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Disney demonstrators released on bail
Four environmental activists who were arrested Wednesday after chaining themselves to the entrance gate and unfurling a banner at Walt Disney Studios have been released after posting $1,000 bail. Two members of Rainforest Action Network dressed as Mickey...Tags: Public Employees, Book, Wildlife, Government, The Walt Disney Co.
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Leader's court costs are $37,000 and rising
City officials have yet to reach a decision on whether to appeal a court order to release individual employee bonus amounts, but the tab incurred by the Burbank Leader to obtain the information already stands at $37,000. Pending the outcome of a...Tags: Judges, Employees, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Justice System, Career and Workplace
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Remaining in contention
Freddy Sanchez (Burbank High, 1996) second baseman, San Francisco Giants: The veteran is trying to help the Giants stay in the pennant race, and in contention for the wild-card in the National League. Heading into Tuesday's games, San Francisco (67-52)...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), San Diego Padres, Texas, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
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Prostitution arrests signal trend
Two women arrested on suspicion of prostitution at a Quality Inn earlier this month were the latest in what authorities say has become a troubling trend. Before the arrests, Burbank police reported 29 prostitution or vice-related offenses this year, far...Tags: Police Arrests, Social Issues, Prostitution, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Sanchez signs new deal
BURBANK — Freddy Sanchez gained some short-term career stability on Friday, while still leaving his long-term future open-ended. The former Burbank High and Glendale Community College product signed a one-year extension with the San Francisco...Tags: Baseball Statistics, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Freddy Sanchez
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Giants, Sanchez have to wait
BURBANK — The San Francisco Giants will have to wait at least one more game to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2002. Though former Burbank High and Glendale Community College standout Freddy Sanchez collected two hits, it wasn'...Tags: New York, Athletes, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), New York Yankees, Human Interest
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Start the Presses: Learning to crawl with the neighbors
Sprawled beneath the crawlspace under my house, desperately trying to coax my loveable but dense cat to come out, it hit me: I need to know my neighbors better.
Two hours prior, my wife and I came home to a dark and cat-less house. We had been out...Tags: New York, Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Vehicles, Health and Medical Professionals
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Worth the frisk
Travelers at Bob Hope Airport on Tuesday expressed little concern about heightened Transportation Security Administration measures as they departed just before the busiest travel day of the year.
"Nope. They are keeping me safe," Ellen Cowie of...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Arizona, Defense, Transportation Industry
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Organizations: Students win Noon Lion poster contest
Burbank Noon Lions recently recognized local level competition winners in the annual Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest during an awards presentation on Nov. 22 at the Burbank Central Library. First-level winners are Tnick Trivimol, Jordan...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Dining and Drinking, Breast, National Parks, Diplomacy
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Olive Avenue Confidential: Effects of proposed transit hub
It's only natural for residents already dealing with unpleasant noise and traffic congestion levels around Bob Hope Airport to cast wary eyes at any proposed development there, but plans for a new ground transport hub at Empire Avenue and Hollywood Way...Tags: Railway Transportation, Vehicles, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Disasters
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Travel on rebound
DOWNTOWN — Thousands of residents renewed travel regimens this Memorial Day weekend, pouring onto highways and into airports as the nation officially ushered in the summer travel season. Be it falling gas prices, enticing hotel and car rental...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Passenger Cars, Rodeo Drive, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Phoenix Suns
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'Fairy Godmother' of local charity dies
DOWNTOWN — Mary Alice O'Connor, the former school board member and volunteer whose service began during World War II and grew into leadership positions in the Tournament of Roses, Friends of the Burbank Library and the Burbank Historical Society,...Tags: Gerald Ford, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Sociology, Adam Schiff, Medical Services
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