Following up on my two earlier posts, I can now report that Republican Sen. Tony Strickland this afternoon faxed a letter to the Controller's Office asking that his salary be reduced by 5 percent effective July 1.

In so doing, Strickland joins 29 other senators, including the other two who represent portions of Ventura County, in complying with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg's request that all senators take a voluntary cut in pay.