Sunday, February 9, 2014
The new website Transparent California is a real eye opener for taxpayers. The salaries and pensions of many of the city, county, and state employees in the Golden State for 2011 and 2012 are listed. Some are not on the site for various reasons. Glendale, Newport Beach, Inglewood, and City of Industry are “refusing to produce” the required data, according […]
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Did you feel it? The Southland got hit with an earthquake this morning at 10:13 a.m. Apparently it was center four miles south-southwest of Glendale and two miles east-southeast of Hollywood, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. They say it measured 3.0. Here in Burbank, the shaker felt like a quick, sharp jolt. So far no reports of damage from […]
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Celebrities joined family and friends for a private funeral service in New York yesterday for acclaimed actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman. The actor was found dead in his West Village apartment last Sunday, February 2. Media reports say Hoffman was discovered on the bathroom floor, with a needle in his arm. An autopsy was “inconclusive,” so the medical examiner says they […]
Friday, February 7, 2014
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston Churchill
Friday, February 7, 2014
It was the second time he has had to bow out from the primo job as host of the “Tonight Show,” but Jay Leno’s good-bye was still emotional. and quite touching. Leno handled the hosting duties on the talk show for the last time, last night, and scored huge ratings. That is no surprise really. Leno beat his competition in […]
Thursday, February 6, 2014
“Entertainment is about the way things should be. Art is about the way they are.” ― Roger Ebert
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Los Angeles Sparks fans have plenty to cheer about today. At a Staples Center news conference in Downtown Los Angeles this morning, the official announcement of a deal for a local investment group led by former-NBA superstar, Magic Johnson, and a major owner of the Dodgers, Mark Walter, to buy the Los Angeles Sparks. The WNBA franchise got abruptly dumped […]
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
The first national pharmacy chain announced today it will put the brakes on the sell of cigarettes and tobacco products. CVS has 7,600 stores nationwide — three of them here in Burbank. On October 1, 2014, CVS will no longer sell any tobacco products at any of its retail stores. “Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy […]
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Since early last month, fans of the Los Angeles Sparks have been waiting, petitioning, and praying for a Southland miracle to rescue the team from limbo. The WNBA team got blindsided when previous owner/former NBC executive, Paula Madison, and her family investment group, abruptly walked away from the team — tossing the ownership reins back to the league. Now NBA […]
