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Residents on edge after likely gypsy scam incident
An unidentified woman who approached a group of children playing Sunday in the front yard of a house near Verdugo Park and started soliciting information before being run off was likely part of a gypsy scam, police say. At about 4:30 p.m., four people,...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Vehicles, Rentals
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Battered Bears rebuild again
The Glendale Bears Youth Football and Cheerleading organization has begun the painful process of paying its debts after coming to terms with twice being defrauded of tens of thousands of dollars. While the group has been making strides to reduce its...Tags: Finance, Crimes, Insurance, Politics, Elections
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Local unemployment continues to rise
For the second straight month, unemployment rates in Burbank and Glendale have increased in lockstep, according to the latest jobs statistics released Friday. Burbank’s rate climbed from 9.7% in May to 10.1% last month, according to the...Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Chicago Jobs, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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Ron Kaye: Taking on the narrow view of business and labor
Business and labor, so often posturing as antagonists in a life and death struggle for power, have come solidly together in their nostalgia for the good old days when politicians were bought once and stayed bought. Ah, the good old days before term...Tags: Voting, Politics, Elections, Republican Party, Labor Legislation
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Burbank to get state grant to promote historic preservation
California officials today announced that Burbank would be among ten cities across the state to get thousands of dollars to promote their historic preservation programs.
The California of Historic Preservation will send $5,000 to Burbank to "engage the...Tags: Human Interest
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Area to cool slightly, then return to above-normal heat
outhern California is in for a brief cool-down before heating back up to above normal by the weekend.
Temperatures will dip by a few degrees Wednesday, but climb back as a high-pressure system from the east warms the region to the mid-80s in downtown Los... -
Glendale gets major grant for chromium 6 removal efforts
Glendale Water & Power on Wednesday announced that it had received $400,000 to continue its work in testing two methods for stripping underground water of chromium 6. The utility has been the lead agency in a coalition of stakeholders testing two high-...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy
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City moves ahead with ban on pot dispensaries
An ordinance that would permanently ban medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits was introduced by the City Council on Tuesday, just two months before a moratorium prohibiting the shops is set to expire. Current zoning codes so far have kept...Tags: Health Treatments, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Credit and Debt
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Making the case for smart meters
Utilities are installing smart meters and moving toward a smarter grid. Modernizing our electrical and water infrastructure by integrating new technologies helps bring our system into the 21st century in order for us to meet future needs of our...Tags: Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Itron Incorporated, Health Organizations, Electronics
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California Supreme Court to hear Proposition 8 case Sept. 6
The legal battle over Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that reinstated a ban on same-sex marriage, will go before the California Supreme Court on Sept. 6, when the justices will hear arguments on whether initiative proponents are entitled to defend...Tags: Voting, Politics, Local Government, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Citizens Redistricting Commission gives intitial approval to new political maps
A citizens panel on Friday gave tentative approval to new political boundaries in California despite complaints from Republican and African American activists that the maps are not fair.
Republican Michael Ward, a chiropractor from Anaheim, was the...Tags: African Americans, Politics, Elections, Minority Groups
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Unclassified Info: Checking out the less-beaten path
I was on my way to Home Depot last Saturday when I happened to find myself on the corner of California and Central avenues. It’s not normally the route I take, but I’m the kind of person who often deviates from my usual path — a habitual...Tags: Murder, Crimes, Economy, Business and Finance, Movies, The Home Depot
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