Cardinal Assaulted Over Sex Scandal

by Rene Villaroman/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — Cardinal Roger Mahony, head of the largest Catholic archdiocese in the nation, revealed that he was assaulted by a man enraged by the Church’s sexual-abuse scandal, a few days after it announced a multi-million settlement deal with hundreds of victims.
Mahony made the announcement before hundreds of priests during an annual [...]

Police Chief Bratton Sets Goal for New Term

by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton set forth his goals for the LAPD for the coming year in a community forum summit at the United Methodist Church last December 4.
“My goals are the same thing they were five years ago when I first took over [as Police Chief],” said [...]

Glendale City Council Commends FilAm Community Leader

by Rene Villaroman/Asianjournal.com
GLENDALE — Mayor Ara Najarian and Council members presented a certificate of commendation to Grace L. Walker, a community servant-leader, advocate, and educator, during a regular session of the City Council on Tuesday, December 4.
Walker is the Chief Executive Officer of Walker & Associates, a privately held company that provides innovative solutions to [...]

State Lawmakers Get $3K Pay Increase

by Rene Villaroman/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – California lawmakers gave themselves a salary increase on Monday despite the threat of a statewide budget squeeze. The raise, about $3,000 plus, would hike the lawmakers’  annual salary to $116,208 and higher, according to the Daily News.
The raise is just one of the latest for elected California officials, Los Angeles [...]