Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Burbank Police Commission is under siege. The first target is the outspoken Jim Etter, but it appears to be part of a carefully crafted plan by City Hall insiders and their minions to divide and utimately muzzle the commission. The Semichorus blog has an interesting post about the Etter attack with some background on some of the players involved. A […]
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Winter is less than two weeks away and yet the Media City is basking in warm, summer like temperatures. Weather watchers are predicting the high could reach the mid-80s tomorrow — and December is supposed to be the coldest month of the year for Burbank. Go figure. I was out walking this evening in the hillside area and it truly […]
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Sunny and warm in the Media City today with highs in the mid-70s. Even warmer temperatures are expected later on in the week. Yes, this is what December can feel like in the Southland. Meanwhile in Burbank, Illinois today, folks are dealing with high temps in the mid-20s. Tomorrow, they have a 30 percent chance of snow. Brrrrrr!!! It’s almost winter and […]
Saturday, December 4, 2010
The week began windy and very cold, but by Wednesday, December 1, the temperature warmed up and the winds died down — just in time for the annual Mayor’s Tree Lighting Ceremony on the steps of City Hall on East Olive Avenue in Burbank. Hundreds turned out for the festive holiday occasion that included performances by both a children’s and adult choir, and […]
Monday, November 29, 2010
Nomination period extended until Wednesday Today at 5 p.m. was supposed to be the deadline for all nomination documents for the 2011 Municipal Elections to be turned into the Burbank City Clerk’s Office. However, that deadline has been extended. A notice of the deadline change to Wednesday, December 1, 2010, appears on the city website. Interestingly, it includes Mayor/City Council member […]
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Windy and cold on this Sunday in the Media City and same goes for a lot of places in the Southland. There’s a wind advisory in effect from 9 a.m. today until 3 a.m. tomorrow. In the Burbank hillside area, the winds are whipping through the trees and making it feel a lot colder than the low 50s. The high […]
Saturday, November 27, 2010
All of a sudden rain is pounding Burbank. Sure showers were in the forecast, but the weather was mild and sunny for most of the day. Then a cold front rolled into the Southland late this evening. Chilly temperatures tonight, 30s and 40s, in the Media City. Also, along with the showers some 15 to-25 mph winds. When I looked outside at the falling […]
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Stormy skies over the weekend for Burbank and the rest of the Southland, according to the weather watchers. The rain rolled in late last night. This morning, the major freeways were littered with wrecks, toppled vehicles, and pockets of backed-up traffic. The forecast is for steady rain, heavy at times, throughout the day and much of the evening. There’s a flash […]
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Details coming out today about the management structure of the new NBC Universal. The NBC Universal Comcast marriage has not received the approval of the Feds yet, but certain business operations are moving ahead as if it’s a done deal. The new CEO of NBCU, Steve Burke, made the announcement in an internal memo today and it’s posted over on Nikki Finke’s […]