… worked on the Daily Trojan. He spent a short time as a reporter with the San Diego Union, then was an editor with Hispanic Link in Washington, D.C. before joining the L.A. Times 36 years ago. There he began as a night police reporter, but soon … He is on the advisory committee of the ELAC Journalism Department. In his acceptance speech, Padilla said was excited that his ELAC journalism professor Jean Stapleton was in attendance. Stapleton, who is still teaching at ELAC, said she was … thrilled to see one of her former students receive such a high honor. “I’m so proud of Steve and all he has achieved and I appreciate the fact that, even though he is in demand as a writing coach at newspapers across the country, he always takes …