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Demand far outstrips available grant funding in Burbank
The City Council this week divvied up roughly $141,000 in federal grants to 14 local agencies, but the amount available was far less than what was requested.
Metro raises plane-train ante for Bob Hope Airport
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Thursday to pony up $1.7 million to reach the local match for a decades-old $4.3 million federal grant that will enhance Bob Hope Airport's "plane-to-train connection."
Region's film and TV jobs jump 8% in April over last year
Although the number of jobs dipped from March by 2%, reflecting a typical seasonal slowdown in employment, the county added 9,700 jobs from the same time a year ago.
Video: Bear roams Sun Valley neighborhood, spooking horses
Neighborhood fences and police cars proved no match for a bear in Sun Valley, where it hopped into backyards and roamed into horse corrals Wednesday morning before being tranquilized.
Woman arrested for allegedly threatening social worker with knife
The social worker had arrived to discuss placing the 58-year-old woman under conservatorship when she allegedly retrieved a kitchen knife and threatened to use it, police say.
New Hilton hotel for downtown gets final approval
The City Council on Tuesday signed off on plans to bring a Hilton Garden Inn to Burbank, hailing the proposed hotel as a "great project" for the city that would bring new jobs.
