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B2 S.G.V. EXAMINER February 7 - 13, 2013 Superbowl Sunday! Well, Super Bowl Sunday has passed... As you know, Baltimore beat San Francisco 34-31. With this being the case, hopefully, this was the team you were rooting for. I must say, some of those commercials were something else. Now remember, the Super Bowl sponsors paid a lot of money to get those commercial out there during the game. The best part of this is, you and I will pay for these commercials if we buy their products. This cost will be incorporated in the By George Ogden COVINA - Back on Tuesday, January 15, Police and paramedics responded to a report of a baby not breathing in the 200 block of West Dexter Street, according to the Covina police statement. The baby, Abigail Ann Lopez, 13-weeks- 623 W. Foothill Blvd. Glendora, California 91741 Phone (626) 852-3374 Fax (626) 852-1904 E-mail: sgexaminer@aol.com EUGENE F. MOSES Publisher/Editor INDAY MOSES Associate Editor Edward M. Moses, Esq. Legal Counsel George Ogden Senior Staff Reporter Jayam Rutnam Senior Staff Reporter Contributing Writers Patrick Murphy Ken Herman Ken Eliasberg Charles H. Bayer Jorge V. Rosales Joan Hallidy San Gabriel Valley Examiner, published weekly by Eumo Enterprises, has been adjudicated as a newspaper of General Circulation for the County of Los Angeles, California in Court Case No. KS 005341. Mission Statement • We believe that journalism should be free from any motives other than relaying information to its readers. It should not be used to win a favor by flattery, to enhance a particular political interest, or for the purpose of financial gain. • We also believe in accuracy in fact and context. Journalists should be accountable for any news or subjects they write about. • We believe in growth. Therefore, complaints or mistakes erroneously committed will be entertained and investigated diligently and corrected accordingly. • We believe in performing our journalistic work to the best of our ability and will continue to present the facts clearly and fairly. DISCLAIMER Views and opinions of writers, contributors and columnists are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher or the newspaper. SUBMISSION POLICY All submissions for publication become the property of San Gabriel Valley Examiner and will not be returned. San Gabriel Valley Examiner does not guarantee submissions to be published. All submissions are subject to editing, including to conform to space limitations. Contributing Writers: The San Gabriel Valley Examiner is grateful for the articles submitted by our unpaid writers who have contributed to the success of our newspaper. Our only request is that articles submitted be of minimal length in order to accommodate each and every writer. Thank you for your cooperation. George Ogden That’s just the way it is! price of the product. Some were funny, some were just odd and while others... well, you needed to be drunk to Dad Beats 13-Week-Old Daughter to Death Andrew Luis Lopez, 21, of Covina, was charged murder and child abuse in connection with the beating death of his 13- week-old daughter. old, was transported to the to the hospital in critical condition. Sadly, she died three days later. Detectives investigating the death secured a search warrant for the apartment as they had information that the baby had S U B S C R I P T I O N F O R M YES, I want a one year subscription of the SGV Examiner NAME_______________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Phone_____________________ San Gabriel Valley Examiner enjoy them, and I don't drink. Many of the Super Bowl wives had a lot to look forward to. Getting the house ready for the old man's best buddies, then being their servant by bringing them beer and chips and then cleaning the place up after all the drunks leave the house. Guys, don't forget to show a little appreciation to the little lady for all that she did. She seems to be the forgotten one on this "special day." Thank you ladies. "That's Just The Way It Is!" been abused, causing the death. A autopsy completed on January 23, showed that the baby died of blunt head trauma and the skull had a number of fractures. The death was ruled as a homicide as the father and the baby were the only two in the apartment at the time of the injuries. It appeared that the injuries were consistent with some type of beating. On Thursday, January 31, the father, Andrew Luis Lopez, 21, a male Hispanic of Covina was charged with murder and child abuse of his 13-week-old baby daughter. After his appearance in court on January 31, he was ordered to appear on February 23 back in Pomona Superior Court for his arraignment. His bail has been set at $1,000,000.00. A weekly publication. 