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MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014 - AUGUST 10, 2014 - VOLUME 3, NO. 31
City of Glendale had no DUI-related fatalities between 2010 and 2012
Burbank’s National Night Out National Night Out is a nationwide one-night rally where citizens and law enforcement join forces to strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships. Join us at this familyfriendly city event and connect with the police officers that keep our city safe! Activities, resource
booths, picture opportunities for children, giveaways, and more. For more information, please call (818) 238-3223 or cguillen@burbankca. gov. Date: 08/05/2014 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Burbank Police Department Rear Parking Lot 200 North Third Street
Governor Brown signs energy agreement with Mexico A day after signing a comprehensive climate change pact with the Mexican government, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed an agreement with Mexico’s Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquín Coldwell to foster crossborder renewable energy investments. “California and Mexico both take the low-carbon imperative with utmost
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seriousness,” said Governor Brown. “By this agreement, we intend to work together to dramatically increase solar, wind and other renewable investments.” The agreement will ensure that Mexico and California will work closely together to promote energy efficient and renewable energy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Thursday issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This Level 3 travel warning is a reflection of the worsening Ebola outbreak in this region. CDC is rapidly increasing its ongoing efforts in the three nations. CDC disease detectives and other staff are on the ground: • Tracking the epidemic including using realtime data to improve response • Improving case
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“The Beatles and Me on Tour” British Journalist Ivor Davis speak at Malibu Film Society's 50th Anniversary screening of “A Hard Day's Night” August 9 in Malibu
analyzed the 150 largest U.S. cities and found the places with the most fatal alcoholrelated car accidents per capita. We also used NerdWallet data to find the average car insurance premium increase drivers will have to pay after receiving a DUI. At the national level, we found no correlation between cities with high rates of fatal crashes involving alcohol and cities where drivers experience steep car insurance increases after they receive DUIs. Key findings: • Six of the 10 cities
In the summer of 1964, the Beatles invade America with a 24-city tour and through the release of their first movie “A Hard Day’s Night.” The Malibu Film Society will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the movie’s opening with special showings, Friday August 8 at 7:30 and 9:15 PM, and Saturday, August 9 at 7 and 9 PM. They are also hosting a special screening at The Grove in Hollywood at 6:30 pm on Thursday, August 7. For both screenings on Saturday and at The Grove Thursday, the Society announces a very special guest: Ivor Davis, the journalist who befriended the Beatles early on, traveling with them across the globe as they developed into international superstars.
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A nationwide study of DUI incidents and deaths shows that Glendale had no DUI-related fatalities between 2010 and 2012, tying the city with the cities of Moreno Valley and Santa Rosa, California, for least deaths during the time period studied. DUIs have a high cost, both human and financial. In 2012 alone, 10,322 people were killed in alcohol-related vehicle accidents. There’s also the staggering economic cost of drunk driving — an estimated $199 billion a year in the U.S. And the financial burden after receiving a DUI can be crippling for drivers,
who have to pay expensive fines and court costs, then pay again after their car insurance premiums increase. Drivers in some cities are disproportionately affected by these costs. For example, you are more likely to encounter a drunk driver in Tulsa, Oklahoma, than in San Francisco, California. Even so, the cities with the highest number of fatal alcohol-related vehicle crashes per capita aren’t the cities where drivers see the steepest auto insurance increases after receiving a DUI. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NerdWallet
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