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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Air Force One touches down at Long Beach Airport

Lawrence K.Ho/Los Angeles Times   President Barack Obama arrived on board Air Force One at Long Beach Airport right on schedule, at around 3 p.m. today.     Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times   The president stepped off the aircraft and into the Southern California sunshine and waved at the waiting crowd. The first stop on his busy two day visit: […]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

President Obama arrives in the Southland today

Folks in the ticket line pass the time by doing the “wave” yesterday. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times   Despite spending hours in line just for a chance at a ticket for President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting at the Orange County Fairground and Event Center in Costa Mesa, many folks were in the mood to have a bit of fun by […]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

March blooms in Burbank: Today’s high in the 80s!

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Monday, March 16, 2009

Update on the race for the Burbank City Council

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove About a month to go before the 2009 General Municipal Election in Burbank. The voters are being asked to consider six contenders running for three seats on the powerful city council. Major issues affecting businesses and residents frequently come before the city council, so voters need to seriously evaluate the slate of candidates. The six are the top vote-getters from […]
Sunday, March 8, 2009

Burbank keeping the heat on retailers who sell tobacco to minors

The Burbank City Council this week sent a tough message to local store owners and retailers: selling tobacco to minors will not be tolerated in this town. Two businesses, caught in police youth decoy operations last May, appealed their license suspensions to the city council. On Tuesday, March 3, the city council held hearings for Sevan Mini Market at 1516 North San Fernando […]
Sunday, March 8, 2009

Grand View cemetery needs volunteers

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove Historic Grand View Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale is still struggling under the weight of an uncertain future. The neighborhood cemetery is scheduled to be open today by court order from noon until 4 p.m. On December 8, 2008, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Anthony Mohr approved a series of public openings at Grand View through June of this year. […]