Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel will be the special guest speaker at the Community Financial Resource Center 2010 Power Luncheon March 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center of Los Angeles County, 135 N. Grand Ave. In addition to Greuel, the event will honor outstanding business and community leaders. These include Shani Chen and Joseph H. Jones, owners of Ohsune Body Care. They are being recognized for Outstanding Small Business Achievement. United Way of Los Angeles will be honored as the Outstanding Community Reinvestment Partner.

Getting people back to work and approaching the budget in a more human way are two of the top priorities for new Speaker of the Assembly John Perez.
Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat who talked about his humble circumstances growing up that were ameliorated in part by a loving, supportive family, was sworn in as the 68th Speaker of the Assembl Tuesday.