52 issues a year sent by mail for $75. Local subscription: $50/year. Mail check or money order to: SGV EXAMINER, 623 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, California 91741. Mt. SAC to Host “Cash for College” Fair WALNUT - Mt. San Antonio College will offer free financial aid assistance to area high school seniors and their parents during its annual “Cash for College” fair on Saturday, Feb. 9. The event kicks off with opening presentations by Senators Ed Hernandez and Bob Huff, starting at 9 a.m. in Mt. SAC’s Sophia B. Clarke Theater. Due to the popularity of this event, reservations are absolutely required. “This event is all about helping students fill out the necessary financial aid forms by the March 2 deadline so that they don’t miss out on thousands of dollars that may be available to them,” said Mt. SAC Financial Aid Director Chau Dao. “We’re requiring all participants to register in advance so we can provide them quality personal assistance at the workshops.” Cash for College provides By George Ogden AZUSA - On Wednesday evening, January 23, Sheriff's Operation Safe Streets Bureau - Asian Gang Team investigators intercepted a narcotic transaction at a strip mall parking lot in the 18900 block of Gale Avenue in the unincorporated area of Rowland Heights. Two of the three suspects arrested in the alleged illegal transaction were Denis Lam, 20, a male Asian and Ruoyu Mike Dong, 22, a male Asian, More Azusa Gang Members Arrested By George Ogden AZUSA - On Tuesday January 29, sixteen more members of the Azusa 13 gang were arrested. This group was added to the 23 already in custody of the 51 named in the federal warrants. 12 are still outstanding. Most all of the suspects are Hispanic including seven women. The "gang" is known for racist attacks on the black community, especially in Azusa. Those named in the indictment by a federal grand jury are said to be involved in a host of crimes, ranging from drug trafficking to hate crimes and including a number of murders. GLENDORA - Foothill Presbyterian Hospital Auxiliary will hold its first general meeting of the year on February 22nd in the Bidwell Forum at the Glendora Library. The co-presidents, Pauline Bereuter and Pat Gowder, will host the meeting which will be followed by lunch and a game of B.U.N.C.O. A quick lesson It is believed that some of the suspects arrested have been cooperating with authorities for lighter sentences. It is believed that ICE has also been notified, although there has been no confirmation of this. Often the authorities will take a look at the citizen status of the suspects and their family and friends. If found that they are in this country with a status from illegally and/or undocumented to permitted residence, steps could be take to remove these individuals and process them for deportation. This would take away possible assistance to the criminal(s) who are on the run that they The San Gabriel Valley Examiner welcomes letters in good taste on any subject. Priority is given to letters exclusive to the San Gabriel Valley Examiner. All letters must be accompanied by the writer's true name, address and daytime telephone number, should be on a single subject and kept to 250 words or less, although we may run letters of longer length. Letters of any length are subject to trimming and editing. Writers are limited to one letter per month. All letters and articles to the Examiner may be published or distributed in print, electronic and other forms. Send Letters To: Letters to the Editor San Gabriel Valley Examiner 623 West Foothill Blvd. Glendora, CA 91741 Fax: (626) 852-1904 Email: sgexaminer@aol.com AZUSA - Do you want to start 2013 by having more control of your finances to achieve your financial goals? Come join us at Azusa City Library for the program, "Consumer Financial Literacy." This program is presented by Azusa City Library and DebtWave Credit Counseling, Inc., a non-profit organization. DebtWave was established 2001 with the mission of deliv- SOUTH PASADENA - COMPASS Young Adult Movement is back in full swing. St. Dorothy Church in Glendora has teamed up with the Holy Family of South Pasadena Young Adults to bring you "The Love Boat: Navigate Your Way to True Love" a special Valentine's Day party filled with dancing and music. Please come support both our ministries as we continue to strive to provide a fun and warm venue for both socializing and sharing in God's graces for young adults everywhere. The event will take place at the Holy Family South Pasadena St. Joseph Center 1524 S. Freemont Ave South Pasadena, CA 91030 on Saturday Feb 9th 8pm-Midnight hands-on assistance to collegebound students and their parents in completing and filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms for the 2013-14 academic year. The event also helps students maximize their financial aid prospects by meeting the March 2 priority financial aid filing deadline. Assistance with the California Dream Act application will also be available. Filing applications early is recommended. Parents and students must bring a copy of students’ Social Security cards or permanent resident cards, and a 2012 federal 1040 tax return and W-2. If 2012 information is not available, a 2011 tax return may be used along with 2011 W-2 forms. While assistance will be provided to two cohort groups—students planning to attend Mt. SAC and those planning to attend another college— the workshop information and assistance can be used to apply to any college, not just Mt. SAC. Information and application forms will also be available for Admissions, Extended Opportunity and Programs Services, and other Mt. SAC student support services. A free continental breakfast and lunch will be provided, and participants may also be eligible for a $1,000 scholarship sponsored through the California Student Aid Commission. For more information and to make a convenient online reservation, go to: http:// www.mtsac.edu/students/ finaid/cashfair.html. Parents and students may also contact the Mt. SAC Financial Aid Office by e-mail at financialaid@mtsac.edu, or by phone at (909) 274- 4457. Azusa