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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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News Alert: Recount in Burbank City Council race

Hold on! The 2011 Burbank General Election is not quite a done deal just yet. Today a statewide election watchdog organization, Protect California Ballots , joined with Burbank resident, George Marciniw, in sending a letter to Burbank City Clerk, Margarita Campos, requesting a recount in that oh-so close city council run-off between City Planning Board Member, Emily Gabel-Luddy, and Police Commissioner, Bob […]

Monday, April 18, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 18, 2011

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Burbank Central Library open for business

After being closed for more than a week due to water damage, the Central Library in Burbank reopened today. Burbank public information officer Keith Sterling says, “..first time this length of closure in recent memory.” The library at 110 North Glenoaks Boulevard was shutdown on Saturday, April 9, after a water pipe ruptured in one of the book sections. The pipe […]

Saturday, April 16, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 16, 2011

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Gas Scout: On the hunt for the best pump prices in Burbank

Skyrocketing gas prices are turning motorists into gas scouts — on the lookout for the lowest pump prices anytime they hit the road. If that makes some of ditch the cellphone calls and texting to pay more attention to their surroundings –that’s a huge plus! I spent $20 on gasoline last Tuesday and I got less than five gallons. I didn’t gas-up […]

Saturday, April 16, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 16, 2011

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Burbank Campaign News: City Council candidate Bob Frutos concedes

This afternoon Media City Groove was sent this press release about the city council race by the Bob Frutos campaign: BOB FRUTOS CONCEDES BURBANK CITY COUNCIL SEAT TO EMILY GABEL-LUDDY Bob Frutos, Chair of the Burbank Police Commission, entered the race for Burbank City Council to participate in his civic duty as a contributor to the betterment of the City and its residents. After […]

Saturday, April 16, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 16, 2011

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It’s going to be a hot one in Burbank!

Hot temperatures and tons of sunshine in Burbank today. Bring it on! No rain this weekend just plenty of gorgeous this-is-why-we-live in Southern California weather. At around 9 a.m. this morning, it was already 73 degrees in B-town. The high is expected to reach into the 90s. The weather forecast includes the possibility of some winds, 15 to 25 mph […]

Friday, April 15, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, April 15, 2011

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Final tally for the 2011 Burbank General Election

Burbank city officials sent out a news release this afternoon with the final numbers for the Tuesday April 12 General Election. The numbers changed from those announced earlier, but the winners did not. Emily Gabel-Luddy won the open seat on the city council and voters passed Measure U — the Modernize Utility Users Tax Ordinance by an overwhelming majority. Here are the final […]

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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Burbank General Election winners: Measure U by a wide margin and Gabel-Luddy by less than 100 votes

Burbank’s General Election 2011 is history, but it will be talked about for some time. I joined a small group of election watchers in the lobby of City Hall last night, to wait for the returns to come in. It was a long wait! The deadline for turning in those controversial mail-in ballots was 7 p.m. Despite this early deadline the first return numbers were […]

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, April 12, 2011

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Election Day in Burbank!

If you haven’t mailed your General Election ballot — don’t. Postmarks don’t count. You must deliver your ballot to City Hall or one of the designated drop-off centers by 7 p.m. this evening. It’s important. Vote! Drop-off Centers: Buena Vista Branch Library 300 — North Buena Vista Street 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Joslyn Center 1301 — West Olive Avneue 7 a.m. to 7 […]

Monday, April 11, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 11, 2011

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Burbank Central Library to remain closed until April 18

The cleanup job at the Burbank Central Library is going to take longer than just a few days to complete. A press release from City Hall today says the library on North Glenoaks Boulevard will be shutdown until next Monday, April 18. Library services director, Sharon Cohen, estimated that between one-and-two thousand books were lost in that broken water pipe incident […]