November 2014

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

City Buzz: Mayor Gordon reacts to Burbank Leader cartoon

A Burbank Leader political cartoon in last weekend’s November 15 edition has sparked some chatter around B-town. The cartoon focused on Burbank Mayor, Dr. David Gordon’s optometry business at 851 North Hollywood Way and the city council’s recent vote to keep in place the plan  to drop outside watering restrictions from three days to one day a week. This plan is […]
Saturday, November 15, 2014

Election Buzz: Political yard signs popping up in Burbank

Realtor Chris Rizzotti was the first  to jump into the 2015 race for Burbank City Council, so it’s really no surprises that his yard signs are already popping up around town. Usually we do not start seeing campaign signs for the Burbank Municipal Elections until closer to the first of the year. Whether you like it or not, Rizzotti is breaking out […]
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Gasoline selling for less than $3 a gallon in Burbank

Gasoline prices just keep on dropping. The Arco station at Hollywood Way and Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank  is selling self-serve regular for $2.99 a gallon! Three weeks ago the same station, known to have some of the cheapest prices in B-town,  had regular priced at $3.29 a gallon. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen gas prices dip below […]
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Another Burbank School Board candidate kicks off campaign

Labor relations representative, Jesse Tangkhpanya, is not well known around Burbank, but he’s taking action to try to quickly change that. Media City Groove was the first to report that Tangkhpanya pulled nomination papers last week for the Burbank School Board. Three seats on that board will be on the February 24, 2015 Burbank Primary Election mail-in ballot. Tangkhpanya sent out a […]
Monday, November 10, 2014

President Obama calls on the FCC to keep Internet “free and open”

Today President Barak Obama joined millions of users in support of keeping the Internet “free and open.” President Obama called on the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to protect the principles of  net neutrality and not let Internet providers “…block or limit your access to a website” or allow cable companies to “decide which online stores you can shop at or which […]
Sunday, November 9, 2014

UPDATED: Election Buzz: Candidates are off and running in 2015 Burbank campaigns

While some candidates are still in the exploratory stage, several others are already sprinting in the race for two seats on the Burbank City Council and three seats on the Burbank School Board. Veteran journalist, Will Rogers, claims he and his team have already knocked on around 5,000 doors. In a blog post on his website, Rogers says the goal […]