818 Roundup: Burbank to consider formal ban of marijuana business
While not currently banned, m in Burbank, medical marijuana-related land uses are not authorized in existing zoning codes.
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Good morning, 818. Today is Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 58 and a low of 47, with heavy rain in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service.
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The cultivation, sale and distribution of marijuana for commercial purposes is not explicitly banned in Burbank, but the City Council planned to consider a proposal that would formally prohibit all business-related activities involving the drug.
A suspected murderer tied to a series of violent crimes throughout Los Angeles County, including a double shooting in Burbank, was shot by police Monday afternoon after a short foot pursuit on the Golden State (5) Freeway near Burbank, police said.
More than 5 pounds of marijuana, 96 butane canisters and other materials commonly used to make butane honey oil were recovered during a traffic stop in Glendale Friday night, police said.
Armenian religious leaders visited a pair of local hospitals this week ahead of Armenian Christmas being celebrated today. They blessed the facilities as well as performed the traditional blessing of water.
Both Glendale and Burbank saw the first local babies of 2016 born at area hospitals. At Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital at 12:12 a.m. Friday, Vanessa Cruz and Antonio Cervantes welcomed their son, Gael, into the world, weighing 9 pounds, 2 ounces and 20 inches long. Several hours later at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, 7 pound, 4 ounce baby boy Gagik was born to Suzanna and Yeso Djglyan.
More than 2,000 customers were affected by a power outage in Glendale Tuesday morning, officials said. Utility crews responded, and shortly before 9:50 a.m., power was restored.
- We look ahead to some of the property and development issues that will make an impact in Burbank and in Glendale in 2016.
A 14-building industrial park near Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, which could be attractive to entertainment industry firms, sold this week for $56 million.
- PizzaRev, a build-your-own, casual pizza shop, recently opened at 108 W. Wilson Ave., near Brand Boulevard in downtown Glendale. It’s the 29th location for the pizza chain.
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Ryan Fonseca, ryan.fonseca@latimes.com
Twitter: @RyFons