Man and Two Others Busted for Drugs might get from these people. Also, there has been concerns that people who have vendettas, vigilante groups and citizens who think they are "do gooders" who may try to harm family members to get even. Deportation would help protect those that may be in harm's way because of their criminal relatives. The criminal gang members are said to be associated with the Mexican Mafia. The investigation into members and associates of the Azusa 13 will continue with more names for indictments and arrests being planned with information gained from the investigation and those is custody. Foothill Presbyterian Hospital Auxiliary Holds General Meeting NOTICE TO READERS AND ADVERTISERS California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license number on all ads. You can check the status of your licensed contractor at: www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-2752 Unlicensed contractors taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their ads that they are not licensed by the CSLB. in the rules of the game will be given for those who have never played or need a refresher. There will be prizes to win and, based on previous experience, lots of fun to be had. This event is open to the public and will take place starting at 11am. Lunch will be served. The cost is $10 and reservations need to be made by February 15th. Please call the volunteer office at (626)857-3130 to let us know you will be attending. The auxiliary would like to encourage anyone who is looking for ways to get involved in their community to come and find out how they can make a difference. both of Arcadia. They have been identified as members of a well-known Asian street gang. According to investigators, Lam and Dong hired Juan Carlos Cabrales, 23, male Hispanic of Azusa to act as a "runner" to deliver 1000 Ecstasy pills in the form of "Mollies" to a buyer in exchange for $5000. Cabrales was arrested by investigators before the transaction was completed. Soon after he was arrested, Lam and Dong, who were monitoring the transaction nearby, were located by the investigators and arrested as well. Investigators continued their investigation and worked throughout the night to secure a search warrant for the homes of Lam and Dong in the unincorporated area of Arcadia. Inside Lam's home, investigators found a small but functional indoor Marijuana grow. Several Marijuana plants and cultivation equipment were seized. "Mollies" are Ecstasy pills or MDMA made into powder form and placed into capsules. All three suspects are facing various felony narcotic charges, including possession for sales, transportation, cultivation of Marijuana and conspiracy. They were booked at Industry Sheriff's Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the original bail was set at $60,000.00 and later released on $30,000.00 bond each. Consumer Financial Literacy Program ering financial education to the public. The presentation will be held in the Azusa City library auditorium from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2013. This is a free library program. For more information, please call Georgiana Oandasan at (626) 812-5112 or call the Library at (626) 812-5268. The Love Boat: Navigate Your Way to True Love Tickets will be sold at the door for $15/person or $20/ couple OR purchase them before then by contacting us and pay $10/person or $18/couple. Ticket includes include refreshments, hors d'oeuvres, games, and a raffle entry for a grand prize giveaway! All proceeds will go towards furthering the development of our ministries to young people age 18-40. Bring your Valentine and don't miss out on this special event. Come single or bring a date as you navigate your way to true love in your best cocktail attire. For further info check out facebook.com/compassyam. For further questions, please call Ciro Visone at (626)488- 4960 or Jenny Park at (626)807-8875. Fictitious Business Name Statements Filed In 2008 Expire In 2013. We have the forms and we will file with the L.A. County Recorder. ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! (626) 852-3374 or visit our office at 623 W. Foothill Blvd. Glendora, CA 91741 The San Gabriel Valley Examiner
February 7 - 13, 2013 Ken Eliasberg an obviously anticipated response to a question that she knew was coming) by testily asserting "what difference does it make" of who or what started it? She then went in to a long tirade about our making certain that it doesn't happen again. How's that for a great diversionary tactic? That is, we don't have to figure out what and who were responsible for the death of these 4 poor fellas for any purpose other than to make certain that it doesn't happen again. Charles H. Bayer seriously reduce the murder rate. Nor will a better system of background checks eliminate or even substantially reduce tragedies such as the one which took place in Newtown. I'm not COMMENTARY S.G.V. EXAMINER Hillary Clinton On Benghazi - Who Cares What Caused It?? Response: I Do, And So Should All Americans!! Forgive me for going back on my word to leave Benghazi for the nonce, but we have had an intervening event - Hillary Clinton's long awaited appearance before Congress to provide her views on Benghazi. Alas, it could not have been more of a disappointment. Hillary Clinton, an incompetent public official, a skillful liar, and a brazen practitioner of what her husband called "the politics of