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Is the dream worth keeping?
At a time when Burbank is raising fees and using one-time funds to plug a $1.1-million budget gap, is keeping the dream of a new Central Library really worth keeping alive — at least to the tune of $3.5 million? Apparently the City Council...Tags: Libraries, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Arts and Culture
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Burbank Unified head to become College of the Sequoias president
Roughly two years after taking the helm as superintendent of Burbank Unified, Stan Carrizosa is going back to the Central Valley. On Friday, the affable superintendent announced his decision to serve as president the College of the Sequoias in Visalia,...
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Council to eye utility, sewer fee increases
Burbank might be able to use one-time money to plug a projected $1.1-million budget gap for next fiscal year — but that's only if the City Council approves a collection of utility, sewer and trash-collection rate increases. Financial Services...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Political Landscape: Gatto calls for the end of super PACs
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) joined two other state lawmakers to introduce a measure that would begin the process of nullifying the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial decision that created “super PACs,” which have flooded unlimited...Tags: Paul Ryan, Michael Allen, Medicare, Bob Wieckowski, Mike Gatto
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Local education officials breathe sigh of relief amid Brown's budget cuts
Some local education officials appeared to be breathing a sigh of relief about the depth of mid-year cuts to public education funding following Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget update Tuesday, even as their counterparts in Los Angeles Unified prepare to...Tags: Government Debt, Jerry Brown
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Gov. Jerry Brown goes over budget with Burbank educators
Just hours after delivering the state of the state address in Sacramento, Gov. Jerry Brown brought his message to Burbank Wednesday, meeting with several dozen local educators at Bret Harte Elementary School to discuss how his budget proposal would affect...Tags: Education, Schools, Schools, Executive Branch, Jerry Brown
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District, union haggle over budget cuts
The Burbank Teachers Assn. this week called on the school board to tap into the district’s cash reserve to ease proposed cuts to programming and salaries and benefits. The comments, made during the school board meeting Thursday, came against the...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Officials propose temporary station closure to cut costs
A proposal to close firefighting operations out of a West Burbank station for nine months will allow the fire department to meet its 5% spending cut, but Chief Ray Krakowski warned that emergency response times will be affected citywide.
Under the plan,...Tags: Employees, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Career and Workplace, Employers, Emergency Incidents
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City scrambles to curb agency losses
Burbank could be stuck with a $50-million tab if Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to disband local redevelopment agencies goes through. With local governments holding their breath over the budget proposal, Burbank last week joined other cities in...Tags: Elections, Constitutional Issues, Regional Authority, Politics, California
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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: Employees, Unions, Career and Workplace, Finance, Wages and Pensions
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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: Employees, Elections, Politics, Unions, Career and Workplace
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City Council candidate Gary Bric
The lone incumbent in the Burbank City Council election, Gary Bric spent four years on the Traffic and Transportation Commission before he was elected to the council in 2007. The 50-year Burbank resident served as mayor from May 2009 until the following...Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Politics, Small Businesses
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