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Officer who claimed discrimination settles with airport
An officer with the Bob Hope Airport Police Department has agreed to accept $30,000 to settle claims that he was harassed by his supervisor for being gay.
In the lawsuit, Richard Ellis claims the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority did nothing...Tags: Bob Hope, Minority Groups, Bullying, Gomez (music group)
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Gay marriage trial video will remain sealed, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court refused Thursday to make public the video of the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage trial, a victory for opponents of gay marriage.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the video from the 2010 federal...Tags: Marriage, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Airport faces discrimination suit
An officer with the Bob Hope Airport police department has filed suit against the airfield's owner and a sergeant on the force, alleging discrimination and retaliation because he is gay.
In the lawsuit, Richard Ellis claims the Burbank-Glendale-...Tags: Bob Hope, Social Issues, Minority Groups, Discrimination, Sex Crimes
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Arguments in gay marriage legal battle presented to appeals court
A federal judge’s failure to disclose whether he intended to marry his long-term, same-sex partner before presiding over the Proposition 8 case amounts to misconduct that requires the removal of his ruling against the 2008 ballot measure, lawyers...Tags: Judges, Minority Groups, Justice System, Same-Sex Marriage, Los Angeles Times
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Prop. 8 decision due today from California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court will issue a written opinion Thursday on whether conservatives who sponsored Proposition 8 are entitled to defend in court the measure that made same-sex marriage illegal in the state. The court's ruling, which will be...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Los Angeles Times, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Trials
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'Land and Sea' title of group art show The Burbank Art Assn., in conjunction with former Mayor Marsha Ramos, will hold an interim gallery group exhibition, informally titled "Land and Sea," in the lobby of the new GeoSystems Architectural Building at...Tags: Harvey Milk, John Burroughs, Music Theater, Entertainment, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Mailbag: Transportation hub is already here
Richard Tafilaw is too late. Burbank is already a transportation hub ("Don't aspire to be a transportation hub," Aug. 18). We have two rail lines, two freeways and an airport, and they are not going away. The challenge for the Burbank City Council and...Tags: Justice System, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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Mailbag: Community stepped up for 'Night Out'
The Burbank Police Department would like to extend its appreciation to all of the city's residents, employees and volunteers for making this year's National Night Out one of the most successful the city of Burbank has sponsored ("A neighborly effort to...Tags: Santa Clarita (Los Angeles, California), Crimes, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Salt
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Mailbag: Prop. 8 judge an activist judge?
Gay relationships "are consistent with the core of the history, tradition and practice of marriage in the United States." There is no "historical purpose for excluding same-sex couples from marriage." "Gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage....Tags: Freedom of Religion, Marriage, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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Mailbag: Answers show ignorance of spiritual leaders
I have been trying to find words to express my disgust for the hate-filled diatribe of Bryan Griem, who chose not to answer the simple question regarding repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" with a spiritual answer, but filled his space by conjuring...Tags: Tobacco Addiction, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Hatred doesn't belong in church
There were many reasonable answers to the question of church and homosexuality ("In Theory: The church and gay lifestyles," Oct. 28), but a few spoke of it as if it were an illness to be cured by prayer, rather than an immutable trait, such as eye color....Tags: Minority Groups, Democratic Party, Foreclosures, Barack Obama, Church and State Relations
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Mailbag: Smaller trash cans should equal price cut
Last week, the refuse collector for my neighborhood destroyed my trash can while dumping my trash. I called the Public Works Department to get another one. Simple problem, or so I thought. When the can arrived, I realized that it was a new design and...Tags: Religious Texts, Minority Groups, Mormon, Marriage, Church and State Relations
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