It’s probably in the California Constitution. It’s in the Indiana Constitution; a public official’s salary cannot be cut. There is some rationale for it; the idea being that an official in political disfavor cannot be hounded out of office by impoverishment, only to have the more acceptable successor get a big windfall. Under the present circumstances it doesn’t hold up.
I agree ..... Change the law.
Cut their pay and have them work from their homes. They should be forced to live and work in the districts where they were elected.
They do not need lavish offices. They should all cast their votes via the Internet.
Start firing state workers .... starting at the top.