Monday, September 17, 2012
More surprises from Burbank City Hall today. City Manager, Mike Flad, is one step out the door. This is no rumor — it ‘s the official word. Late this afternoon a news release came out announcing Flad has “tentatively accepted the position” as city manager of South Gate. You gotta wonder about Flad’s move coming at a time when he’s […]
Saturday, September 15, 2012
It’s going to be another hot one in Burbank today — with more triple digit temperatures. Today’s high is expected to reach 106 degrees!!! In the Media City, there are two designated cooling centers: the Central Library on North Glenoaks Boulevard and the Buena Vista Library on Buena Vista Street. So get out of the heat and check out some […]
Friday, September 14, 2012
Another scorcher in the Media City. The temperature leaped the 100 degree mark early this afternoon. At 2 p.m. it was 102! The humidity is down — we’re back to the traditional dry heat of a Southland summer. A hot weekend is ahead for Burbank — so be sure to wear protection when you’re outside: a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Long time activist and political strategist, Steve Ferguson, has kicked off his campaign for a seat on the Burbank School Board. Ferguson first announced his intentions publicly on this blog last month, following his controversial defeat for the appointment by the Burbank Board of Education to fill the remaining term of Debbie Kukta — who stepped down to take the […]
Monday, September 10, 2012
I don’t know where this long stretch of hot and humid weather is coming from, but I sure wish it would go back. I have lost count of the number of days this miserable weather has blanketed Burbank. Hot and dry — we’re use to that — but this sticky, stuffy air is more like the East Coast than the […]
Thursday, August 30, 2012
A hot humid day in Burbank turned stormy late this afternoon, when some freaky weather rolled through with dark clouds, gusty winds, and rain! Yes, and it was pretty heavy near the hillside area at South San Fernando Boulevard and East Alameda Avenue. The wet stuff began there with a few raindrops around 5 p.m. and in a matter of […]
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The controversy surrounding the dismissal of the Omar Rodriguez cases has put the Burbank City Attorney, Amy Albano, on the hot seat. At the city council meeting on August 14, Albano, was asked to explain how the Omar Rodriguez cases ended. You might remember, Albano took over as city attorney last October. Albano reportedly has nearly twenty years of experience […]
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Nail salons and their clients have been put on the alert by the Burbank Police Department. The agency sent out a new release on Thursday warning about a series of nail shop robberies in Burbank and nearby Van Nuys. The robberies in B-town took place last month on July 24 and 27th, according to Sergeant Darin Ryburn, Burbank PD media […]
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
A lot of folks want to know the details of the settlement handed to former Burbank Police Lieutenant, Omar Rodriguez, by the city of Burbank. And rightly so. Rodriguez was fired in April 2010, after filing a 2009 lawsuit with several minority Burbank police officers, complaining of illegal activity in the department, including discrimination and retaliation. The lawsuit and the fallout […]