personal destruction" (in which he was also a skillful practitioner), testified before 2 Congressional Committees on the Benghazi fiasco. In doing so, she demonstrated the art that Democrats so adroitly practice, i.e. the best defense is a good offense. When Hank Johnson, a bright and decent fellow (and the Republican Senator from Wisconsin) queried her as to the event that triggered the fiasco which ended in the death of 4 Americans, she jumped all over Senator Johnson (in what was Among the people I know and who read these columns, there is a substantial support for the gun control measures being advanced by the President. I have signed the petition in support of his proposals, as have many of you. The chances that any of these proposals will get through Congress, however, are remote. The power of the gun lobby is simply intimidating. A negative rating by the NRA is political death-or so goes the impression among members of Congress. Even so, the probability is remote that a moratorium on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons, including those with extended ammunition clips, will by Sheldon Richman Ominously but unsurprisingly, the U.S. military’s Africa Command wants to increase its footprint in northwest Africa. What began as low-profile assistance to France’s campaign to wrest control of northern Mali (a former colony) from unwelcome jihadists could end up becoming something more. The Washington Post reports that Africom “is preparing to establish a drone base in northwest Africa [probably Niger] so that it can increase surveillance missions on the local affiliate of Al Qaeda and other Islamist extremist groups that American and other Western officials say pose a growing menace to the region.” But before that word “surveillance” can bring a sigh of relief, the Post adds, “For now, officials say they envision flying only unarmed surveillance drones from the base, though they have not ruled out conducting missile strikes at some point if the threat worsens.” Meanwhile Bloomberg, citing American military officials, says Niger and the U.S. government have “reached an agreement allowing American military personnel to be stationed in the West African country and enabling them to take on Islamist militants in neighboring Mali, according to U.S. officials.… No decision has been made to station the drones.” The irony is that surveillance drones could become the reason the “threat worsens,” and could provide the pretext to use drones armed with Hellfire missiles — the same kind used over 400 times in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, killing hundreds of noncombatants. Moving from surveillance to lethal strikes What's wrong with that response? EVERYTHING!! It is an obvious dodge! Of course, we want to make certain that it doesn't happen again. But don't what we also want is to find out why it happened in the first place? And not just to make certain that it doesn't happen again, but to find out who is responsible for these unnecessary deaths and to hold them accountable! And why this Administration - including Secretary Clinton -lied to us for a couple of weeks after the event as to why it happened. Why were those lies necessary? And what "intelligence" were those lies allegedly based on? Secretary Clinton's obvious grief over what transpired is no reason not to hold her accountable for its having happened at all. Indeed, she has admitted that she is responsible for its having happened. Does it not then follow that there should be some consequence for that responsibility, i.e. accountability. I realize that she is leaving the job, but censure is still both available and deserving. Also, again, if why it happened makes no difference, why did Hillary's boss go to such great lengths to paper over the tragedy by blaming it on an irrelevant video attacking the prophet? Why, indeed? What the Hearings demonstrated quite clearly is the difference in the approach of the 2 Parties: The Dems are brazen over a massive failure on their part, and the Republicans are timid in calling them on it. When will the Republican Party find its backbone?? And, of course, the Democrats on the Committees before which Hillary testified were at the ever ready to circle the wagons around her (as well as being nauseatingly complementary in sucking up to her). Apparently, holding any one responsible for the deaths of these poor chaps was of only limited concern to our Democratic friends on these committees (here I refer the reader to the statements of almost any Democrat, but those of Engel and Murphy on the House Committee should serve as good an example as any). I found Engel's statement that Obama was no more responsible for this tragedy than Bush was for the original 9/11 or Reagan was for the attack on our Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1981 somewhere between preposterous and absurd - we didn't know these attacks were coming and had little reason to expect them; in Benghazi, we not only knew they were coming, we were informed directly by those under attack, both before and during the attack - and did nothing! Four Americans are dead due directly to Hillary Clinton's dereliction, and her response is who cares why it happened. I do, and so should Support For The President's Gun Control Effort only pessimistic about the survival of the President's proposals, I wonder if their passage would make much difference. It may even now be far