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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 […]

Monday, April 11, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 11, 2011

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City Buzz: Dirty politics in Burbank and the Leader’s attack on Bob Frutos

I have covered numerous campaigns and elections during my many years working in television news and now as a freelance journalist/blogger. A last minute attack on a candidate is not unusual, especially if the contender is the front runner or has recently gained some serious ground. Nevertheless, I was surprised to see the Burbank Leader fire a full-blown assault at City Council candidate Bob Frutos with less than a week […]

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Burbank campaign news: One week to the General Election

UPDATED: Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 — As of today four thousand ballots have been received at City Hall, according to Burbank City Clerk, Margarita Campos. The Burbank General Election is just around the corner — on Tuesday, April 12. In the primary a few weeks ago, I dropped my ballot off at City Hall on Election Day. This time, I […]

Friday, March 4, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 4, 2011

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Burbank campaign news: Bric endorses Frutos, Waltman supports Gabel-Luddy

The two candidates remaining in the Burbank City Council race picked up some important endorsements this week. In last month’s Primary Nominating Election, City Councilman Gary Bric won re-election, Bob Frutos and Emily Gabel-Luddy collected enough votes to move forward to the General Election in a run-off for the one remaining vacant seat on the council. Final Primary Nominating Election […]

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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City Buzz

The campaigning is over — for now. Today is Election Day — the crucial Primary Nominating Election in Burbank. It’s up to the voters and their ballots to decide the outcome of the campaigns for two seats on the Burbank City Council and three openings on the Burbank Board of Education. In this vote- by-mail election, those who have not mailed their ballots […]

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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City Buzz

Next Tuesday is Election Day in Burbank, but there will be no polling places. City Hall staffers sent out a press release yesterday about the Primary Nominating Election. It was a reminder that if you want your vote to count in this election you have to mail it in or drop off your ballot at City Hall or other designated places. Also, the […]

Monday, February 7, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, February 7, 2011

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City Buzz

The Burbank Primary Nominating Election is coming up fast. Only two weeks to that February 22 election and there’s a lot at stake for the city and its residents. Most of the attention is focused on the two seats available on the city council and the four candidates campaigning hard for them. On the ballot, City Councilman Gary Bric and three challengers: Emily Gabel-Luddy, Bob Frutos, and […]

Sunday, January 30, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 30, 2011

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City Buzz

The Leader sues the city of Burbank This is a big weekend for the Burbank Leader. If you check its website — you’ll quickly realize why. Two major developments. The new Sunday edition of the Burbank leader/Glendale News- Press comes out today. The other actually happened last Friday. The lawyers for the Los Angeles Times, the Burbank Leader’s parent company, […]