Falling branches spell rising complaints (Burbank Leader)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:03:27 GMT
BURBANK Marina Manukian pulled her Infiniti G35 into a curbside parking space across the street from her Andover Drive home just 10 minutes before a large tree limb came crashing down.
A World of Macabre Misfits (New York Times)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:10 GMT
Given the appeal of Tim Burtons movies, you would hope that the Museum of Modern Arts expansive retrospective of his noncinematic art would be equally exciting. Alas, it is a letdown.
Concept Art Offers Peek at Tim Burton's Twisted Genius (Wired News)
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:45:41 GMT
Recently released images from Tim Burton's upcoming Alice in Wonderland adaptation reminded moviegoers that the quirky London-based director possesses one of the most extravagant visual vocabularies of any filmmaker now working. Underscoring that fact, New York's Museum of Modern Art kicks off a Tim Burton retrospective Nov. 22 with a collection of 700 art pieces produced by the goth maestro ...
Reiner, Running for DA as Democrat, Amasses Democratic Votes, Defeating Philibosian (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:41 GMT
Robert H. Philibosian and Ira K. Reiner battled it out in 1984 for the ostensibly nonpartisan post of Los Angeles County district attorney, in which partisan politics played the decisive role.
Week In Review (The Glendale News-Press)
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:58:57 GMT
CITY HALL With city finances tight, fire and police are the latest city departments to introduce new fees as a way to recover the costs of providing services.
Five the hard way (Pasadena Weekly)
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:43:37 GMT
Five the hard way
Bob's Big Boy reclaiming California roots (San Jose Mercury News)
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:32:22 GMT
The portly fiberglass boy with the cheerful grin, pompadour-style hair and red-checkered overalls is back, and he's hoping his return will yield much more than a momentary trip down memory lane.
Authorities arrest man as part of crackdown on passport application fraud (Los Angeles Daily News)
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:22:03 GMT
A Mexican national living in Whittier was arrested Tuesday at the U.S.-Mexico border in an ongoing federal crackdown on passport application fraud, which has netted 11 other arrests over the past three weeks.
Burbank man pleads not guilty to Tahoe casino burglary charges (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:45:48 GMT
Burbank man pleads not guilty to Tahoe casino burglary charges By Adam Jensen Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Burbank man pleaded not guilty to more than half a dozen felony counts in Tahoe Justice Court on Tuesday after allegedly using a fraudulent line of credit to obtain $85,000 in gaming chips from a South Shore casino last week. Nevada Gaming Control Board officials ...
California man held in gaming fraud (The Record-Courier)
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:19:40 GMT
California man held in gaming fraud by Adam Jensen ajensen@tahoedailytribune.com A Burbank man pleaded not guilty to more than half a dozen felony counts in Tahoe Justice Court on Tuesday after allegedly using a fraudulent line of credit to obtain $85,000 in gaming chips from a South Shore casino last week. Nevada Gaming Control Board officials arrested Karl Asatrian ...