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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Google Inc., Lawyers
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Burbank councilmen say no to ambient music in shopping corridor
Councilman Jess Talamantes' pitch to spend an estimated $87,000 over five years to pulse ambient music along walkways in downtown fell on critical ears this week, with two of his colleagues saying they'd rather focus on more important financial...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Google Inc.
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Burbank city clerk faces election contest
The office of city treasurer is one race Burbank residents won't have to worry about, with Debbie Kukta — the former school board member who was appointed to fill the vacated post — facing no opposition for her seat. Interim City Clerk Zizette...
Tags: College Baseball, Civil and Public Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Salsa swings as the main course
To the casual observer, Burbank may not look like a hotbed of salsa and swing dancing. But anyone looking a little more closely this summer would have discovered crowds filling the sidewalks of downtown Burbank every Thursday night, stepping out to the...
Tags: Culture, Dance, Entertainment Events, AMC (tv network), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Officials: No audit repeat after Bell scandal
Burbank officials say there are no plans to redo city financial audits performed by the same accounting firm that state regulators claim failed to catch mismanagement at the city of Bell. The state Board of Accountancy filed disciplinary proceedings last...
Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Bullet train faces new legal challenges
Central Valley farm groups filed a major environmental lawsuit Friday against the California bullet train project, while Orange County transportation leaders urged state officials to shelve the $68-billion proposal until improvements can be made to the...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Court Preliminary, Trials
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She's not shedding a tear for redevelopment
State officials are correct in saying that local redevelopment agencies “sapped money from schools in the name of economic development that rarely materialized in any justifiable way” (“City knocks state payout,” June 17)....Tags: Mike Gatto, Local Elections
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Burbank as a tourist spot? Hotels may tax customers to say so
The city's major hotels could soon end up playing a greater role in marketing Burbank as a tourist stop under a proposal at City Hall that has industry support.
The creation of a tourism business improvement district, in which the hotels would charge an...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Tourism and Leisure, Elections, State Budgets, Santa Clarita (Los Angeles, California)
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Out of the Blue: Stand up against Monsanto
If you believe you have a right to know what you put in your body, join us at 11 a.m. Saturday at Main Beach for the March Against Monsanto. If you believe our Aliso Beach fire pits are a sacred right to enjoy a bonfire at the beach, let your local...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Barack Obama, Elections, Environmental Issues
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Professionals buying into perfect jobs
Annette Walter was chief operating officer of a fast-growing Baltimore real estate company. Her husband, Shawn, a former construction project manager, had launched a successful career in sales. But in March, the Hunt Valley couple walked away from the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Realty, KPMG, U.S. Department of Labor, Norwegian Cruise Line
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From death row, Freemansburg cop killer fights foreclosure
George Hitcho Jr. may be on death row for killing a Freemansburg police officer, but he'd like to have a home to return to if he ever gets out. Facing mortgage foreclosure on the New Street property where he shot Robert A. Lasso in the back of the...
Tags: Kutztown, Freemansburg, Judges, Mortgages, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post
The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...
Tags: George Ryan, Prosecution, Government, Regional Authority, Vanderbilt University
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