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Candidates vying for City Council and school board seats
Candidates for Burbank City Council and the Burbank Unified School District Board are winding down their campaigns as residents prepare to vote in the upcoming election. The primary nominating election via mail-in ballot is Feb. 22. Whichever candidate...Tags: Politics, Schools, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Voting, Referenda
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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: Bob Hope, Politics, Small Businesses, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Budgets and Budgeting
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City Council candidate Jacqueline Waltman
Jacqueline Waltman knows how to hold people accountable, and the Burbank City Council hopeful has spent her entire career doing so. The 56-year Burbank resident serves on the city's Landlord-Tenant Commission while working as a state parole agent....Tags: Bob Hope, Business, Politics, Human Interest, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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City Council candidate Emily Gabel-Luddy
A 30-year veteran of the public sector, Emily Gabel-Luddy began her service to Burbank a decade ago when she was appointed to the Planning Board. She brought her experience of working for the Los Angeles Department of Planning at all levels, including...Tags: Arts and Culture, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Architecture, Los Angeles, Harvard University
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City Council candidate Robert Frutos
An 18-year resident of Burbank, Robert Frutos said he wanted to live in the city since he was 15. A member of the Los Angeles Police Department, Frutos has worked in a variety of capacities during his 24 years at LAPD, including community relations and...Tags: Bob Hope, Politics, Government Debt, Los Angeles Police Department, Career and Workplace
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Council hopefuls plead their case
With an $8.8-million budget gap looming over City Hall, candidates for City Council took a hard line this week against continuing merit-based bonuses for city employees.
Last fiscal year, city workers got a combined $1 million in bonuses, even as City...Tags: Employees, Politics, NBCUniversal, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work
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Police Commission unhappy with council orders
The Police Commission is poised to defy orders from the City Council to address the behavior of a fellow commissioner who has come under scrutiny for saying a public speaker should be "slapped around a bit" during a meeting. The commission last week...Tags: Politics, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Elections
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From the Bullpen: The most important sport of all
Forget basketball and hockey season, for tonight marks the beginning of the only real season that Burbankers should care about: election season. Tonight, the League of Women Voters Glendale/Burbank will be holding their candidate forum in the City Council...Tags: Executive Branch, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Wages and Pensions
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Assemblyman plays Santa for youth club
Assemblyman Mike Gatto invited constituents and friends to drop off toys at his office to donate to children at the local Boys & Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley. The toy drive started Dec. 6, and with the support of the local community,...Tags: John Burroughs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Interest, Texas, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Centennial underscores importance of voting
As Burbank begins its centennial festivities, we need to remember that what we're really celebrating is 100 years of self government. And the "kick-off" event is the election for City Council and Burbank Unified School District Board of Education on Feb....Tags: Politics, California, Human Interest, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Elections
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Bric re-elected
City Council incumbent Gary Bric cruised to re-election on Tuesday, securing more than 50% of the vote and bypassing the April 12 general election, when candidates Emily Gabel-Luddy and Bob Frutos will face off for Mayor Anja Reinke's vacated seat.
With...Tags: Primaries, Politics, Human Interest, Elections
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Gordon deserves to be mayor
Isn’t it about time the people of Burbank had a say in who our mayor will be? If ever a time in our history screamed out to change the system, it is now, considering what we have to look forward to in 2011. Once again some of the vindictive City...Tags: Employees, Politics, Career and Workplace, Homes, Elections
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