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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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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: Local Government, Politics, Constitutional Issues, Elections, Regional Authority
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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, Wages and Pensions, Career and Workplace, Finance
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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: Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Interior Policy, Employees, Economy, Business and Finance
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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: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Small Businesses, Bob Hope, Politics, Elections
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School board candidate Roberta Grande Reynolds
Current school board member Roberta Grande Reynolds is a Burbank native, and a member of a three-generation Burbank family. As a child she attended Franklin Elementary, Luther Middle School and Burbank High School. Her two adult daughters also attended...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Human Interest, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, University of Southern California
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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: Employees, Career and Workplace
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City plans 5% cuts to all departments
City Hall executives are drafting plans for budget cuts of at least 5% for the upcoming fiscal year, but even those reductions aren't expected to cover the projected $8.8-million shortfall.
Cutting 5% from each city department should generate $5.7...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Real Estate Sellers
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Governor wants to scrap redevelopment agencies
A major source of funds for city services would be diverted to state coffers under a proposal Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled this week as part of his effort to slash a $28-billion state deficit. Brown's budget calls for the Burbank Redevelopment Agency and...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Executive Branch
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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: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Emergency Incidents, Fires, Employees, Emergency Planning
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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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Burbank employees in line for bonuses
City employees could receive up to $1.89 million in bonuses this year, even after City Hall for the first time tapped a rainy-day fund this summer to cover a multimillion-dollar budget gap. Facing a $5.8-million deficit in June, the City Council approved...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Employees, Wages and Pensions, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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