Burbank (Los Angeles, California)

Federal officials are replacing the food pyramid with a full plate — and while experts say that the new approach is an imperfect solution, it's a vast improvement on the much-maligned My Pyramid. At a news conference Thursday morning, First Lady...

The next big production to take the world by storm may be filmed right next door — and I’m not just talking to the Burbank neighbors near Warner Bros. and Disney. A cadre of movie wizards could be conjuring the next great fantasy epic in a...

The Glendale Fire Department’s CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training program is an essential tool for our community. It should never be cut from the department's budget (“Fire Dept. plan would save city $2.5M,” May 26). CERT...

I have a confession: I think bonuses for city employees are a good idea. A properly administered program retains and attracts workers, and perhaps most importantly, frees municipal managers from the hell of having to pay an outstanding employee the same...

Today, I want to acknowledge one of the kindest and wisest men I know: my dad. My original plan was to take him to a baseball game in San Diego, my hometown. Some of my best childhood memories involve wandering around what was then Jack Murphy Stadium,...

In the cynicism of our “Hollywood” mentality, we see all too often that what matters most is who you know, not what you know and who you are. But in the moment-to-moment engagements of our daily lives, it sometimes matters more how we treat...

Regarding your article in the Burbank Leader on June 4, “Airport gets credit rating warning,” yes, the people of Glendale, Burbank, and Pasadena should be very concerned about the rating that has just come out by Fitch — that gives the...

In the June 4 print versions of the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press, the sub-headline said Fitch “questioned” the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority’s proposed use of bonds for the transportation center (“Airport...

Summer vacation is here. I know this not because it's hot or because I saw it on the calendar. I know it because Burbank schools let my kids out for the year the Thursday before Memorial Day at 12:55 pm. Not Friday. Not 1 or 2 p.m. — Thursday May...

I don’t know how to break this bad news to you, but for all the fun and games our legislators are having in Sacramento these days, the joke is on us — the taxpayers, the residents, workers and students. They may turn to fisticuffs at the...

As America celebrates Flag Day and Florida roasts in near-record breaking heat, this scene seems to be an apropos illustration of the day. I shot this image, of an American flag whipping in the wind with intense storm clouds boiling overhead, in front of...

A 19-year-old Glendale man was arrested late Friday after he allegedly flashed a green laser device at a police helicopter, officials said. Narek Karapetyan was taken into custody about 11:15 p.m. at Glenwood Road and School Street after shining the...