Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008)

We are very concerned about what is going on in Burbank lately. These bonus payments since 2007 totaled $4 million to hundreds of city employees, and they will continue to be eligible because payouts are written into their contracts. This needs to be...

A division of the nonprofit National Golf Foundation is on tap to assist Burbank officials as they work to turn the struggling DeBell Golf Club around. The golf subcommittee, which was formed to review the financials of the city-owned DeBell course...

In an effort to make oversight of the troubled DeBell Golf Club as transparent as possible, the City Council will schedule a special study session to discuss recently enacted reform measures. Councilman Dave Golonski on Tuesday lobbied for the meeting,...

Mike Pafford has a vested interest in ensuring that the struggling DeBell Golf Club gets back on solid ground. He’s played at the course since he was 11 years old. After pulling together some promotional ideas with fellow golfers, he was among...

In this economic environment, if a business with a $718,215 operating deficit and no reserves asked a bank for a $2-million bailout package, the response would be a predictable one: “no.” But in the world of Burbank municipal business, the...

In voting to hold off on going straight to a well-known nonprofit to help right the wayward ship of the DeBell Golf Club, the City Council encountered the lingering impact of public distrust. In recent years, the city-owned golf course has been running...

Those interested in turning around the DeBell Golf Course have until Friday to submit their qualifications as the city prepares to bring in an outside consultant for the job. Consulting firms interested in the job must submit a proposal outlining their...

After approving a $2-million bailout package for the flailing DeBell Golf Club that was “too big to fail,” the City Council this week handed down more of the same, this time cloaked as reform, by appointing an oversight committee saddled...

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio -- Joe Biden on Thursday mocked Mitt Romney for attempting to claim credit for the rebound of the American auto industry, linking the GOP hopeful's past criticism of the Obama administration's rescue plan with his role as the head of...