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Council moves to block T-Mobile cell tower in Burbank
Residents were successful Tuesday in keeping a wireless telecommunications facility out of their neighborhood after Burbank City Council members pledged to block the project. Amid an overflow crowd at the council’s chambers, officials were directed...
Tags: Elections, Electronics, Politics, T-Mobile, Economy, Business and Finance
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On the Town: Arts for All Foundation hands out honors
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., represented by Lisa Rawlins, the studio's senior vice president of studio and production affairs, Burbank teacher Beth Morrison and Burbank PTA Council President Barbara Miller were honored by the Burbank Arts for All...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Arts, Music, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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On the Town: Aid center presents citizenship honors
The Burbank Temporary Aid Center (BTAC) presented its 2012 Top Award for Citizenship to Mayor Jess Talamantes and Entertainment Partners, represented by the company’s President and CEO Mark Goldstein, at its ninth annual awards gala at the...Tags: Will Rogers, Ron Davis, Adam Schiff, Carol Liu
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Burbank dedicates $1.7 million greenway project
Residents of the Lake Alameda community joined Burbank officials to celebrate the opening of the Lake Alameda Greenway Project on Saturday.
Mayor Jess Talamantes along with city and county officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate the $1.7 ... -
Former mayor and wife lauded for leadership
Former Burbank Mayor Bob Bowne and his wife, Dianne were recognized for their 30-plus years of leadership, significant contributions and betterment of the community as recipients of the 2011 Woodbury University Movers and Shapers Award during an Oct. 11...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Politics, St. Joseph Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Regional Authority
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Parish honors harvesters of faith
For the ninth year, parishioners and supporters of the Saint Finbar Parish School gathered to bestow the Harvester of Faith Awards at their Harvest Ball fundraiser held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center this past Friday evening.
This annual event,...Tags: Rose Marie, Religion and Belief
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Airport officials have hope for reawakened grant
A $4.3-million federal grant to study ways to reduce traffic congestion around Bob Hope Airport could bear some fruit, officials said.
The grant — which sat dormant since the 1980s — was recently tapped to help the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena...Tags: Politics, Transportation, Public Transportation, Bob Hope, Travel
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An end-around for cell towers
Local officials have long been frustrated with what to do about wireless telecommunications equipment — companies say customers need them for better cellular reception, but those same customers, as residents, say they don’t want them in...Tags: Politics, Telecommunication Equipment
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Finding their place
They are special individuals who have found a special place.
For many from a group who have been told what they cannot do throughout their lives, a three-day event at the Burbank Tennis Center showcased that they can indeed accomplish a great deal...Tags: Health, Politics, Human Interest, French Open, Down Syndrome
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Start the Presses: It's about guidelines, not gotcha
City attorneys issued a notice on Wednesday that they were culling together documents in response to our latest request for employee bonus-payout information, essentially the same request they denied on Dec. 9. People around here clearly agree with our...Tags: Employees, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Lawyers
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Forget the freeways: neighborhood roads to be upgraded
As if the deluge of work on the Golden State (5) and Ventura (134) freeway corridors won’t give drivers enough to worry about, the city soon will start work on revamping three miles worth of surface streets in West Burbank.
The project, set to...Tags: Politics, Traffic
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City scrambles to curb agency losses
Burbank could be stuck with a $50-million tab if Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to disband local redevelopment agencies goes through. With local governments holding their breath over the budget proposal, Burbank last week joined other cities in...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Jerry Brown
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