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Monday, July 06, 2009
Politics
California’s ballooning deficit — now projected to be $26 billion — is becoming a growing threat for cities, schools and public services in the nation’s largest state, but area representatives were unsure whether the federal government would be able to play a significant role in solving the problem.
BURBANK — California’s chief finance official began issuing IOUs Thursday in a desperate maneuver that will keep the state from going broke as lawmakers continue to debate a solution to a startling revenue shortfall.
CITY HALL — Burbank Water and Power officials are urging the City Council to oppose legislation that would force them to produce a third of their energy from renewable sources by 2020, arguing the requirements would drive up utility rates and strain existing electric transmission assets that the state is in short supply of.
LA CAÑADA — Seizing momentum of anti-tax Tea Parties where Americans vent their frustrations over government spending, Republicans from throughout the Southland descended on Jeffers’ estate Saturday for an All American Rally.
Richie Collins pressed his nose against the window screen of his Peyton-Grismer apartment and peered out onto a crowd gathered outside.
BURBANK — City Manager Mike Flad on Thursday named Greg Hermann interim director of the Community Development Department effective July 1.
GLENDALE — California’s financial fate continued its tumble into uncertainty this week as lawmakers failed to agree on a solution for a projected $24.3-billion deficit, despite warnings that the state will soon have to pay for some of its obligations using IOUs.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a balanced budget, but its members cautioned that they would likely be revisiting the spending plan in coming months as state lawmakers continue to squabble over a $24-billion deficit. BURBANK — President Obama’s broken promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide — a move that set off a firestorm of anger throughout the Armenian community — served as a seminal moment where skepticism overwhelmed any sense of promise, members of a large crowd gathered in Burbank said Thursday.
CITY HALL — After a yearlong effort to promote public transportation in the downtown district, the City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to give up on the BurbankBus Downtown Loop, citing depressed ridership and increased costs to operate the line.
The Sustainable Burbank Task Force, a newly assembled group of developers, small-business owners and community leaders, began its meeting earlier this month deciding how not to spend its first year. CITY HALL — One week after deposing a sitting police commissioner over revelations that he is on unsupervised probation through June 2010 for a drunk driving offense, the City Council on Tuesday voted to require applicants for the commission to disclose any criminal history.
CITY HALL — Parks officials on Tuesday presented four options for replacing swimming pools at Verdugo and McCambridge parks totaling some $16 million as the City Council explores an expanded aquatics season. GLENDALE — With local unemployment back on the rise, several regional educational institutions, including the Burbank Adult School, stand to receive a combined $1.3 million in federal stimulus money for work training programs under a plan approved Tuesday by the Glendale City Council. GLENDALE — The serving of a lawsuit against state Sen. Carol Liu’s district director at her workplace last week was nothing more than a “bigoted publicity stunt,” the Council of American-Islamic Relations said Monday. CITY HALL — Newly appointed Police Commissioner John Brady was stripped of his membership Tuesday, ending a monthlong saga that saw all seven commissioners submit to background checks amid revelations that he is serving probation for drunk driving.
CITY HALL — Burbank Realtors, devastated by a waning supply of residential properties on the market, will get some help under an ordinance unanimously approved by the City Council last week and ratified Tuesday. BURBANK — As part of the ongoing cascade of federal stimulus funding, the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced a combined $16 million in low-interest bonds for Burbank and Glendale, but city officials are so far unsure if they’ll tap into the money. Burbank was allocated $5.8 million in federally subsidized bonds to finance public projects — everything from job training and education programs to infrastructure projects — as a part of the Treasury Department’s Recovery Zone Bonds program. Glendale was allocated about $10 million. CITY HALL — In a nod to the downtrodden economy, the City Council on Tuesday granted a three-year extension to developers seeking to expand Hotel Amarano, agreeing that it would be unfeasible to expand the luxury facility by 32 guest rooms and an outdoor swimming pool as occupancy rates continue to plummet.
All three congressional representatives for the Burbank-Glendale area voted Tuesday to pass a bill that would provide vouchers of up to $4,500 to residents who turn in their gas hogs for significantly more fuel-efficient vehicles. CITY HALL — With its membership in the air, the Police Commission voted to postpone its quarterly meeting in response to a City Council decision to launch background checks into all seven commissioners amid disclosures from the city attorney that an appointee is on probation for drunk driving. BURBANK — The media capital of the world will become a regional art center buzzing with creative energy and have the ability to coordinate rehearsals, gallery shows and performances on a Wikipedia- inspired website under a Cultural Arts Plan unanimously approved by the City Council this week.
BURBANK — Democratic Assemblyman Paul Krekorian is “strongly considering” a new job. CITY HALL — The City Council on Tuesday voted 4 to 1 to adopt a balanced $774-million budget starting July 1 that included a series of program cuts, position freezes and fee hikes to bridge an anticipated $7.2-million general-fund shortfall for next year.
Today was the deadline for myriad bills introduced on the Legislature floor with hopes of eventually becoming law. Those introduced to the Senate had to make it to the Assembly and vice versa for the second round of consideration before possibly advancing to the governor’s office for a signature. Below is summary of some of the locally produced bills that did and didn’t make it to the next round.
GLENDALE — After a two-year absence from Glendale, the Los Angeles County winter homeless shelter is expected to officially return to the National Guard Armory near downtown, officials said. CITY HALL — Seven police commissioners, two of them newly sworn in, will undergo background checks amid revelations from the city attorney that one of the appointees is serving probation for drunk driving.
CITY HALL — The City Council voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to raise water, electric, trash collection and sewer rates to help meet increased costs, a move that drew the ire of roughly two dozen residents, including one councilman.
Rep. Adam Schiff and other congressional leaders last week unveiled the “2009 International Piracy Watch List” in an effort to call attention to some of the world’s worst offenders in terms of pirated media. MONDAY Previous Politics HeadlinesJuly 4th, 2009 POLITICAL LANDSCAPE:California’s ballooning deficit — now projected to be $26 billion — is becoming a growing threat for cities, schools and public services in the nation’s largest state, but area representatives were unsure whether the federal government would be able to play a significant role in solving the problem. |
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