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New pedestrian safety video with Glendale Mayor Sinanyan The City of Glendale continues to have an unacceptable number of automobile / pedestrian traffic collisions. The demographic of the individuals in these fatal collisions has consistently remained Glendale’s older pedestrian population. Speeding, distracted driving, and jaywalking pedestrians are significant problems that endanger the drivers and pedestrians of our city. At the clear direction of the Glendale City Council, traffic safety is has been and will remain a high priority for the Police Department. Enforcement alone, however, will not curb reckless driving and jaywalking pedestrians. “In order to Please see page 3
WHO Works in Motorsports 2014 Yes, the motorsport industry’s indispensable companion for the past decade has once again been thoroughly updated ahead of the 2014 season. Seasoned professionals should know the score by now: 1032 pages crammed full of details on the key movers and shakers working across 15 – yes, 15! – international racing series. We’re talking 3650 individuals, all featuring handy colour mugshots, as well as more than 600 teams, companies and suppliers. Ever wished there Please see page 5
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Volume 2, No. 18
Burbank-based filmmaker and her mother share a reel inspiring Mother’s Day story
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Twenty-two year old filmmaker Lorena Gordon is impressive at any age. Equal parts inspired, and inspiring, Lorena is quickly garnering a reputation as “one to watch” in the filmmaking world. Lorena, who discovered early on that her passion for telling stories was a liberating way to express herself, is currently in post-
production on the short film Times Like These. A powerful story based on her family’s real life experience, Times Like These tackles the important, and often ignored, topic of domestic abuse and one woman’s struggle to free herself and her child from her husband’s threatening hands. Lorena wrote, directed
2014 National Public Works Week
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The City of Burbank will celebrate National Public Works Week from May 18, 2014 through May 24, 2014. A Sidewalk Celebration will be held in front of Olive Recreation Center (1111 West Olive Avenue) to commemorate the completion of the first 10-year cycle of sidewalk repairs/ replacements on Monday, May 19, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. The City will invite
students from Saint Finbar School to tour the Public Works Yard while learning about the various types of equipment and jobs in the Public Works Department on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. During the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, City Council will officially proclaim May 18, 2014 through May 24, 2014, as National Public Works Week. National Public Works Week will end with a celebration at Stough Park on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. During the event, City officials will recognize outstanding public works projects implemented during the past year. They will also present City of Burbank Public Works Director Bonnie Teaford Please see page 3
Cinco De Mayo weekend crackdown nets significant number of DUI arrests The Cinco de Mayo DUI Mobilization crackdown on drinking drivers resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from the sobriety checkpoints, special saturation patrols and routine patrols in Los Angeles County this past weekend. From 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 2 to midnight last night, officers representing
and produced the gripping film, which took more than half her life to make; dedicating it to the woman she calls her hero, her mother, Maria. “I've always felt compelled to tell my mother's story, and this film is my chance to give her a voice,” said Lorena who relocated to Burbank from New York with her mother four
months ago. “My hope for this film is for women to find inspiration from my mother's perseverance and strength. Her courage has certainly inspired me. I want women to feel empowered if they find themselves in the same situation.” In the film, Maria is
have led to a significant increase in wildfire activity and to ensure Californians are ready, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has declared May 4-10, 2014 as “Wildfire Awareness Week”. CAL FIRE is reminding residents during Wildfire Awareness Week of the dangers posed by wildfires and the simple steps that should be followed to prepare for and prevent them. “Fire Season really never ended last year in many parts of California,” said Chief Ken Pimlott,
continue to have very dry conditions and experience unusually early fire behavior that is extreme for this time of year.” According to the state’s final snow survey on May 1, the statewide snowpack water content is only 18 percent of normal. Between January 1 and May 3, CAL FIRE has responded to over 1,200 wildfires that have charred nearly 2,700 acres. In an average year for the same time period, CAL FIRE
Six lawsuits have been filed against the Alhambra Unified School District, some alleging sexual abuse with special education students and some by former employees who said they were terminated due to their disabilities, according to a published report. That report said five girls receiving special education were allegedly “repeatedly molested” by a Repetto Elementary
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Special education “Wildfire Awareness girls allegedly Week” declared in “repeatedly California for molested” by May 4-10 a teacher at CAL FIRE encourages wildfire Alhambra preparedness and prevention Drought conditions CAL FIRE director. “We USD Please see page 2
By SHELL SEGAL