… the L.A. Times 36 years ago. There he began as a night police reporter, but soon became an editor. A story he edited on a botched bank robbery in North Hollywood in 1987 won a Pulitzer Prize. At the Times, he has been an editor of national … 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 … 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 time to make a …