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Hoover defenders Gary Koshikaryan, Alan Palafox and Stephen Choi take down Burroughs' Kohl Adams on Thursday, October 8, 2009. (Roger Wilson/News-Press)
Hoover defenders Gary Koshikaryan, Alan Palafox and Stephen Choi take down Burroughs' Kohl Adams on Thursday, October 8, 2009. (Roger Wilson/News-Press)
Reynaldo Fuentes, 18, shows a photo of his mother, who died suddenly at age 41 last month, at his home in Glendale on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Glendale Neighborhood Services Inspector Che Hill is helping the Fuentes children, six in total, with donations. (Raul Roa/News-Press)
Mark Loretta, a St. Francis High alum, hit the walk-off single to win game 2 of the National League Divisional Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB playoffs.
Loretta, who has served as a utility player for the Dodgers all season, came in in the bottom of the ninth to pinch hit in the pitchers spot with bases loaded and two outs.
Loretta graduated from St. Francis in 1989.
From E! Online:
Elizabeth Taylor, who entered the hospital this week to get a “leaky valve” repaired, is doing great following the procedure, according to the two-time Oscar winner turned twittering fool.
“Dear Friends, My heart procedure went off perfectly,” she wrote this afternoon. “It’s like having a brand new ticker. Thank you for your prayers and good wishes…I know they all helped. Love you, Elizabeth.”
The 77-year-old actress, whose last public appearance was at Michael Jackson’s interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif., has continued to shoot down the more dire reports about her supposedly declining health, including rumors that she has diabetes or was suicidal in the wake of Jackson’s death.
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From the La Canada Valley Sun:
A $40 million project that would bring low-pressure sewer systems to 680 households in three sections of the city south of Foothill Boulevard was turned down by voters who refused to form the necessary assessment district.
The unofficial results released by City Hall Thursday afternoon showed 313 ballots totaling more than $18.5 million in assessments were cast against the proposed project, while 142 property owners, representing $8.1 million in assessments, were in favor of going forward.
“The voters have spoken and made their choice,” said Mayor Pro Tem Don Voss, who added that the city’s goal all along has been to present the option and give property owners the opportunity to decide whether or not they wanted to form the assessment district and abandon on-site septic systems.
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From the L.A. Times
Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said today that all the medical marijuana dispensaries in the county are operating illegally, and that “they are going to be prosecuted.”
There are hundreds of dispensaries throughout the county, including as many as 800 in the city of Los Angeles, according to the city attorney’s office. They operate under a 1996 voter initiative that allowed marijuana to be used for medicial purposes, and a subsequent state law that provided for collective cultivation.
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Related story: Issue of medical pot is on agenda
From the L.A. Times
A male student slashed the throat of a female student at a science lab at UCLA this afternoon, police said.
The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to UCLA-Reagan Medical Center in critical condition. The suspect was taken into custody by UCLA police, who have sealed off the area.
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Thomas Huber and father, Otto, who founded Otto's Import Store and Delicatessen in Burbank. (Roger Wilson/The Leader)
Otto Huber, the founder and 40-year owner of Otto’s Import Store and Delicatessen, died of natural causes at his Burbank home. He was 77.
Burbank Police Sgt. Robert Quesada confirmed Huber’s passing Thursday morning after officers found no signs of foul play at his home in the 400 block of N. Brighton St.
Remembered by friends and family as a gregarious shopkeeper and devoted father, Huber was among the last remaining holdouts from a bygone era where family run businesses were the norm.
Accordion in hand, Otto serenaded generations of residents, introducing them to European fare. Among his loyal customers were John Burroughs High School students, some of whom joined an online fan page called “OTTO’S DELI/BURBANK.”
The Facebook group includes messages such as “And on the way home from Lincoln each day…” and “Daily lunch from ‘81-’84. Ham and cheese with extra mayo. I am not down that way often, but stop in every time I am.”
Founded in 1969 by Huber and his wife, Irma, the deli began an old- fashioned corner grocery store. The Hubers then began to incorporate specialty foods for family and friends. … Continue Reading
(Raul Roa/News-Press)
I didn’t know what to expect yesterday when I headed out to cover a youth hunger strike to protest protocols for talks between Turkey and Armenia.
Hunger strikes were something I had always associated with monks in a far off time, so to hear that people around my age were taking one on intrigued me.
Were they actually not eating anything? They had to be cheating right?
Well, from my observations, they weren’t.
On the corner of Glenoaks Boulevard and Central Avenue near the Armenian Consulate, I talked to several of the 32 full-time strikers who will only consume water for 96 hours.
No food for four days? I get hungry if I skip lunch!
Regardless of your thoughts are on what they are protesting, it was inspiring to see a group of college-age students so passionate they were willing to put themselves through such physical pain.
I sure couldn’t go that long without food.
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Woman jumps to her death at Burbank Holiday Inn (527)
Third-graders at Valley View Elementary School in La Crescenta on Wednesday learned about evacuation and safety techniques from the Kid’s Safety House.
Awards were handed out Tuesday night to volunteers from throughout La Cañada Flintridge schools by the PTA at La Cañada High School.
From the Burbank Leader
[DEVELOPING] A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday postponed the arraignment of a Burbank Unified teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student so that she can continue to work with authorities, her attorney said.
Amy Beck, a 33-year-old teacher at Jordan Middle School, will remain in jail and is [...]
A singer from the pop group Girlicious was arrested Tuesday night after police allegedly found more than a dozen individual packages of cocaine in her Gucci purse, officials said.
Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar is being held today in Glendale City Jail in lieu of a $30,000 bond, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s [...]
The Glendale Police Department took a Glendale News-Press photographer on a helicopter ride for an aerial view of the the Station fire burn areas.
Burbank resident and Former Dodgers outfielder Willie Davis, 69, died this morning, police said.
Authorities continue to investigate and are waiting for the coroner’s report detailing cause of death, Burbank Police Sgt. Robert Quesada said.
Davis, who made his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1960, was a speedy outfielder during his baseball career, with 20 [...]
From the Burbank Leader
A Burbank Unified School District teacher turned herself in Monday for having sex with a 14-year-old student from March to September last year, police said.
Amy Beck, 33, a sixth-grade teacher at Jordan Middle School, surrendered Monday afternoon to Burbank police with her lawyer, and was being held on $400,000 bail, Burbank Police [...]
President Obama declared the neighborhoods affected by the Station fire and subsequent debris flows a disaster area Monday, paving the way for federal assistance with cleanup efforts.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a federal disaster declaration for neighborhoods in the Station fire burn area that have been affected by recent debris flows.
The declaration makes city, [...]
Glendale and Burbank unified school districts are on track to meet the first of several turning points in the teacher layoff process, one week after officials approved eliminating a combined 197 teaching positions.
California education code mandates that public schools notify employees of potential job loss by March 15. Two months later, districts must have informed [...]
BOB HOPE AIRPORT — After a year of falling passenger numbers, Bob Hope Airport in January saw a slight increase in traffic compared with the same period last year, officials reported Monday.
Nearly 360,000 passengers traveled through the airport in January, up 1.6% from 2009, according to a report to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday. [...]
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