Burbank Archives - Page 114 of 132

Monday, April 5, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 5, 2010

Categories

Spring showers in the Southland

Dig out those umbrellas! A light rain is falling in Burbank and throughout the Southland this morning. That means a wet commute, so drive with extra care. Scattered showers most of the day, then the system moves out leaving behind partly cloudy skies this evening. Later on today, It will be breezy as well. The high might reach the low 60s in Media City.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 3, 2010

Categories

Easter weekend weather, a little of this, a little of that!

The weather is going to be a mixed bag or basket this Easter weekend. Today we’ll have glorious sunshine. The high should be around 65 in Burbank with 15 mile an hour winds kicking up this evening and the lows in the 40s tonight. Some patchy clouds, sunshine, and mild temperatures on tap for Easter Sunday. Weather watchers are predicting a dramatic change tomorrow night, when the clouds […]

Monday, March 29, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 29, 2010

Categories

Burbank City Buzz

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank Judgment in the Burbank PD For several days, I’ve been hearing about some ominous letters handed out to some members of the Burbank PD, the result of information gathered during those hush-hush investigations for alleged misconduct in the department. A source tells me that those who have received letters include Sergeant Chris Canales, […]

Thursday, March 25, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 25, 2010

Categories

Burbank teacher pleads “no contest” to having sex with a student

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — David Starr Jordan Middle School in Burbank The 33-year-old David Starr Jordan Middle School teacher who reportedly confessed to Burbank police that she had a seven-month long sexual affair with one of her 14-year-old male students last year, entered a plea in Burbank Superior Court today. Amy Beck pleaded “no contest” to two counts of having sexual contact […]

Saturday, March 20, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 20, 2010

Categories

Burbank City Buzz

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank Controversial court ruling involving one of the lawsuits swirling around the Burbank PD A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge dismissed Burbank Police Officer Jamal Childs as a plaintiff from that explosive discrimination lawsuit filed against the Burbank PD last May by five of its minority officers. On Thursday, March 18, Judge Joanne O’Donnell ruled the statute […]

Saturday, March 20, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 20, 2010

Categories

First day of spring

Spring officially arrives today. The sun is shining and the flowers are blooming in Burbank. Clear skies and a high of 80 is expected. Our rainy winter is now history.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Categories

Ex-Burbank Mayor Marsha Ramos & the Burbank Police scandal

File Photo from March 2008: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank City Council Member/Mayor Marsha Ramos Former Burbank Mayor Marsha Ramos is speaking out again about those allegations of misconduct against the Burbank Police Department. Ramos is interviewed in Today’s Burbank Leader about a deposition she gave last month to attorneys representing five Burbank Police officers, who filed a lawsuit against the […]

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Categories

It’s going to be hot, hot, hot today!

UPDATE: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 A sizzling St. Patty’s Day in the Southland. At noon, it was 81 degrees in Burbank. Hmm, the weather’s not the only thing heating up Media City right now. Get out the sunglasses! It’s going to be a scorcher in the Southland today. Highs in the 70s along some beaches and the mid-80s in […]

Sunday, March 14, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 14, 2010

Categories

Los Angeles Times does investigative story on the turmoil in the Burbank Police Department

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Police and Fire Headquarters at 200 North Third Street in Burbank In the Los Angeles Times print edition and on its website today an extensive report about the troubled Burbank Police Department. The report covers quite a bit of territory from the allegations of suspect beatings, racial discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and those federal investigations into possible […]