too little and far too late even to minimally modify America's taste for violence. When the horse has already jumped off the cliff, it is a little late to shout "whoa." Every year thirty thousand Americans die at the end of a gun barrel. Can you even put your mind around that statistic? That's almost one 9/ll disaster every month! There are now three hundred million firearms in the hands of Americans. In the month following the Newtown disaster, Americans The Ominous U.S. Presence in Northwest Africa would be a boost for jihadist recruiters. Exactly whom do the jihadists threaten in northern Mali? They threaten anyone who wishes to live free of extreme Sharia law, such as the nomadic Tuaregs in the north and the 90 percent of Malians in the south. Before the jihadists were routed by welcome French and Mali troops, they inflicted horrific violence in northern towns like Timbuktu. But are the jihadists a threat to Americans at home? It’s hard to see the case. Since we know that the original al-Qaeda grievances against the United States were about brutal U.S. intervention in the Muslim world, we already know how to minimize, if not eliminate, a domestic threat from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: withdrawal from the region. If American forces and drones come home, any real danger will subside. The jihadists will be too preoccupied with local and regional matters to bother with Americans minding their business thousands of miles away. But should the U.S. government stop intervening there? From President Obama down, most people foolishly think the interests of the American people depend on what happens almost anywhere, and therefore virtually any crisis requires the application of U.S. power in some form. Outgoing defense secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. support role in Mali “is the kind of model that you’re going to see in the future.” Africa is of particular interest to the policy elite because of its oil, gas, and other important resources. So American officials are eager to make sure those resources are controlled by friends. In the past that objective has led the U.S. government to support brutal rulers, which in turn has engendered hostility toward the United States. Demonstrations on behalf of democracy are often suppressed with weapons stamped “Made in the USA.” This does not go unnoticed by the repressed population. The point is that intervention is ultimately self-defeating, because it creates the enemies the government says it seeks to defeat. The way to obtain resources is through peaceful market purchases. On the other hand, “humanitarian intervention,” however alluring, must be rejected. Saving Malians from violent jihadists in itself is a worthwhile cause, but the U.S. government can’t do it without using force against innocent people, including American taxpayers. And remember the law of unintended consequences. U.S.-led NATO intervention against Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi aided jihadists (as it does in Syria) and provided the arms cache that powered the trouble in northern Mali. That’s how things work. After helping France and the Malian central government defeat the jihadists, will Obama then help suppress the Tuaregs’ hopes for autonomy, which could be next on the central government’s agenda? This is the treacherous web that empire weaves. The U.S. military is too blunt an instrument for such complex situations. American security lies in nonintervention. Sheldon Richman is vice president and editor at The Future of Freedom Foundation (www.fff.org) in Fairfax, Va. purchased two million more firearms and another 900 of our citizens were gunned down. Forty percent of all gun sales are not now or provably can ever be subject to background checks or licensing. If I have a gun of any sort, and sell it to my neighbor, how would that transaction possibly be controlled? If there was any chance to curb our taste for bloodshed by firearms, that possibility disappeared when the Supreme Court ruled the 2nd amendment concluded that "a well regulated militia" encouraged lethal weapons in every hand, home and institution. So do we just give up and admit that nothing we can do will make any difference? I'm not about to let my pessimism control my effort to encourage Congress to end the slaughter. Even if the current proposals will do little to solve the larger problems, their passage would be a sign that at long last Americans are fed up with the intimidation generated by the gun lobby, the gutless submission to it by members of Congress and the continuing mass murder. While passage of the President's proposals will not solve everything, it will be a step in the right direction. According to Politico.com, in every one of the 22 mass shootings from 1984 to 2011, the shooter used a clip that carried more than ten bullets. If one child is saved, the effort to ban extended clips has been worth it. Common sense and statistical evidence ought to be enough to convince the American people that something must be done. The more guns in civilian hands the more B3 you!! The Hearings were embarrassing, and, as a consequence, a waste of time. Hillary is going to skate on this most serious of travesties (for which she is clearly responsible) - and so is Obama. With the Clintons - particularly Hillary - mendacity offered up with audacity always trumps either accuracy or honesty (and receives considerable