Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Monday, March 27, 2017

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 27, 2017

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Note from the Editor

I did not endorse candidates in the 2017 Burbank Primary nor will I endorse candidates in the upcoming April 11 Burbank General Election. However, I will continue to cover the city elections and politics in general here on Media City Groove. By the way, comments on this site have been closed for about a year and will remain that way […]

Monday, March 13, 2017

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 13, 2017

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Twitter Chatter: President Donald Trump and Congressman Adam Schiff

The debate over “repeal and replace” Obamacare: ObamaCare is imploding. It is a disaster and 2017 will be the worst year yet, by far! Republicans will come together and save the day. — President Trump (@POTUS) March 13, 2017 What @SpeakerRyan leaves out is their plan lowers premiums for young because millions of older Americans […]

Monday, March 13, 2017

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- 2017 Burbank city elections sign in the Rancho District March 10, 2017

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 13, 2017

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Burbank city clerk responds to election questions and concerns

The election taking center stage in Burbank right now is the 2017 General Election. Four candidates are battling it out for two seats on the city council. They are incumbents Dr. David Gordon and Bob Frutos, and challengers Juan Guillen and Sharon Springer. Councilman/Mayor, Jess Talamantes, won re-election in the primary. Nevertheless, there are questions and doubts lingering from the […]

Friday, March 10, 2017

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Buena Vista Library 300 North Buena Vista Street Burbank

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 10, 2017

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Suspicious device found inside a Burbank library

A suspicious device drama at the Buena Vista Library caused some tense moments this morning in Burbank. At around 7:50 a.m. Burbank Police reportedly responded to a call of “suspicious items found by library employees.” The library at 300 North Buena Vista Street was closed at the time. “When Police Officers arrived, they found an unattended 12-volt battery inside the […]

Friday, March 3, 2017

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Burbank City Clerk, Zizette Mullins, at City Hall as the ballots were counted on primary election night Tuesday, February 28, 2017

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 3, 2017

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City Clerk releases final results of 2017 Burbank Primary Election

Late today, Burbank City Clerk, Zizette Mullins, released the final results of the 2017 primary election. Per a new Burbank election code, the city clerk’s office could accept mail-in ballots postmarked on or before primary election day, February 28, up until noon on Friday. Mullins says they received approximately 900 additional ballots, which needed to be processed today. By 10:35 […]

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- (l-r) Councilmen Jess Talamantes and Bob Frutos posed for photos after getting the results of the Burbank Primary Election Tuesday, February 28, 2017

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 1, 2017

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Talamantes, Frutos, on track for re-election in Burbank Primary

It’s not over yet, but two incumbent Burbank City Council members appear to be on track for re-election. In yesterday’s Burbank Primary Election, Mayor /Council member, Jess Talamantes, and Council member, Bob Frutos, were the only two candidates to receive at least 50 percent of the ballots plus one vote, which is the requirement for victory. However mail-in ballots, with […]

Monday, February 27, 2017

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Time is running out to submit those 2017 primary election ballots

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, February 27, 2017

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Burbank Primary Election time to get those ballots in

Time is running out to return those 2017 Burbank Primary Election ballots. Burbank City Clerk, Zizette Mullins, says approximately 67,000 ballots were mailed out to registered voters in Burbank. So far the return has been disappointing. As of last Wednesday, 5,800 mail-in ballots had been return. By last Saturday, that number had climbed to 7, 890. In the 2015 Burbank […]

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Grocery Outlet at 1615 West Verdugo Avenue Burbank February 15, 2017

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, February 16, 2017

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Burbank Grocery Outlet open for business

A new grocery market opened this morning in Burbank. The Grocery Outlet calls itself the bargain market. It took over the old Fresh & Easy location at 1615 West Verdugo Avenue. There are reportedly more than 260 Grocery Outlets in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Most are “independently operated by locally-based families,” according to the company website. The Burbank […]

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, February 8, 2017

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Traffic alert as new IKEA store opens in Burbank today

Burbank Police sent out a traffic alert about the opening of the new IKEA in the Media City today. The 456,000 square foot super-mega store is nearly twice the size of the old IKEA at the Burbank Town Center. The new IKEA is scheduled to open its doors to the public at 9 a.m. No doubt, a long line of […]