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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, June 9, 2015
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Burbank breaks heat record, a chance of rain today

Another dramatic change in the weather today. In Burbank, the skies are cloudy and there’s a good chance of rain, even thunderstorms this afternoon. Yesterday, the sun was blazing hot — pushing the temperatures up into the triple digits here in the Media City. Monday’s high turned out to be a record breaker. It reached 102 in B-town — breaking […]
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Photo courtesy Suzanne Weerts (l-r) Weerts, State PTA's Vice President for Education, Celia Jaffe. Tina McDermott at conference in Sacramento May 2, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 4, 2015
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Shout-out to two Burbank parents — homework crusaders

It’s perfectly normal for kids to complain about homework. However, homework assignments have become a pain for many parents as well. A  survey sent out by the John Burroughs High School PTA got a lot of complaints from parents about the stress and disruption to family life caused by  heavy loads of homework. Here are some quotes from parents collected […]
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Photo: FLLewis/ Media City G -- Burbank Police motor officer pulled over a vehicle on Buena Vista Street near the intersection of Olive Avenue in Burbank during morning rush hour June 3, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, June 3, 2015
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Burbank PD cracking down on traffic violators

Burbank Police motor officers appeared to be out in force and on the look out for traffic violators. Around 7:45 a.m.I saw two traffic stops on Buena Vista Street near Olive Avenue.  “That is one of our problematic intersection for traffic collisions around commute time,” BPD Sergeant Adam Cornils told  Media City Groove in an email. The apparent crack down […]
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Monday, June 1, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 1, 2015
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New water restrictions take effect today in Burbank

New stiffer water restrictions take effect in Burbank today. So if you were planning on doing ANY outside watering — don’t! It’s a violation of Stage III of the City’s Sustainable Water Use Ordinance, which the city council implemented last month. Watch out. City officials will be on the lookout for water wasters. The new restrictions are the result of the […]
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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Burbank cracks down on water wasters

Burbank is cracking down hard on water wasters. Last week, Burbank Water and Power reportedly fined 16  repeat offenders , all residents, $100 each after they “… were contacted several times previously but continued to waste water, such as watering on the wrong day or during daylight hours,” according to a news release from the BWP today. Last month, the Burbank […]
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Sunday, May 24, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, May 24, 2015
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Burbank ranked as one of the best cities in America

Is Burbank a better place to live than Seattle, San Diego or even Boston? You might get some arguments from some folks who live in those other cities — but not from Niche, an online ranking and review website. In the 2015 best cities to live rankings on that site, Burbank scored number 9 — not far behind San Francisco […]
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Monday, May 18, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 18, 2015
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High-speed rail community update in Burbank today

A community meeting on the California high-speed rail project is set to begin this evening at 5 p.m. in Burbank. This is the latest in a series of open house meetings to update locals on the first high-speed rail system in the nation, expected to run 800 miles from Sacramento to San Diego. Around twenty-four stations are being planned in […]
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Saturday, May 16, 2015
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, May 16, 2015
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Burbank City Council approves tougher water restrictions

It’s going to be a lot harder to keep a Burbank lawn green through the coming hot days of summer due to some new water restrictions approved by the city council last Thursday. After a public hearing on the impact of the drought and a new 28 percent water-use reduction imposed by a recent executive order from Governor Brown, council […]
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