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Plan ordered to save mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday ordered local officials to develop a detailed plan to save a popular aircraft mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport. On a motion by Eric Garcetti, the council called on Los Angeles World Airports, the airport's...
Tags: Dan Weikel, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Times
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Mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport threatened by budget cuts
A popular vocational center at Van Nuys Airport that has trained thousands of aviation mechanics during its 40-year history faces closure or relocation next year if the Los Angeles Unified School District can no longer afford to keep the facility open....
Tags: Dan Weikel, Military Equipment, Los Angeles Times, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Air Force
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Actor, teacher Gene Bua dies
Soap star and acting coach Gene Bua — who helped train the likes of Brad Pitt, Drew Barrymore and Katey Sagal at his Burbank school — died Saturday after a 13-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. The Glendale resident was 72. Bua is...Tags: Music Theater, Entertainment, United Nations, Music, Drew Barrymore
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Community news: Poet David Meyerhof recognized, William M. Burke scales Mt. Everest
David Meyerhof of Burbank is a published poet, and now everyone in his hometown knows it. Meyerhof received recognition from the city of Burbank, the State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday at the Little White Chapel during the...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, California State Legislature, Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events
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Motor home occupants rile some neighbors
Jim's life is one of parking lots. Every day, he moves his 1973 Dodge Sportsman motor home in and out of various lots in and around Burbank, never staying at one spot for too long before moving on again. At the end of the day, he stays on the periphery...
Tags: Condos and Houses, Rentals
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Trial set for Burbank woman accused of fatally stabbing family dog
One of two Burbank siblings charged with felony animal cruelty in the fatal stabbing of a family member’s dog is scheduled to face a jury trial this summer. The trial for Charissa Bodtcher, 23, is slated to be scheduled sometime in July after...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Rentals, Michael Stewart, Trials
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Siblings plead not guilty in dog death
Two siblings pleaded not guilty Tuesday to animal cruelty charges related to what police called the “pretty horrific” stabbing death of their aunt’s dog in Burbank. Authorities say Charissa Bodtcher, 23, and her brother, 18-year-old...Tags: Trials, Rentals, Michael Stewart, Trials
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Ballots sent with error
Los Angeles County election officials on Tuesday acknowledged sending vote-by-mail guides to as many as 1,100 Democrats that erroneously listed candidates for the 43rd Assembly District in the same space as votes for or against a controversial parcel tax....Tags: Los Angeles, Politics, Elections, Referenda, Local Elections
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Congratulations
Zonta changes format to military women of the year The Zonta Club of Burbank Area is changing the format for its Woman of the Year event this year, honoring three individuals under the theme "Women In The Military: Past, Present & Future." The...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bars and Clubs, Utah, Armed Forces
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2 leaders in L.A.'s 6th council district race are women
The two apparent front-runners to replace Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas are veteran public officials with strong connections to the east San Fernando Valley Democratic machine that has sent candidates to City Hall since the mid-1990s. Both...Tags: Jose Huizar, Politics, Elections, Public Officials, Government
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Letters: Why student behavior matters
Re "Rule on defiant students revised," May 15 The Los Angeles Unified School District's ban on student suspensions for "willful defiance" reminded me of when I was observing class as a requirement for my teaching credential roughly 40 years ago. The...Tags: Politics, Freedom of the Press, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti lay sniping aside
Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti ventured into school district politics Tuesday, lending support to non-controversial actions and mostly taking a respite from their recent sniping in the Los Angeles mayoral contest. A week before voters go to the polls,...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Rentals, Personal Income, Teaching and Learning, Wendy Greuel
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