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Saving money is not old-fashioned
Re: “Primary election will stay,” May 25. No sooner is the City Council election over when council members decided that saving the citizens of Burbank $72,000 a year is too “minimal.” I bet the underfunded local nonprofit and...Tags: Primaries, Local Elections, Politics
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Primary election wins the vote for Burbank City Council
Burbank's primary election will live on after the City Council on Thursday decided not to pursue plans to cut the first of a two-step electoral process in order to save roughly $72,000 a year. Doing so would have required voter approval. The change...Tags: Primaries, Local Elections, Google Inc., Politics, Easter
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Voters should be able to rank candidates
As the City Council considers eliminating Burbank's primary election ("Burbank ponders dropping primary," May 18) let's think beyond a choice between primary/run off and general election and consider ranked choice voting as an effective alternative....Tags: Primaries, Local Elections, Politics, Voting
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Burbank ponders dropping primary
Burbank officials have proposed axing the city's primary election, a move they say would save roughly $72,000 a year, but would also require voter approval. Critics called the proposal "short-sighted," but election experts said it may actually bring...Tags: Primaries, Local Elections, Politics
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Burbank City Council reverses course on boosting its pay
Members of the Burbank City Council this week decided not to give themselves raises after one councilman had a last-minute change of heart. On Tuesday, three of the five council members voted to give themselves a 5% raise, but just a few hours later,...Tags: Google Inc., Politics
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Burbank seeks to cut $2.5 million from budget
Burbank officials this week proposed cutting roughly 2% — or $2.5 million — from the city’s $149-million General Fund budget, which pays for most public services. The proposal also addresses soaring employee pension costs by allocating...
Tags: Primaries, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Google+, Career and Workplace
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Golonski's departure a sad event
It was a sad day in Burbank when Dave Golonski was not re-elected to the City Council, a public servant who had served for more than 20 years. This is a man who never once swayed on issues he believed in. His integrity and character never motivated...Tags: Politics
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Providence softball loses first-place battle
BURBANK — It was a battle of the Liberty League's top two teams, as well as the two most potent offenses in the league, when the Providence High softball team took on Faith Baptist on Thursday. While the Pioneers entered the contest averaging a...
Tags: Sports, Politics, Christianity, Baptist, Religion and Belief
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Council should seek independence
Being selected by colleagues on the City Council to be the next vice mayor or mayor has absolutely nothing to do with votes garnered in an election. It’s not even about extending honor. It’s about council members’ beliefs in the...Tags: Politics
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An honor that is long overdue
Two years ago a Mailbag contributor wrote that Councilman David Gordon didn’t have the right to serve as vice mayor or mayor because he came into office with fewer votes than council members Dave Golonski and Jess Talamantes (“Passing over...Tags: Politics
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Burbank school bond oversight committee fills out
A construction consultant, a former school board candidate and the city treasurer are among nine people who were appointed to a committee Thursday night to oversee the spending of a $110-million bond school bond approved by voters in March. Fifteen...Tags: Politics
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Leader Editorial: Burbank council should listen to city's attorney
Every week many private and public entities across the state welcome new employees to the job. These workers are knowledgeable about the broad scope of the tasks ahead, or they wouldn't have been hired in the first place. Nonetheless, their employers...Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Culture
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