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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Burbank School Brd set to take crucial step against missing-in-action member Charlene Tabet

  The firestorm surrounding embattled Burbank School Board member Charlene Tabet shows no signs of cooling off. Since last June, a petition calling for Tabet’s resignation has gained more than 795 signatures. Tabet is a key figure in two investigations, one conducted by the Burbank Police Department and the other funded by the district, both of which focus on an […]
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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Demands are growing for Charlene Tabet to resign from the Burbank Brd of Education

  Pressure mounts for embattled Burbank School Board member Charlene Tabet to resign. A petition on change.org demanding that Tabet step down is nearing 700 signatures.  The petition was initiated by a group of concerned Burbank parents on June 10. The group took this action following the June 5 school board meeting, where a bombshell was dropped regarding Tabet and […]
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
By Public News Service Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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Assassination of Minnesota lawmaker the latest in a string of violent political attacks

  Mike Moen, producer, Minnesota News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Minnesota and the nation are feeling the emotional weight of political violence after this weekend’s assassination of a top Democratic state lawmaker and the attack on a fellow legislator. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, D-Brooklyn Park, who had served as Minnesota House Speaker, was killed inside her home […]
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Friday, May 16, 2025
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, May 16, 2025
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Burbank gym teacher behind bars and accused of lewd acts with a minor

  A Burbank gym teacher is behind bars following an arraignment on charges of lewd acts with a minor. After a week-long investigation, 33-year-old Dimitri Altobar, of Burbank, was arrested on May 14 by Burbank Police, according to a news release from that department. Altobar is accused of having inappropriate contact with a student while employed as a physical education […]
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Thursday, May 15, 2025
By Public News Service Thursday, May 15, 2025
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Six landlords sued for alleged price gouging after the recent Los Angeles wildfires

    Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Rents in Los Angeles were already high before the January firestorm, but now a coalition of housing groups is suing six landlords for allegedly engaging in price gouging. In California, it is generally illegal to raise rents more than 10% following an emergency declaration. However, […]
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