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Start the Presses: It's about guidelines, not gotcha
City attorneys issued a notice on Wednesday that they were culling together documents in response to our latest request for employee bonus-payout information, essentially the same request they denied on Dec. 9. People around here clearly agree with our...Tags: Justice System, California, Politics, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Crime, Law and Justice
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Council ponders ending bonuses to fund after-school programs
The City Council this week decided to spend $300,000 from a fund reserved for stabilizing the city budget on after-middle youth programs, but left open the possibility of diverting money used for employee bonuses. Councilman David Gordon on Tuesday...Tags: Unions, Budgets and Budgeting, Wages and Pensions, Career and Workplace, Finance
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Show's lost sheen hurts biz
While “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen’s clash with Warner Bros. plays out under the klieg lights, many others are quietly feeling the economic impact of the Burbank studio’s decision to halt production of the hit comedy....Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Sales, Substance Abuse, Two and a Half Men (tv program), Career and Workplace
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Pensions pinch city purse
The rising costs of employee retirement benefits will force Burbank to spend $10.7-million more next fiscal year, bringing the total to $33.5 million, according to city records. The higher contribution to the California Public Employees’ Retirement...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Unions, Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting
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Forum brought Frutos to the front
Kudos to the League of Women Voters Glendale/Burbank for hosting an excellent candidates forum that actually dealt with many of the issues Burbank residents are concerned with ("Council hopefuls plead their case," Jan. 22). If you didn't get a chance to...Tags: Local Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Censorship, Career and Workplace
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A sign of cuts to come
When the City Council brought up the possibility of restoring funding for a popular after-school program, it foreshadowed the tough budgeting decisions yet to come. The middle school program's $52,000 in city funding was cut last year as City Hall...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace
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Council hopefuls plead their case
With an $8.8-million budget gap looming over City Hall, candidates for City Council took a hard line this week against continuing merit-based bonuses for city employees.
Last fiscal year, city workers got a combined $1 million in bonuses, even as City...Tags: Local Elections, NBCUniversal, Voting, Politics, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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From the Bullpen: The most important sport of all
Forget basketball and hockey season, for tonight marks the beginning of the only real season that Burbankers should care about: election season. Tonight, the League of Women Voters Glendale/Burbank will be holding their candidate forum in the City Council...Tags: Local Elections, Federal Aviation Administration, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace
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Seeking clarification of the word 'public'
Regarding the Burbank Leader's push to obtain merit-based bonus information per each city employee, let's take a step back or away from those who would attack all things having to do with the "government," including each and every government worker, to...Tags: Assault, Collective Contract, Unions, Crime, Law and Justice, The New York Times
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Close Verdugo bike lane, reopen pool
I have lived between Clark and Verdugo for 52 years. I rode my bicycle as a child and an adult on Verdugo Avenue and never had a problem. My children rode their bikes, and they never experienced problems, either. The night they had their new bike...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Motorvehicle Accidents, Human Interest, Career and Workplace
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Residents should be filling council chambers
At the Dec. 11 Burbank City Council meeting, I was one of three speakers who protested the awarding of merit-based bonuses to city employees. I attended the council meeting after reading Gretchen Meier's article on the subject on Dec. 10. Frankly, I was...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Career and Workplace, Transportation Accidents
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Cheers to Granada's reopening
There’s been too many stories in recent years of businesses folding, of employees left to scramble for another career while standing in the unemployment line. It could have been the case again when Alfredo’s Granada restaurant on Victory...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Career and Workplace, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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