It sure as hell is.
The "California Citizens Compensation Commission" is it? Well, this one will bear looking into. If it's anything like all of the other Boards, Committees, and Commissions, they are nothing more than a collection of sycophants who are politically well connected (and who operate at the pleasure of the political leadership, usually of the Rat persuasion).
http://www.dpa.ca.gov/salaries/elected/california-citizens-compensation-commission.htm
California Citizens Compensation Commission