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Burbank firefighters agree to pay more toward pensions
Burbank will save $643,000 over the next two years after the City Council this week approved a labor agreement with Burbank firefighters that would require them to pay their full employee pension contribution in return for a 5.5% raise. After three years...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Google Inc., Politics, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare
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There's still hope amid loss of state money
Burbank took a huge hit this week when state officials in charge of winding down local redevelopment stripped the city of roughly $30.5 million that had previously been earmarked for affordable housing projects. It was the latest ax to fall after the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, IKEA, Walmart, Finance
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Burbank Unified braces for outcome of Prop. 30
Burbank Unified officials this week warned that if Proposition 30 fails on Nov. 6, the district will likely have to resort to pay cuts and layoffs to address a projected deficit next year of more than $13 million. Included in the doomsday scenario...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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In Burbank, Gov. Brown calls out 'shadowy forces' behind opposition to Prop. 30
Gov. Jerry Brown continued to press his case for Proposition 30 on Friday, telling a coalition of business leaders in Burbank that if the tax measure fails, K-12 and higher education will be hit with billions of dollars in funding cuts. Proposition 30...
Tags: Government, Education, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Elections
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Stakeholders need to step up
Twenty-five bucks here, 100 bucks there — multiply that by thousands and it can add up to one big problem for Burbank Unified. Legislation recently signed by Gov. Jerry Brown prohibits school districts from charging students fees for everything...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union
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Burbank Unified faces grim future
Burbank Unified officials cast a dire future for local schools during a community meeting Thursday. After years of state budget cuts, the district is preparing to slash its budget again and may lay off teachers and staff, increase class sizes and...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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New law strengthens ban on public school fees
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that strengthens the state constitution’s guarantee of a free public education by specifically banning all school fees related to educational activities. Such fees already were against the law, based on...
Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Los Angeles Times, Howard Blume, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pension law expected to save Glendale, Burbank money
Legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this week that would require new public employees to work longer before retiring with full benefits, while at the same time requiring them to eventually cover at least half of the contribution to their retirement...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Employment, Labor Markets
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Burbank teachers participate in anti-bullying training, L.A. Dept. of Water and Power approves rate increase
Good morning, readers. Today is Monday, September 17. Teachers in Burbank learned that bullying is more than just “kids being kids.” The California Teachers Assn. hosted the first district-wide, anti-bullying training for Burbank Unified...
Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School
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Bill may ease path for public safety communications system
A new multimillion-dollar communications system that would link fire and police departments throughout Los Angeles County got some good news last week after a long series of setbacks that has forced stakeholders to relinquish millions in federal funding....Tags: Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Ricardo Lara
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Senate votes to extend state film tax credit
The state Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill to continue funding California's film and television tax credit. The Senate vote last week was 32 to 2 in favor of extending two more years of funding for the tax credit. California sets aside $100...
Tags: Cinema Industry, Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times, Credit and Debt
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Getting out the vote in March
In choosing to put a proposed $110-million bond extension to voters on March 5, Burbank Unified will face the challenge of getting out the vote for what is otherwise a snoozer of an election. The district — under too much of a time crunch to get...Tags: Voting, Local Elections, Parent Organizations, Politics, Elections
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