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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Burbank Unified School District is looking for school board candidates

  The Burbank Unified School District has released details of its search for a replacement for ex-school board member, Charlene Tabet..   Below is the recent email message about the school board vacancy sent out by Interim Superintendent Oscar Macias last Friday, September 19.   Dear Burbank Unified Community, We are writing to inform you that a vacancy has occurred […]
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Temperatures expected to soar in the San Fernando Valley

      Extreme Heat Watch The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for the Eastern San Fernando Valley (including Burbank) beginning at 1PM on Wednesday, August 20 through Saturday, August 23. The City of Burbank would like to remind everyone to take the following precautions during high temperature days: avoid strenuous activity during peak mid-day heat, if you have […]
Thursday, June 19, 2025

Juneteenth holiday what it means

  #OnThisDay in 1865, General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX to read Order No. 3, which affirmed the end of slavery in the states of the former Confederacy. This momentous occasion has been celebrated as #Juneteenth — a combination of “June” & “19th” — for over 150 years. pic.twitter.com/fgMtHs7gwm — Smithsonian’s NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2025       […]
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Happy Father’s Day

    Happy Father’s Day to my father, Santos Padilla, who came to the United States decades ago to live the American Dream. Thank you for your sacrifices, your love, and your example. And to all the fathers who are working tirelessly to provide for their families and may feel like… pic.twitter.com/Le1clrH0H2 — Senator Alex Padilla (@SenAlexPadilla) June 15, 2025