Media City

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Burbank a Special Olympics 2015 Host Town

Burbank is rolling out the welcome mat this week for the members of the Zimbabwe and Botswana teams participating in the Special Olympics World Games 2015. The Media City is “…one of nearly one hundred communities from San Diego to San Luis Obispo that has volunteered to serve as a Host Town,” according to a news release. As part of […]
Monday, July 20, 2015

More stormy weather possible in Burbank today

More cloudy and unstable weather in Burbank today. There’s a 40 percent chance of “showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11 a.m,” according to the National Weather Service. The humidity remains high. This morning, before 9 a.m., I was out walking and it felt like I was in a sauna. High today in the low 80s in the Media City.
Sunday, July 19, 2015

Sun, clouds, and threat of more thunderstorms today

Burbank got hit with stormy weather yesterday and more could be on the way today. The rain is a welcome splash for the Southland drought courtesy of remnants from former Hurricane Dolores. Weather watchers say moisture from that system is responsible for the thunderstorms and humid conditions. On Saturday the dark clouds opened up several times and dumped rain on the Media […]
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Burbank PD has a new deputy chief

More changes in the Burbank Police Department. The word is Captain Mike Albanese has been promoted to deputy chief. The position opened up last month, after Tom Angel took the job of chief of staff at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Albanese has been a key member of Chief Scott Lachasse’s leadership group since his arrival at the BPD […]
Monday, July 6, 2015

Burbank mayor speaks out about airport rebranding issue

Burbank Mayor, Bob Frutos, is on an urgent mission to reach out to as many residents as possible and he has very little time to do it. Several meetings concerning some major issues involving the Bob Hope Airport are coming up soon. In these meetings, Mayor Frutos believes “the people’s voice” should be heard. One issue, a replacement terminal at […]
Sunday, July 5, 2015

clouds, sun and warm temps for rest of the weekend

A heavy marine layer rolled into the Southland this morning, but the long 4th of July weekend is expected to end with sunshine in the afternoon. Here in Burbank, cloudy skies and temperatures in the 60s on this Sunday morning. The forecast for the Media City calls for temps to warm up into the 80s by late today. The cloudy […]
Friday, July 3, 2015

Several arrests in series of Burbank catalytic converter thefts

Five suspects have been arrested in connection with a series of catalytic converter thefts in Burbank. In the past few months, over 60 catalytic converters  reportedly have been stolen from vehicles in the Media City. Burbank Police investigators used leads from those thefts to “initiate surveillance of several possible suspects,” according to a news release from Sergeant, Claudio Losacco, Burbank Police public information officer. […]
Sunday, June 28, 2015

Photo Gallery: Ponytail softball parade 2015 in Burbank

The Annual Ponytail Softball Jamboree kicked off with a parade of teams along West Clark Avenue, from Burroughs High School to George Izay park, in Burbank yesterday. Spectators were treated to a colorful contingent of spirited softball teams — some even shared their favorite cheers with the parade watchers. Later, the girls gathered on several baseball diamonds at the park […]
Monday, June 22, 2015

Still hot today in Burbank, cooler temps predicted

Another hot and sunny day in Burbank, but a cooling trend has kicked in. However, don’t expect a serious drop in the temps on this the second day of summer. By the end of last week, the Media City was sizzling with highs in the 90s. For the next few days, the weather watchers are predicting afternoon temps in the […]