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Saturday, June 29, 2024

By Guest Contributor Saturday, June 29, 2024

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Melissa Potter to serve as Burbank Interim Library Services Director

News Release Burbank, CA (June 27, 2024) – Burbank City Manager Justin Hess has selected Assistant Library Services Director, Melissa Potter, as the Interim Library Services Director of the Burbank Public Library, replacing Elizabeth Goldman who will be stepping down from her role as Library Services Director on July 5, 2024. Melissa Potter’s background: Melissa Potter began her career with […]

Thursday, June 27, 2024

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 27, 2024

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Los Angeles City Council demands investigation into Burbank Police homeless man controversy

More fallout from that controversial video showing two Burbank police officers interacting with a distressed homeless man. Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian released the video earlier this month and accused the Burbank cops of “dumping” the homeless man near his office on a North Hollywood street. “We have known for years that neighboring cities were dumping unhoused people […]

Thursday, June 13, 2024

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 13, 2024

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Burbank police officers accused of dumping homeless man in North Hollywood

Burbank city officials are scrambling to explain and investigate an incident involving a couple of BPD officers and a distressed homeless man. The incident happened Thursday, June 6, in nearby North Hollywood. It was caught on surveillance video by the office of Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian. The video and the incident have received widespread media attention. In […]

Saturday, May 4, 2024

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, May 4, 2024

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President Joe Biden and Actor Mark Hamill celebrate Star Wars Day

President Joe Biden and actor Mark Hamill joined forces to honor the Star Wars Holiday. For more than 20 years, Star Wars fans and others have adopted May 4th as “May The Fourth Be With You” day. It is a pun on one of the most famous lines from the “Star Wars” movie franchise, which says, “May the Force be […]

Friday, April 12, 2024

By Guest Contributor Friday, April 12, 2024

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Development of Homeless Solutions Center and Safe Parking Program moves forward in Burbank

News Release BURBANK, CA (April 11, 2024) – During the City Council Meeting on April 9, 2024, the Burbank City Council took steps to further address homelessness by selecting 323-333 S. Front Street and 10 E. Verdugo Avenue as the site for a Homeless Solutions Center and directing staff to move forward with design and community engagement. Council also adopted […]

Thursday, February 29, 2024

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, February 29, 2024

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Three vote centers are open in Burbank

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 […]

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Two Burbank City Council members are campaigning for new offices in 2024

It’s official — Burbank Vice Mayor Nick Schultz is running for the State Assembly in District 44. The city council member announced his campaign in emails and press releases last Friday, March 24. Just days before on March 12, Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony tweeted out his intentions to challenge incumbent Kathryn Barger for her Los Angeles County Supervisor position. The […]

Friday, January 6, 2023

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 6, 2023

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Burbank City Council bids farewell to members Springer and Frutos

The Burbank City Council’s send off for Council Members Sharon Springer and Bob Frutos was not typical. Usually, outgoing members say their goodbyes during the council reorganization meeting. Surprisingly, both Springer and Frutos declared they had prior commitments and would be skipping the December 19 reorganization meeting. So the December 13 council meeting became the last for both Springer and […]

Saturday, December 17, 2022

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, December 17, 2022

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Changing of the Guard at Burbank City Hall

Burbank is preparing for the changing of the guard in leadership at City Hall. Five newly elected officials will be sworn in Monday, December 19 and all but one will be serving a first term. The Burbank City Council voted unanimously to accept the final results of the November 8 General Municipal Election at its meeting last Tuesday. Those […]