help, not just from an adoring media, but from the fecklessness of a clueless and gutless Republican opposition). The Clintons are an amazing couple, polar opposites to be sure (he a charming dirt bag, she a charmless harridan), but they have one thing in common - not a shred of integrity between the two of them. When then N.Y. Times columnist Bill Saffire referred to Hillary Clinton as "a congenital liar" (as the result of filegate, travelgate, cattlegate, etc., etc.) he flattered her. people will be killed with them. The fewer guns in civilian hands, the fewer people will be killed with them. The more guns in our homes, the more people in those homes will be shot. When common sense fails, the results are bound to be tragic. We cannot discount concerns about mental health or the effect of violent video games. They are part of the problem. Nevertheless, we should not allow them to be palmed off as the root of the problem. The multiplicity of guns is the root of the problem, and until we look that issue in the face and do something about it, each of the years to come will see another thirty thousand Americans shot down. Contact Charles Bayer at candwbayer@verizon.net The Other Side of Walmart By Assemblymember Roger Hernandez Recently, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder from the Central District Court of California added Walmart as a defendant in a multi-class action lawsuit (Everardo Carrillo, et al. v. Schneider Logistics, Inc. et al., 2012 WL 4791614 (C.D. Cal.)) that has captured the attention of business and labor communities throughout the nation. The importance of the lawsuit is a result of unlawful condition practices instituted against warehouse workers by Schneider Logistics based in Mira Loma, CA. Schneider Logistics serves as a Contract Supplier for the giant retailer Walmart. Schneider Logistics exclusively deals with Walmart by negotiating with third-party contractors which supply the majority of their merchandise to the stores. In 2011, Schneider Logistics was penalized with over $1 million in fines by the California Department of Industrial Relations, which included a fine of $499,000 for “failure to provide itemized wage statements to employees.” The contractor was also issued a Notice to Discontinue labor law practices for not maintaining time records. Another contractor for Walmart, Chino-based Quettico, LLC., was issued citations totaling $220,000 in penalties on January 28 of this year and have been ordered to pay over $1.1 million in back wages and unpaid overtime to approximately 865 warehouse workers. Our state takes pride in being at the forefront of workers’ rights and protections, therefore we cannot allow such practices by Walmart through exclusive third party contracts to degrade what numerous groups have fought diligently to preserve as basic workers’ rights. Walmart faces serious consequences if found to be negligent through wage gouging, failing to pay proper wages and overtime. This case is unprecedented as it poses immediate concerns to other big retailers who find themselves in similar situations. Clearly, Walmart alleges that it cannot control the actions of its contractors, yet operates as a corporation that takes pride in controlling every aspect of their business model. On their website Walmart has a policy mandating Standards for Suppliers which states, “suppliers must compensate all workers with wages, overtime premiums, and benefits that meet or exceed legal standards or collective agreements, whichever are higher.” Walmart has failed warehouse workers by not meeting their own standards as a result of their practices. A corporation of Walmart’s magnitude clearly asserts influence with anyone it does business with. Through legal loopholes Walmart is able to contract with third-party businesses without becoming a direct link in the unlawful practices which results in the ongoing perpetual exploitation of workers. Mega Corporations, just like every day citizens, should set the model of treating their employees at the highest standards. After all, Walmart and its shareholders owe the employees for the hefty annual dividend returns and rising stock share. According to CNN Money, Walmart profits reached a substantial $15.7 billion in 2011. It is time for Wal-Mart to face the consequences for its actions and be held accountable for its illicit practices against its workers and contracted warehouse workers. As Chair of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, protecting the rights of all Californians who are mistreated in the workplace is a top priority. This is why we must continue to hold large corporations such as Walmart accountable for their violations of labor laws; warehouse workers have done nothing wrong, except provide their services to an employer who continues to exploit them in order to see large quarterly profits. Assemblymember Roger Hernández was elected to office in 2010 and re-elected in 2012 to represent the 48th Assembly District, which includes the cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, City of Industry, Covina, El Monte, Glendora, Irwindale, Monrovia, West Covina and the unincorporated communities of Bassett, Charter Oak, East Arcadia, Ramona Royal Oaks and Valinda. Hernández also serves as Chair for the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment. The San Gabriel Valley Examiner
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