[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6232]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE DAILY BREEZE NEWSPAPER FOR WINNING THE PULITZER PRIZE

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 5, 2015

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Daily Breeze newspaper, which won a Pulitzer Prize for local reporting 
for their investigation into the corruption at Centinela Valley Union 
High School District.
  I want to commend the Daily Breeze for their exceptional journalism 
and congratulate them on this honor. I was overjoyed to hear that they 
had received the award. All of the Daily Breeze's editors, journalists, 
and staff should be enormously proud, and they do great credit to the 
33rd Congressional District.
  The Daily Breeze excels in many areas, including political 
journalism, acting as a vital watchdog to address problems in 
government. Their investigation into the Centinela School District 
exposed the culture of corruption within the district's administration. 
Despite the excessive salaries given to the administration's 
leadership, the district was cutting important academic programs, 
scoring poorly on student performance evaluations, and hurting the 
educations of students whose job it was for them to help.
  The Daily Breeze's investigation resulted in the removal of the 
school superintendent and led the FBI and Los Angeles District Attorney 
to open investigations into the district's shady dealings. Without the 
Daily Breeze's fine reporting, this waste of taxpayer money and abuse 
of the public's trust might never have been brought to light.
  The paper has served as the voice of Torrance and the entire South 
Bay area since 1894. For more than a hundred years, the Daily Breeze 
combines comprehensive national reporting with innovative and hard-
hitting local coverage. As a Torrance resident, I have been reading the 
Daily Breeze for nearly two decades. Whether reporting on government, 
local entertainment or criminal investigations, the Daily Breeze 
exemplifies the best ideals of journalism: creativity, civic service, 
and integrity. I am proud to honor the Daily Breeze leadership, 
reporters, and employees as they celebrate their first Pulitzer Prize.