Redevelopment agencies face elimination
The Glendale Redevelopment Agency is preparing for war and a worst-case scenario in the wake of passage by state lawmakers of a budget that could eliminate local redevelopment agencies.
Lawmakers voted late Tuesday night to kill all 400-plus redevelopment agencies in California as of Oct. 1 unless they agree to reroute billions of dollars to schools and local governments. The measure was a trailer bill attached to the state budget.
If redevelopment agencies sign up for the alternative, they would be required to give back a combined $1.7 billion in revenue for the 2011-12 budget year, which starts Friday, and $400 million every year thereafter. Agencies that agree to the deal will retain control over some of the tax revenue they receive, while those who don’t will be ordered not to launch any new projects, spending or borrowing. NEWS-PRESS
PHOTO: Here comes the heat
Glendale Adventist president steps down
Glendale Adventist Medical Center Chief Executive Morre Dean is stepping down from the job he has held for five years and taking a job at a hospital in Colorado.
Dean, 42, announced his decision to hospital staff Thursday morning. He will leave the hospital Aug. 5 to become president and CEO of Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colo., south of Denver.
“This move is an opportunity for me to return home, and for my children to grow up in immediate proximity to our extended family,” Dean said in a statement. “For my family and me, this truly is a tremendous gift in our lives.”
Dean joined Glendale Adventist in November 2006 oversaw the expansion of the campus to include 118 new acute-care beds, a spine and orthopedic center and a clinical research department and more.
–Bill Kisliuk
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Jeep belonging to a missing Santa Clarita couple has been found in North Las Vegas.
Police say the couple’s 1999 gold Jeep Grand Cherokee was located behind an abandoned building in the 2700 block of East Lake Mead Blvd.
The VIN number on the Jeep was scratched off and the license plates were removed.
Dusan and Renata Klein disappeared June 11th.
The body of Renata ‘Rennie’ Klein was discovered five days later on June 15th by public works employees off Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road.
The coroner’s office say the 59-year old woman died of asphyxiation.
Investigators believe Renata was killed elsewhere and her body dumped in the forest.
Her 59-year-old husband is now considered a person of interest, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials. KTLA
Triple-degree heat expected over the holiday weekend
Image: National Weather Service
A high pressure system moving over the Southland could push weekend temperatures into the triple digits, creating dangerous conditions for fire and heat stroke, officials warned.
Temperatures in the greater Burbank and Glendale areas could reach 102 degrees by Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, and then 103 by Independence Day through Tuesday.
Combine that with dried out brush that popped up during an above-average rainy season, and the conditions for sparking tinder dry vegetation over the Fourth of July weekend are set, officials say.
Los Angeles County public health officials this week also warned people to keep their pets indoors as much as possible, and to keep an eye on elderly neighbors who may be more susceptible to the effects of high temperatures.
– Jason Wells
SEEING STARS: Burbank is the best walking town!
Now that the weather is finally warm, there’s nothing better than taking an evening walk.
One of the best things about living at Avalon in Burbank is the opportunity for walking. In addition to a pretty strict diet, I attribute my 30lb weight loss over the last year to walking my dogs three times per day, everyday. The area in downtown Burbank is perfect for walking day or night.
My two adorable black Pomeranians are now apartment dogs, which means no backyard. We have a small porch that has an emergency potty pad area but I had to actually learn their elimination habits, that I had previously not thought about in San Jose. They had a doggie door, backyard and they went outside when they wanted to. Read more…
