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Burbank union drops Golonski support
Upset over Mayor Dave Golonski's recent comments about outsourcing city jobs to save money, the Burbank City Employees Assn. political action committee has retracted its election endorsement of the 20-year councilman, calling the idea a "slap in the face....
Tags: Unions, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting
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Candidates remain in high gear
The city has received roughly 4,000 ballots for the April 9 election since they were mailed out about two weeks ago, but candidates are still in campaign mode, continuing to expand their war chests in the final weeks before the election, recent filings...Tags: Political Fundraising, Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Crowds expected on parade route
About 30,000 people are expected to flock to Olive Avenue on Saturday for the 32nd annual Burbank on Parade, with this year’s theme “Let’s Go to the Movies!” Dancers, clowns, floats, marching bands and equestrian entries, along...
Tags: Tim Conway, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Daniel Roebuck
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State hits Burbank with huge tab for redevelopment wind-down
State finance officials have ordered Burbank to hand over $42 million in former redevelopment funds for distribution to taxing entities, stunning city officials who in January had pegged a far lower tab of $11.7 million. “We were very...Tags: Judges, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Public Officials, Johnny Carson
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Judge to rule on motion to dismiss Burbank police officer's wrongful termination lawsuit
A judge this week is slated to rule on the city’s request to dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former Burbank police officer. The officer, Pete Allen, was fired three years ago after he lied to internal investigators about...Tags: Judges, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Trials
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Burbank appropriates money for negotiations with new city attorneys union
The City Council has set aside $50,000 to pay a law firm to assist the city in labor negotiations with the Burbank City Attorney’s Assn., a newly formed bargaining group that includes 10 attorneys and a paralegal at City Hall. The group has been...Tags: Lawyers, Legal Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Business Enterprises
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Lawyer: Burbank City Council practice illegal
For years, City Council members-elect have been invited by Burbank officials to sit in on closed-door meetings prior to being sworn in. But City Atty. Amy Albano has issued a memo saying that the practice violates state law. Even so, the City Council...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Elections, Elections
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Burbank firefighters agree to pay more toward pensions
Burbank will save $643,000 over the next two years after the City Council this week approved a labor agreement with Burbank firefighters that would require them to pay their full employee pension contribution in return for a 5.5% raise. After three years...
Tags: Politics, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Career and Workplace, Jerry Brown, Labor Legislation
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Outside cash hits Burbank schools race
Spending by political action committees has become increasingly common in Burbank city and school board races this year, apparently catching the candidates who benefited from that spending off guard. School board candidates David Dobson and Charlene...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Food Industry, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress
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Bob Hope Airport noise program to be reduced in size
Residents living near Bob Hope Airport who have been waiting to take advantage of a federally funded residential soundproofing program shouldn't wait any longer. After more than a decade and a half of installing new windows and doors in homes surrounding...
Tags: Bob Hope, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry
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Burbank officials promise quicker reporting of election results
Amid criticism of delayed results during the Burbank primary election in February, during which final numbers weren’t announced until roughly 12:45 a.m., city officials say they have plans to release initial results earlier in the evening for the...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Public Officials, Elections, Government
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Convicted pimp's lawsuit against Burbank PD is tossed out
Calling the complaint “frivolous and malicious,” a federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed against the Burbank Police Department in which a convicted pimp claimed false imprisonment and racial profiling stemming from charges filed against...
Tags: Theft, Judges, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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