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Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 Vol. 11 No. 48 14783 Carmenita Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 Under pressure, Tony Mendoza Norwalk restaurant takes leave of absence grades POLITICS: Tony Mendoza, Norwalk’s filed a discrimination lawsuit against Agave Junction JANUARY 6 11957 Firestone Blvd. representative in the state senate, has him, claiming she was retaliated Las Posadas Celebration Date Inspected: 12/27/17 FridayWeekend72˚ been accused by multiple women of against after reporting Mendoza’s DATE: Saturday, Jan. 6 sexual harassment. inappropriate behavior towards a Grade: A at a TIME: 6 pm young woman, the Sacramento Bee Glance City Hall lawn LOCATION: SACRAMENTO – Embattled reported. RC Burgers Cafe 10951 Alondra Blvd. Saturday 6874˚⁰ state Sen. Tony Mendoza agreed to Adriana Ruelas, Mendoza’s Friday JANUARY 8 Date Inspected: 12/27/17 take a temporary leave of absence former legislative director, claims Community Promotion as investigators look into claims that she reported Mendoza’s Grade: A Commission meeting that he sexually harassed young “sexually inappropriate behavior” Sunday 75˚ DATE: Monday, Jan. 8 women in his office. toward a 23-year-old woman Los Compadres 70⁰ 11600 Rosecrans Ave. Saturday TIME: 6 pm assigned to his Capitol office Mendoza will be on leave until Date Inspected: 12/27/17 LOCATION: City Hall Jan. 26. through a Sacramento State fellows program. Grade: A “I am deeply disappointed that JANUARY 9 I was forced into this action without On multiple occasions Mendoza Dippity Donuts Blood Drive any due process, which is counter to allegedly invited the woman – who 14636 S Carmenita Rd. DATE: Tuesday, Jan. 9 the very essence of two significant was seeking a job in Mendoza’s Tony Mendoza announced Date Inspected: 12/27/17 office – to his Sacramento TIME: 12-6 pm pillars of our American society: Wednesday he is taking a leave of Grade: A fairness and justice,” Mendoza said. home late at night to review her absence. He is under investigation LOCATION: City Hall resume, the Bee reported. He also after multiple women accused him “It was my hope that the Senate allegedly invited the fellow to a of sexual harassment. Ho Ho China JANUARY 10 and Senate Rules Committee would party and asked her to drive him 11568 E Rosecrans Ave. have afforded me the opportunity to an overnight Latino Caucus Date Inspected: 12/27/17 Senior Citizens Commission to clear my name and, until that Foundation event without proper about her taste in men. She ended Grade: meeting A opportunity arose, treated me with hotel accommodations. up leaving the convention and took Rock and Roll Flea Market DATE: Wednesday, Jan. 10 the same standards applied to an early flight home. Shakey’s Pizza Sunday - The Regent in Los Angeles, 11 Stacey Brown, a scheduler for TIME: 3 pm other senators similarly accused.” 11403 Firestone Blvd. am - 4 pm Mendoza, booked the woman a Mendoza has called the LOCATION: Norwalk Senior Center Date Inspected: 12/27/17 Browse 50 vinyl, vintage, and Mendoza added that he would separate hotel room and was later accusation “completely false.” Grade: A handmade vendors. Two full bars and cooperate with the investigation fired, according to Ruelas. A third woman, Haley Myers, brunch menu. All day DJ’s and bingo. JANUARY 11 “with the intent of clearing my said she complained to human Ruelas claims she was fired Luisa & Son Bakery Parks & Recreation Commission name. I intend to return to again resources in the Assembly in after reporting Mendoza’s conduct. 12543 Alondra Blvd. meeting fully represent my constituents no 2010 that Mendoza engaged in later than Feb. 1, 2018, including She detailed her allegations in Date Inspected: 12/27/17 DATE: Thursday, Jan. 11 behavior that she considers sexual my committee chairmanship and a discrimination complaint she Grade: A TIME: 6 pm filed with the Department of Fair harassment when she worked membership. as a legislative aide for him in LOCATION: Norwalk Arts & Sports Employment and Housing. TNT Tortas and Tacos “I want to assure my constituents Sacramento. Complex 11042 Rosecrans Ave. that in this period through Jan. 26, Meanwhile, a second woman In light of the allegations, Date Inspected: 12/27/17 JANUARY 12 2018, I will continue to provide alleged that Mendoza provided her alcohol when she was a 19-year-old Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Grade: A City Hall closed them with the full measure of Leon last month asked Mendoza service through the District and intern working in his district office. Candytopia Pop-Up DATE: Friday, Jan. 12 to temporarily step down from W.W. Service Inc. Sunday - LA Hangar Studios, 11 am Capitol offices and their staffs, and Jennifer