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Burbank City Council members debated whether to adopt changes to its rules on accessory dwelling units or wait until city staff could find additional protections throughout the city.
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Hubbell will be replacing Robyn Anders, who took a position as Burbank Unified’s coordinator of instructional technology. -
At least 150 members of the community flocked to the Burbank War Memorial at McCambridge Park Monday morning to celebrate the landmark’s 50th anniversary and completion of its recent renovation as well as to remember those who have served in the military.
Taking a trip back in time to 1985 isn’t such a far-out concept as it seems to be: All you have to do is visit a Baskin-Robbins in Burbank.
Two battles were playing out at the sixth annual Burbank Community YMCA Learn, Grow, Thrive summer camp at Emerson Elementary School.
Dental products, board games, baseball caps, cans of soup, PEZ dispensers, magazines, unique artwork and potty-training aides — these are items that shoppers may find at any general retailer.
A San Bernardino man was formally charged with attempted murder on Wednesday on suspicion of attacking a 63-year-old woman in Burbank earlier this week and leaving her in critical condition.
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Girls’ Basketball: Indians jump out to huge early lead en route to 67-50 home win in CIF Southern Section Division II-A contest.
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Girls’ Water Polo: Visiting Indians held scoreless in second half as Condors’defense propels them to 8-1 victory in Southern Section Division V quarterfinal match.
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Girls’ Water Polo: Four goals from Emily Callahan, three from Angelina Lee lift host Indians to 11-7 victory in CIF Southern Section Division V second-round to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals.
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If you understand how to write clear, vivid prose, the secret to underhanded obfuscation is at your fingertips. Just do the opposite of that clarifying stuff.
California Stories from The Times
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The latest Proposition 13 is an eye-glazing $15-billion state bond issue for education facilities spanning pre-kindergarten through the university systems. It has nothing to do with the original Proposition 13 — at least directly.
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Police said Harwick died after falling from a third-floor balcony. There was evidence of a forced entry and struggle inside her home, they said.
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The woman told the cab driver she was heading to the bank to take out $25,000 that she owed to the IRS, police said.
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California reckons with past sins against the thousands of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.
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Activists ask governor-appointed fair board to look at ‘ghost gun’ sales.
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Hollywood Burbank Airport had 5,983,737 passengers in 2019, which tops the airport’s best numbers from 2007.
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Airport officials reported at 9.5% increase in passengers in November compared to the same month in 2018.
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A family dog died on Saturday in Burbank after a fire consumed a home in the 1300 block of North Brighton Street, according to the Burbank Fire Department.
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Burbank’s overall crime rate went on a downward trend in 2019, according to year-end crime statistics from the police department.
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The arts education foundation hired Azra Variscic as the director of development to raise their profile and expand fundraising revenues.
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Dismayed Burbank Unified board members unanimously approved this week a resolution to cut about 28 positions in the district by the end of the 2019-20 school year.
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The Hollywood animation house, which recently signed a deal with Netflix, needs the space to hire up 250 more workers.
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The Burbank City Council is discussing if it should raise its development impact fees to address the city’s long-term infrastructure needs.
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The Burbank Library is seeking the public’s input on what a new Central Library should look like and the features it should have.
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VFW Auxiliary USS Gudgeon #8310 in Burbank is participating in an annual Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, in which local students in ninth through 12th grades can compete to win a portion of $31,000 in national scholarships.
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The Burbank Cultural Arts Commission is hosting its first art exhibit at the Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center.
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Boys’ Basketball: Top-seeded Pioneers receive 24 points, 12 rebounds from Levias in convincing 66-41 win against Tustin in CIF Southern Section Division III-AA home game.
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Boys’ Soccer: Indians can’t get on track in 4-1 home loss in CIF Southern Section Division III first-round match.
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Girls’ Water Polo: Indians misfire 12 times in first half, but shut out Falcons in second half of CIF Southern Section Division V first-round match to win, 7-3.
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Led by the No. 1-seeded Providence boys’ basketball squad, six teams will open the Southern Section postseason with first-round contests Wednesday and Thursday.
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A representative of the Burbank Human Relations Council writes words of gratitude for participants in the recent event and to the VWF for hosting it.
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Girls’ Soccer: Defending champion Indians suffer 2-0 Pacific League road defeat against first-place Arcadia.
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State and federal funding does not provide enough to maintain a high-quality education, Aghakhanian writes, so Measure I could provide a much-needed boost to BUSD’s coffers.
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The Frankensentence is a useful concept. The idea is that in English, which lets you use any number of connective tools to cobble together phrases and clauses, it’s possible to cobble together so many phrases and clauses that your reader gets lost — or at least turned off.
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Two Burbank residents write on different projects; one the L.A. River bike path and the other construction on I-5.
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In celebration of artists from Burbank and the surrounding area, the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission hosted an opening night reception for their inaugural “Hidden Jewels” art exhibit at the Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center this past week.
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A look at the grammar dynamic known as the subjunctive.
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Author Sam Wasson considers “Chinatown” as one of the last great films made and highlights the people behind the movie his in most recent book.
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A list of events occurring within the Burbank area.
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John Burroughs High School will present the musical “Chicago: High School Edition,” featuring such well-known songs as “All That Jazz” and “Cell Block Tango,” this weekend.
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