Monday, March 4, 2024
Former Burbank Assistant City Manager Judie Wilke retired last year but now has decided to set out on a new path. Over the weekend, Wilke sent out media alerts to announce her candidacy for Burbank City Council in the November 2024 General Election. Two seats will be on the November ballot. Incumbents Mayor Nick Schultz and Councilmember Konstantine Anthony are […]
Friday, March 1, 2024
Burbank Mayor Nick Schultz and former Mayor/City Councilmember Konstantine Anthony are currently running separate intense campaigns. Both politicians are in the upcoming March 5, California primary election. However, their campaigns are not related to their present positions in the Media City but to other offices. Mayor Schultz […]
Thursday, February 29, 2024
The 2024 California Primary Election is on March 5, but you can vote in person now at a vote center. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Record/County Clerk opened 119 vote centers throughout the county last weekend. Three are in Burbank. The Media City vote centers are located at the Magnolia Park United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 2828 West Magnolia Blvd., Buena […]
Sunday, January 21, 2024
The City of Burbank float gave a winning performance at the 135th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. The parade theme for 2024 was “Celebrating a World of Music.” Burbank’s “Caterpillar Melody” won the Mayor Award. That trophy honors the most outstanding float from a participating city in the self-built category. The Burbank Tournament of Roses […]
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
A 38-year-old Burbank woman is at the center of an alleged embezzlement case at the Burbank Unified School District office. The suspected theft involves at least $10,000 missing from fees collected for the “Around the Bell” afterschool program. “BUSD will bring in a forensic auditor later this month to confirm the full extent of the loss. The district will work […]
Saturday, November 18, 2023
A touch of bad luck for the Burbank Fall Festival planned for Johnny Carson Park. Once again, bad weather is the reason. The festival set for today has been postponed for a second time. It happened last September for the same kind of cloudy skies and scattered showers we’re having today in the Media City. Also, we got rain overnight. […]
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Hundreds of striking workers hit the picket lines at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank for a third straight day. SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) says 700 of its members are taking part in a 5-day work stoppage because of “bad faith bargaining and other illegal tactics meant to silence workers.” Yesterday, many of the picketers stood out in […]
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
It’s a done deal. Writers Guild of America scribes officially give thumbs up to a new three year contract. Yesterday, the WGA West announced on its website the results of a contract vote by the rank and file. 99 percent of writers reportedly voted for the deal hammered out with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. This brings […]
