City News Service

Burbank air traffic controllers headed home at 4:15 p.m. Monday and the tower was left unstaffed. Duties were handed off to Southern California TRACON, a departure team based in San Diego.

In April 2024, the Board of Port Commissioners approved the splash pad at Portwood Pier Plaza with a $1.8 million budget. While design and permitting is not yet complete, port leaders anticipate the project will begin early next year and finish in late 2026.

According to the American Library Association, 2024 saw 821 attempts to censor library materials and services, with 2,452 unique titles challenged. While these numbers are lower than 2023, they continue to exceed those prior to 2020. This year, ALA has named award-winning actor and civil rights activist George Takei as honorary chair of Banned Books Week.

Measure C got 65.25% of the vote in 2020, short of the two-thirds majority listed on the ballot to pass, but the Court of Appeals ruling said that was plenty. According to the California constitution, tax hikes can be approved with a simple majority.

Mayor Bill Wells said, "I make no apologies for protecting our residents!"

City leaders joined the San Diego Wave Fútbol Club Thursday to celebrate the team's donation of nearly $50,000 to resurface a playground in Logan Heights.

The lawsuit comes days after Fletcher announced he is taking a medical leave due to trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse.

California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers this winter.

The latest in-custody death comes on the heels of news that a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having illegal drugs on county jail property.