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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Katie Porter now front-runner in race for CA governor

New polling numbers show former U.S. Representative Katie Porter, a Democrat, is now the front-runner in the race for California governor. The race got kicked into high gear last month when former Vice President Kamala Harris decided not to be a contender for the state’s top job in 2026. Harris had been considered the top choice to replace Gavin Newsom, […]

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2025

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The Fantastic Four suffers a big dip at the box office, but holds onto top spot

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ remains in the top spot at the domestic box office. Nevertheless, the superhero/sci-fi flick’s victory last weekend was not pretty. The final numbers show the movie, based on characters from Marvel Comics, dropped a hefty 67% for a take of $38.7 million. Many movie commentators were quick to call this second week tally an indicator […]

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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The Fantastic Four beat Superman at the box office

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ won the first round in the battle against Superman at the box office over the weekend. In its debut, the Marvel Studios F4 rocketed into theaters with a domestic box office of $117.6 million, taking over the number spot from ‘Superman.’ The action-sci-fi movie took in $218 million worldwide. A good start, but no guarantee it […]

Friday, July 25, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 25, 2025

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Winning SuperLotto Plus ticket worth more than $30,000 sold in SoCal

The SuperLotto Plus jackpot rolled over again. In last Wednesday’s drawing, no ticket held all of the big money digits, but someone in SoCal did win a pile of money. A ticket with five of the lucky numbers is worth $33,602, according to the California Lottery. That ticket was purchased at Hi Ho Liquor, 845 E. Lincoln Ave. in the […]

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 23, 2025

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‘Superman’ blows away the competition again at the box office

For the second straight week in a row, ‘Superman’ sold the most tickets at the box office over the weekend. The new Man of Steel flick crossed the $200 million mark domestically last Saturday and over $400 million worldwide on Sunday. The reboot of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and the latest ‘Smurfs’ movie were no match for […]

Thursday, July 17, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 17, 2025

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‘Superman’ flies high at the box office

The new Superman movie is receiving a lot of attention from audiences. Many wondered if this latest big-screen film based on the beloved comic book character might fall flat with moviegoers, but last weekend’s box office proved skeptics wrong. ‘Superman’ soared to the top of the domestic box office on its opening weekend with a tally of around $125 million. […]

Sunday, July 13, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, July 13, 2025

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Three new SuperLotto Plus winners, two in SoCal

No one hit the jackpot in the SuperLotto Plus lottery draw last night, but three players came pretty close. Their tickets have five of the winning numbers, missing only the Mega Ball. Two of those tickets were purchased in Southern California; specifically, one at Gig World, 16902 Devonshire Street, in Granada Hills, a community in the San Fernando Valley. The […]

Saturday, July 12, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, July 12, 2025

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Burbank School Brd takes another action against Charlene Tabet

The Burbank School Board took another action against beleaguered member Charlene Tabet this week. At its meeting last Thursday, on July 10, the board of education removed Tabet as clerk. Oscar Macias, acting superintendent, presented the case for Tabet’s dismissal. Marcias gave a report noting the board’s decision last month to formally censure Tabet for her failure to disclose […]

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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Demands are growing for Charlene Tabet to resign from the Burbank Brd of Education

Pressure mounts for embattled Burbank School Board member Charlene Tabet to resign. A petition on change.org demanding that Tabet step down is nearing 700 signatures. The petition was initiated by a group of concerned Burbank parents on June 10. The group took this action following the June 5 school board meeting, where a bombshell was dropped regarding Tabet and […]