Tireless sentinels working for complete government transparency
Below are links consisting of open and public meeting agenda item materials in which the Fiscal Year 20-21 budget was either considered, reviewed, and/or adopted. Feb 27, 2020 Infrastructure Oversight Board (IOB) meeting, Item G-3 May 12, 2020 City Council Budget public hearing and adoption, Item N-5 October 6, 2020 City Council update on the … Read more
Rumor has it that Councilman Jess Talamantes demanded that Burbank Police Chief Mike Albanese shut Tinhorn Flats down. As many as ten Burbank Police officers were required to stand around to prevent the small business from reopening during the shutdown that caused many Burbank businesses to fail forever. Click here to see the huge tab … Read more
“The Burbank Unified School District officially denounces racism as the product of white default/ supremacy culture…” The Burbank Unified School District has jumped on the “equity” bandwagon by blaming “white” people for “racism.” See the District’s District Anti-Racist Statement. Children are not born “racist” but Burbank Unified School District is sure teaching children that if … Read more
In May of 2018, a Burbank Water and Power vehicle of the type shown in the below image was observed digging a nice big hole in a residential yard to plant a tree. This type of truck is commonly referred to as a digger derrick. The “job” was clearly not the Peoples’ business and most … Read more
Burbank taxpayers have been subjected to the massive taxes of the 2017 Measure H which promised to be a magical elixir for homelessness. Burbank residents paid out $9 million in fiscal year 2019/2020 under Measure H. Only $99,000 came back in the form of the “Landlord Incentive Program”. No one can explain where the rest … Read more
While we believe it is every Burbanker’s duty to do what we can to help those in need, Burbank Water and Power ratepayers represent a broad spectrum of individuals and businesses with different financial circumstances; and not everyone wants to pay more for utilities than they have to. The City of Burbank Water and Power … Read more
Today is day one for this site. Our goal for transparency allows for Burbankers to become informed and remain that way. “The government’s power to control one’s life derives from its power to tax. We believe that power should be minimized.” – Americans for Tax Reform Providing Burbankers with meaningful information and documents allows for … Read more
