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IKEA hearing date moved Burbank City Council public hearing on the proposed new IKEA store at 805 S. San Fernando Boulevard has been moved to March 11, 2014 at 6:00 PM in the City Council chambers located at 275 East Olive Avenue. For additional information please contact the project planner, Patrick Prescott, at (818) 238-5250.
Glendale firefighters encourage residents to prepare for upcoming rainstorms The Glendale Fire Department urges residents to prepare for the upcoming rainstorms. The impending storms are expected to bring rain and the potential for debris flow in burn areas. The first storm is expected to arrive Wednesday afternoon or evening and last through midday on Thursday with a rainfall of 0.25 to 0.75 inches. This storm is supposed to be the weaker of the two anticipated systems and should have minor impacts on local burn areas. The second storm is expected to arrive on Friday morning and last through Saturdaywith a rainfall of 2 to 4 inches. This storm is expected to bring heavy downpours, has the potential to present thunderstorm conditions, and could lead to possible mud and debris flow in burn areas. The Glendale Fire Department encourages residents to prepare for excess rainfall, possible flooding, and potential land erosion in and around the community. To prepare for rainfall runoff, all Glendale Fire Stations Please see page 5
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Cal State L.A. volunteers don ‘reading hats’ Glendale by reading to children on Dr. Seuss’ birthday begins “You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, administrative to pick up a book and read to a child.” citation The Educational Participation in Communities program (EPIC) program at Cal State L.A. encourages children to “sink your teeth into a good book all year long”—and especially on Dr. Seuss’ 110th birthday. As part of the National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America program, teams of Cal State L.A. students will present fun-filled special events and motivational activities to bring the love of reading to schoolchildren on Friday, March 7. To motivate the kids to read, members of the Cal State L.A. community will also don “reading hat”, redand-white striped stovepipe hats—just like the Cat’s— during the school’s book readings. Throughout the year, 32 Cal State L.A. students tutor more than 300 children at four school sites through the University’s EPIC America Reads and Counts program. EPIC is part of the newly-established Center for Engagement, Service and the Public Good at Cal State L.A.
The City of Glendale has introduced a new tool to encourage compliance with the City’s Municipal Code. On Monday, February 24, Code Compliance staff of the Community Development Department began using the Administrative Citation process. Authorized under the California Government Code, and adopted by the Glendale City Council in 2013, Administrative Citations issued by code compliance staff will be similar in many ways to parking citations for correctable municipal code violations. Many cities have enacted such administrative code enforcement remedies as an alternative or as a complement to civil actions or criminal prosecution of municipal code violations. Administrative Citations will allow code compliance staff to work more effectively with residents, business owners, and tenants to resolve violations rather than resorting to legal
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Miss Representation: Film screening & discussion in Glendale The Associates of Brand Library & Art Center (Brand Associates) in cooperation with the City of Glendale Commissionon the Status of Women, will screen Miss Representation, a film by Jennifer Siebel Newson. The screening will take place on Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 pm in the Glendale Public Library Auditorium, 222 East Harvard Street. The screening and post film discussion are free to the public. Those who have seen the film are welcome to join for the discussion at approximately 8:30 pm. The film, released in 2011, demonstrates how the
mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The viewer is provided tools to evaluate the media’s message and encouraged to take steps in his or her own life to effect change. An accompanying curriculum for educators of K-12 and college level students is available through the City of Glendale Library, Arts and Culture Department as part of this program. Educators and parents are encouraged to attend. The film includes interPlease see page 2
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State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson announces release of $38M to local educational agencies under Prop. 39 School districts will soon receive about $38 million from the state in the second round of planning funds from voter-approved Proposition 39, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today. Proposition 39 will direct up to $2.5 billion in new revenues over five years to fund projects by California’s local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community colleges. Future years’ funding will go toward the projects
themselves, and first-year awards that were not used for planning can also go toward projects. “The funding voters provided with Prop 39 will go a long way toward supporting our schools as they create stronger learning environments for our students,” Torlakson said. The first round of funding—totaling approximately $106 million—went to LEAs last November to begin assessing needs and planning projects. As part of the application to request energy planning funds, LEAs have certified that these funds will be used for authorized
energy planning expenditures. The complete list of recipients and amounts can be found on the California Department of Education’s funding results Web page for Proposition 39. For additional details, visit the California Department of Education’s Proposition 39--California Energy Jobs Act Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ fg/fo/r14/prop39cceja13result.asp or the California Energy Commission’s The California Clean Energy Jobs Act Web page at http://www.energy.ca.gov/ efficiency/proposition39/.