News Briefing -- May 22, 2007
With the blog a one-man show now, posts may not be as frequent as I would like given the demands of my day job. Let's see how it works out...
- Record high gas prices thoughout California. Daily News Here's the News Press' Glendale-centric version.
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If driving's too expensive, try flying! Skybus, that Columbus, Ohio-based startup airline with the $10 seats, is taking off the tarmac this morning with flights bound for Burbank's Bob Hope Airport, Kansas City, Mo., and Portsmouth, NH. All flights include a stop in Columbus, which means it's not a bad deal if you're flying west to east. WBNS-10 Central Ohio
- Meanwhile, expect airline delays this summer. Times
- Local Chromium 6 clean-up hinges on a $2 million grant application with the state Department of Health Services. News Press
- New Daily News Crime blog. It's a crime
- City of Burbank has issued its first tobacco sales license. Amayak Tarkhanyan, owner of "A to Z Service Station," 2005 N. Glenoaks Blvd. was the first person to sign-up, according to a city release. The City Council unanimously approved the ordinance in March 2007, which requires all Burbank tobacco dealers to comply by July 1.
The license costs $200 a year with a $35 application fee, and officials believe it would assist in preventing children under 18 from buying smokes. If a retailer is caught selling tobacco products to under-aged children, then this can lead to either a suspension or revocation of this newly established license which grants the privilege of selling tobacco products. Call the Burbank License and Code Service Division at (818) 238-5280 for more info.