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South Gate will bring it's own set of challenges for Flad
At 46, City Manager Mike Flad has been serving the city of Burbank for half his life — but this week, he said he’s ready for a new challenge. Next month, he’ll be heading 20 miles south to serve as the city manager of South Gate, a 7-...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Racism, Google Inc., Labor Markets
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Budget woes could affect local companies
Local businesses could lose millions of dollars — with Nestle USA alone standing to lose more than $144 million — according to a report released recently by a national nonprofit that outlined the potential local economic impact if $500 billion...Tags: Adam Schiff, Politics, Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, Defense
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Life after redevelopment: Burbank avoids mass layoffs
The still uncertain impact of losing local redevelopment has prompted a major reshuffling of job titles and salaries at Burbank City Hall. Burbank's redevelopment agency had directly funded 25 full-time employees, said Community Development Director...Tags: Job Layoffs, Layoffs and Downsizing, Class Conflict
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High-speed rail, pensions and budget all on Capitol agenda
The next two weeks are expected to be busy ones in the state Capitol. For starters, Democrats and Gov. Jerry Brown continue to haggle over the incomplete budget sent by lawmakers to the governor’s desk Friday. Brown has until June 27 to sign or...
Tags: Democratic Party, Jerry Brown, Politics, Los Angeles Times, Executive Branch
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Burbank avoids major pain in closing $1.3M gap to approve new budget
The City Council this week approved Burbank’s $636-million budget after closing a $1.3-million gap — a relatively small wound compared to other cities that have been hit especially hard by the loss of local redevelopment. The $1.3-million...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Bob Hope Airport hikes fees to realign budget
Burbank Bob Hope Airport commissioners approved a budget this week which included a 21% hike in airline landing fees and a decrease in projected parking revenues as the airfield grapples with dropping passenger counts and a lackluster financial picture....
Tags: Bob Hope, Labor Legislation, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Finance
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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: Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance, Libraries, Finance
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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,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities
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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: Adam Schiff, Bob Wieckowski, Human Rights, Federal Election Commission, Government Health Care
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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: John Muir, Schools, Schools, Teachers, Elementary Schools
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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: Jerry Brown, Government Debt
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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: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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