell auditor fined, placed on two years' probation"

* Sacramento Bee:  "Pay panel's lawyer says it can't cut lawmakers' per diem, travel"

* Los Angeles Times:  "Steinberg questions Brown's wildfire proposal"