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Burbank suspect in welfare fraud bust is sought
A welfare fraud bust in Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank this week netted three arrests, nine guns and almost $300,000 in cash, according to Pasadena police. George Kerio, 38, of Glendale, the owner of Sunshine Liquor on East Colorado Boulevard in...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Crime, Law and Justice, Marketing, Politics, U.S. Secret Service
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Greg Krikorian's ambition is tragic
This reader chuckled when reading your article titled, “Krikorian goes after Gatto's Assembly seat” on March 11, in which Glendale Unified school board member Greg Krikorian described himself as a moderate who wanted to tackle pension reform,...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy
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Management union agrees to concessions
The Burbank Management Assn. this week became the latest group of city employees to forgo bonuses and contribute to their pensions. The City Council on Tuesday approved the new contract, which runs through June and will require managers to start paying...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Unions, Career and Workplace, Government
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99 Cents Only Stores agrees to $1.6-billion buyout offer
99 Cents Only Stores Inc. has agreed to be taken private in a deal valued at about $1.6 billion, the City of Commerce deep-discount retailer said Tuesday, after months of talks with several groups interested in buying the company.
The chain said it had...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Companies and Corporations, 99 Cents Only Stores, Leveraged Buyouts
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Approved union contract suspends bonus pay, keeps crossing guards
The City Council on Tuesday signed off on a three-year contract that suspends bonus pay and increases employee pension contributions for the city’s largest union — moves that will help the city keep school crossing guards on its payroll,...Tags: Employees, Interior Policy, Politics, Retirement, Career and Workplace
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Burbank suspends bonus program
The Burbank City Council this week voted to suspend bonuses for city executives and mid-level managers, but gave City Manager Mike Flad the ability to bump their paid time off by an additional 25 hours, which could be cashed out for up to $2,800. The...Tags: Employees, Politics, Interior Policy, Retirement, Career and Workplace
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Verdugo swimming pool is on its way
Recently there have been a number of letters regarding the closure of the Verdugo Park swimming pool (“There is no bonus to bonus payouts,” July 6). I thought it might be helpful to clarify the reason for this temporary closure. In recent...Tags: Elections, Health and Safety at Work, Sports, Golf, Clubs and Associations
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Pensions pinch city purse
The rising costs of employee retirement benefits will force Burbank to spend $10.7-million more next fiscal year, bringing the total to $33.5 million, according to city records. The higher contribution to the California Public Employees’ Retirement...Tags: Elections, Employees, Politics, Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting
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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: Elections, Politics, High School Sports, Federal Aviation Administration, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Unions fight movie piracy
Concern about movie piracy is shifting from black-market DVD copies made overseas to Internet users at home, and unions representing thousands of studio workers are pushing federal regulators to take a stronger stand.
Last week, attorneys for the...Tags: Politics, Theft, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Piracy, Crime, Law and Justice
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Burbank braces for cuts
Burbank and Glendale officials on Friday said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest proposals for closing a $19.1-billion state budget deficit could weigh down on the region and affect local residents. The governor proposed closing the gap with $12.4...Tags: Politics, Medical Services, Society, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Local Government
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Liu welcomes ideas at town hall
Community solutions posed Saturday to state Sen. Carol Liu about the state's budget crisis ranged from streamlining school administrators to allowing the production of hemp. The suggestions came during a town hall meeting at the Glendale Central Library...Tags: Politics, Health and Safety at School, Carol Liu, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Arnold Schwarzenegger
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