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Val Zavala
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FROM Val Zavala
Which Way, L.A.?
The 'LA Model' of Handling Priest Abuse In January, the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese released voluminous files on sexual misconduct by priests. KCET's SoCal Connected has studied them all and found at least one accusation in 63 percent of all parishes, many of them in Latino communities. In all, 250 priests were identified as pedophiles, and the Archdiocese leads the nation in payouts to survivors, totaling almost a billion dollars. SoCal Connected also found an audio tape of Father Stephen Rossetti, conducting a training session on how Catholic Church officials should handle such cases. Val Zavala is the host of SoCal Connected .
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Big Fires Raise Big Questions about Money Firefighters got a break from the weather today as clouds moved in and increased the humidity. At a command center today, Governor Schwarzenegger congratulated firefighters who are being sorely tested by so many blazes in so many places. So far, state and local budget shortfalls have not reduced state and local resources. But fire season is just beginning.
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