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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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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

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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

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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 […]

Saturday, March 13, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 13, 2010

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Time to change the clocks and spring ahead

Tonight’s the night to adjust those clocks. Daylight Saving Time officially arrives at 2 a.m. tomorrow morning, Sunday, March 14. The U.S. has had some form of DST since World War 1. Under DST, we “spring ahead” by moving our clocks up an hour and gain an extra hour of daylight. We lose it in November, when we “fall back” by shifting the clocks back an hour. […]

Thursday, March 11, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Burbank middle school teacher allegedly had sex with a male student

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — David Starr Jordan Middle School at 420 South Mariposa Street in Burbank A well-respected and former Jordan Middle School teacher remains behind bars today, while Burbank Police investigate allegations she had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old male student last year. 33-year-old Amy Beck, wearing handcuffs, appeared in Burbank Superior Court yesterday. Beck was due to be arraigned […]

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Former Dodger Willie Davis (April 15, 1940 – March 9, 2010)

Willie Davis: Photo courtesy Los Angeles Dodgers Southland baseball star Willie Davis is being remembered today. Davis, the legendary center fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was found dead in Burbank yesterday. A concerned neighbor reportedly called police yesterday morning to Davis’ apartment in the 1900 block of West Victory Boulevard. Officers arrived at the scene and discovered the 69-year-old Davis on […]

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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Brrr! Cold and windy in the Southland

Some weather reports say it’s “breezy” outside. I call it “windy.” In Burbank, the palm trees are being whipped around by the strong winds. Some of the gusts in Media City are over 30 miles per hour. And temperatures have dropped down into the 50s. Brrr! I know back East, they would break out the shorts and tee shirts in this kind of […]

Saturday, March 6, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 6, 2010

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A stormy Saturday in the Southland

Surprise, we’re getting dumped on by another winter storm. The cloudy skies let loose with a prelude of thunder and drizzle, which soon erupted into a steady rain in Burbank shortly after 10 a.m. This is a cold rainstorm. The high might reach 60 in Media City, but I doubt it. The rain is expected to hang around through tonight. The prediction is for cloudy […]

Thursday, March 4, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 4, 2010

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Another storm rains on the Southland

Some scattered showers in the Southland tonight. In Burbank, sprinkles began around 10 p.m. In a matter of minutes, those sprinkles had turned into a steady rain. Forecasters are predicting this storm will be a lightweight and will blow out of here by mid-morning. However, more rain is headed our way in a day or so. Hopefully, Los Angeles County Officials and residents in the burn […]