Kwart says she attended TIME: All Day office pending the results of an 12800 E Rosecrans Ave to advocate on their behalf through the 2008 California Democratic Enjoy sugary delights through a series investigation. Mendoza refused. Date Inspected: 12/27/17 LOCATION: City Hall pending and future legislation. Party state convention at the of interactive art installations in over a On Tuesday, Mendoza Grade: A dozen environments. “My goal continues to be to invitation of Mendoza’s district JANUARY 13 office and arrived in San Jose to find requested an audit of the way the fight to bring state programs and Legislature conducts investigations Used oil filter exchange resources to my constituents to herself along with Mendoza in his Las Aguilas Bakery hotel suite. of sexual harassment, saying the 12834 1/2 Rosecrans Ave. DATE: Saturday, Jan. 13 improve their overall quality of life. current system “is not working for Date Inspected: 12/27/17 TIME: 9 am to 1 pm Kwart alleges that Mendoza the accusers, or the accused.” Mendoza’s leave of absence Grade: B LOCATION: AutoZone comes just days after a former aide provided her alcohol and inquired American Legion Post 359 JANUARY 17 11986 E Front St. Special Olympics informational Date Inspected: 12/27/17 meeting Shared Stories: Butterscotch Grade: A Las Posadas Celebration DATE: Wednesday, Jan. 17 Saturday - Norwalk City Hall, 6 pm TIME: 6:30 pm Bakery Bakery A cultural holiday celebration including a candle lit procession, mariachi and LOCATION: Norwalk Arts & Sports sundaes 15933 Pioneer Blvd. folklorico performances. Complex Date Inspected: 12/28/17 Many people remember the hamburger, French fries, and first bike. It was a boy’s bike, Grade: A JANUARY 19 excitement of a visit from a a coke. For dessert I ordered and it was not brand new, but I favorite relative when they a butterscotch sundae. My sure got a lot of pleasure out of Open Mic Night H Mart Grocery were little. Sharon Smith’s siblings went “hog wild” with it for quite some time. 15933 S Pioneer Blvd. DATE: Saturday, Jan. 19 “Uncle Jimmy” was a dynamic their ordering also. I even rode it over that Date Inspected: 12/28/17 TIME: 7-9 pm and generous figure in their Anyway, after we crazy, yet exciting, curved Grade: A LOCATION: Norwalk Cultural Arts family. (FYI – the “hawsepipe” downed all that food plus a and bumpy entrance to the Center mentioned in her story is the butterscotch sundae, he asked corner beer joint. I enjoyed a 10931 Alondra Blvd. pipe that the anchor chain if we would like anything else. lot of freedom riding that bike Date Inspected: 12/20/17 passes through near the bow JANUARY 24 I immediately said, “I would through our neighborhood. It Holidays at Disneyland of a ship.) Grade: A Immigration forum like another butterscotch was a good time to be a kid. It Final Day DATE: Wednesday, Jan. 24 Shared Stories is a weekly sundae,” and VOILA, he was a time when kids felt safe Golden Pho Restaurant Sunday - Disneyland TIME: 10 am column featuring articles ordered it. just being a kid and doing kid- 10925 Alondra Blvd. Your last chance to take part in the by participants in a writing like things. holiday festivities taking place at the LOCATION: Mary Rodriguez Senior Then, about half way into Date Inspected: 12/20/17 class at the Norwalk Senior Happiest Place on Earth Center in Hawaiian Gardens that second butterscotch Uncle Jimmy started going Grade: A Center. Bonnie Mansell is the sundae, I started feeling queasy to sea as an ordinary seaman at instructor for this free class and had to make a mad dash to the very young age of fifteen. KFC JANUARY 28 offered through the Cerritos the restroom. I wonder why! His home was in Houston 10905 Imperial Hwy. Two-Person scramble golf College Adult Education Date Inspected: 12/19/17 Do you think maybe my eyes where he became known as tournament Program. Curated by Carol were bigger than my stomach? “Blackie Merrell,” and he was Grade: A Kearns DATE: Sunday, Jan. 28 Wouldn’t you think that very assigned to the S.S. Liberty TIME: 9 am incident would have cured me Bell. He later played a major Subway LOCATION: Don Knabe Golf Center of my love for butterscotch – role in the formation and 11782 E Firestone Blvd. By Sharon Benson Smith well, not so. It’s my favorite the building of the National Date Inspected: 12/19/17 Zeppelin USA FEBRUARY 8 We kids called him “Uncle to this day --not caramel, but Maritime Union. Grade: A Saturday - Cerritos Center for the Jimmy,” although he was butterscotch! Coffee with a Cop In 1939, Uncle Jimmy was Performing Arts, 8 pm actually Mom’s first cousin. Chuck E Cheese’s After our Stan’s Drive Inn elected Chairman of the Gulf The Led Zeppelin tribute band revives DATE: Thursday, Feb. 8 His young good looks reminded 10949 E Firestone Blvd.