Legislators look to quiet helicopter noise

State Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) introduced a resolution last week urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would...

Legislators look to quiet helicopter noise

State Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) introduced a resolution last week urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would...

Smart meter discussion is on hold

Residents wishing to opt out of Burbank's smart meter program will need to wait to do so, as the City Council postponed discussion on the...

Political landscape: Court tosses videographer's appeal

An appellate court dismissed an appeal last week by a Burbank employee who was ordered in October 2010 to stay at least 10 yards away from a...

Portantino bows out of senate race

Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) has decided not to seek election in 2012, ending an exploratory bid to...

The clock winds down

As the clock ticks toward the Feb. 1 deadline for dismantling redevelopment agencies, officials in the tri-city area are taking different...

Report suggests changes at DeBell

A draft report by the firm brought in to help turn around the struggling DeBell Golf Club suggested infrastructure upgrades and a...

Portantino seeks to expand safeguards for whistleblowers

Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) has authored a bill that would expand protections from workplace...

Cities seek clarity on redevelopment ruling

Officials in Burbank and Glendale are scrambling to assess the recent California Supreme Court decision upholding the elimination of their...

Lawmakers plan future battles

Local lawmakers plan to tackle a variety of issues in 2012, not the least of which may be campaigning for re-election.

Political Landscape: Schiff to hold windstorm forum

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) will host a forum from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 12 to look at the response to the windstorm that did tens of...

Management union agrees to concessions

The Burbank Management Assn. this week became the latest group of city employees to forgo bonuses and contribute to their pensions.

Portantino struggles to find political footing

Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) — struggling to find his political footing in a changing landscape of...

Carlos Moorhead, longtime congressional representative, dies at 89

Former Rep. Carlos Moorhead — whose 24 years in Congress representing the tri-city area earned him the title of dean of the California...

Congressional Republicans want to take back high-speed rail funds

California's proposed bullet train, the nation's largest public infrastructure project, has become the focus of an intense federal funding...

Political Landscape: Locals win Truman Awards

Three recipients of this year’s Truman Awards presented last weekend by the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley have local...

Labor backs Rep. Sherman in new 30th District race

Labor groups are continuing to choose sides in some of next year’s hot congressional contests:

Sherman gets party endorsement

The Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley endorsed Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) by a 62% margin last week for the newly...

Bill would expand DNA search parameters

A bill recently introduced by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) would make it easier for police departments to use DNA technology to solve...

Audit clears school district of misappropriation allegations

An outside consultant has determined that the Burbank Unified School District — despite confusing record keeping that had raised...