[caption id="attachment_5353" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Burbank Fire Dept. Station 11 firefighter Chris Piligian is growing his mustache for the first time ever for Movember, the month-long annual event to raise money for cancer awareness, at the Burbank station on Tuesday. (Raul Roa/Leader)"]

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Not hiding their ’stache
Burbank firefighter Chris Piligian’s mustache has served as more than just a dinner conservation piece for the past few weeks.
Hailing the new chiefs
DOWNTOWN — With Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena all without permanent police chiefs, experts say a possible sea change approaches in the way law enforcement is administered in the tri-city area.
Council to monitor news releases
CITY HALL — Under a policy adopted last week, news releases on sensitive issues will have to be brought to a City Council committee before being disseminated to the public.
City takes shopping in hand
CITY HALL — Despite predictions of another anemic holiday shopping season, city officials are hoping to pump up local spending with an ad campaign of their own.
Mourning title defeat
CYPRESS — Tears were abundant and the mood was somber for the Bellarmine-Jefferson High girls’ volleyball players.
Burbank again in CIF second round
BURBANK HIGH — For the second straight season, the Burbank High football team has advanced to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Southeast Division playoffs.
A Word, Please: Capitalizing on the lowercase
AIG. Lehman Bros. Countrywide. There was a time when the names of America’s business titans evoked only low-key contempt instead of the red-faced foot-stomping rage they inspire today. And, as with so many other things that make us angry enough to burst a neck vein, part of the rage we feel toward corporate crumb bums has to do with how powerless they make us feel.