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Ron Kaye: It's time for Burbank to think twice
Here we go again — at the first sign of recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression, government officials are gearing up to line their pockets with taxpayer money. The Burbank City Council took the lead last week by granting 100...
Tags: Politics, Missing Persons, Civil and Public Service, Pension and Welfare, Government
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Burbank employee raises to save city money via higher pension contributions
Roughly 100 Burbank employees are slated to receive raises this coming fiscal year after a city-commissioned survey showed their salaries were well below average when compared to those in a dozen other local cities, officials said. Officials say the move...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Health and Safety at Work, Google Inc.
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: Tra Thomas, Jesus Christ, Customs and Tradition, Science and Technology, Religion and Belief
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How Burbank City Council candidates would balance the budget
Assume you are elected onto the City Council, and city staff says you need to cut $3 million, or roughly 2%, from the General Fund to balance the budget. What would you cut and why? Dave Golonski Age: 54 Profession: Burbank Councilman This year&...Tags: Google+, Politics, Local Elections, Pension and Welfare, Budgets and Budgeting
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How Burbank City Council candidates would balance budget
Assume you are elected onto the City Council, and city staff says you need to cut $3 million, or roughly 2%, from the General Fund to balance the budget. What would you cut and why? Dave Golonski Age: 54 Profession: Burbank Councilman This year's...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting
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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: Politics, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Jerry Brown, Labor Legislation, Pension and Welfare
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Motion Picture & Television Fund workers protest stalled talks
Dozens of healthcare workers from the Motion Picture & Television Fund rallied outside the charity's Wasserman campus in Woodland Hills and other locations around Los Angeles on Thursday to protest stalled contract talks with their employer. The...
Tags: Unions, Entertainment, Healthcare Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Social Issues
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Schiff should look at causes of violence
I hope that Rep. Adam Schiff has as much enthusiasm for identifying dangerous mentally ill people and addressing the extreme violence in TV, movies and video games as he does for jumping on the ineffective gun control issue. Gun control fanatics point...Tags: Adam Schiff, Politics, Quentin Tarantino, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control
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Schiff: America has hit a 'tipping point' on gun violence
As the students and teachers involved in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary returned to school this week, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) begins serving on a congressional task force set up to address gun violence and propose potential gun-reform...
Tags: Rentals, Hunting, National Rifle Association of America, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Personal Weapon Control
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Sharing a letter written to politicians
I sent a note with the following points to our elected representatives: 1. United we stand, divided we fall. Once upon a time we were Americans first and foremost. The only nation in the world whose founding fathers had a vision of Democracy based on all...Tags: Politics, Consumer Confidence, Pension and Welfare
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The point of the 2nd Amendment
Kudos to Bryan Griem for his wise and balanced response in The Leader's “In Theory” column (“God, guns and country,” Dec. 29). His point that guns in the hands of a law-abiding citizenry are “peacemakers” stood in sharp...Tags: Politics, World War I (1914-1918), Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control
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Third brother sentenced in public housing fraud case
A former Los Angeles public housing official was sentenced Monday to 51 months in federal prison for his role in defrauding the city of more than $500,000 with the help of two brothers. Victor Taracena, 41, was also ordered to pay the Housing Authority...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Social Issues, Corporate Crime, Housing and Urban Planning
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