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Most offenses show downward trend, according to year-end statistics from the police department. BY ANDY NGUYEN

While the overall crime rate in Burbank went on a slight downward trend last year for the second year in a row, the city did see a small uptick in the number of property offenses. Year-end statistics from the Burbank Police Department showed that the total number of Part I offenses, which are a combination of certain proper- Photos by Tim Berger |Burbank Leader ty and violent crimes, dropped last year from 2,852 cases in VELMA KELLY, played by Janina Colucci, center, performs in the opening ensemble at a dress rehearsal of “Chicago” at Burroughs High 2018 to 2,806 — a 1.6% de- School on Tuesday evening. The show will be performed in the school auditorium this weekend starting on Friday at 7 p.m. crease. Property crimes — burglary, theft and auto theft — rose by about 6.2% last year while vi- Burroughs to stage ‘Chicago’ olent crimes — murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults — saw a decline of roughly 11.9%. ohn Burroughs High School will Auto thefts saw the most sig- present the musical “Chicago,” nificant increase among property crimes, going from 214 in J featuring such well-known songs 2018 to 382 in 2019 — rising by as “All That Jazz” and “Cell Block about 78.5%. Burglaries saw an Tango,” this weekend. 8.3% increase going from 276 cases to 299. In addition to the upcoming show, Although thefts were the the school’s drama department re- most reported type of crime in the city, it saw a 1.3% decrease cently won top honors at the Cali- last year, going from 2,135 fornia Educational Theatre Assn. fes- cases to 2,107. tival for the third straight year. Burbank Police Chief Scott LaChasse said during a meet- Performances of “Chicago” will be at ing of the Burbank Police Com- 7p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. mission last month that the rise in property crimes can be on Sunday in the auditorium at the partially attributed to the holi- school, located at 1920 W. Clark Ave., day shopping season, with a Burbank. rise in retail and auto thefts. “We still have people … that Tickets are $10 for students, $25 for don’t lock their cars in parking adults and $15 for senior citizens. lots and going from one store There is a link to prepurchase tick- to another and dump their goodies into their car,” he said. ets at jbhsdrama.com. “Whether it’s locked or not, —Mark Kellam ROXIE HART, played by Jordyn Holt, on the knee of Billy Flynn, played by people still have a way of get- Eli Staub, at a dress rehearsal of “Chicago” at Burroughs High School Tuesday. ting in and taking those items.”

See Crime, page A2 Hollywood Burbank Book drive honoring late Burbank reports all-time high High student exceeds expectations in passenger numbers Family drive in memory of Evie Swierczynski BY ANTHONY CLARK CARPIO with South Pasadena-based surpasses 2,000 books branding firm Anyone Collective, benefiting Children’s Hollywood Burbank Airport was successful in attracting trav- Hospital Los Angeles. had a record-breaking 5,983,737 elers east of the Colorado Rockies passengers in 2019 — about 1%, to Burbank. BY VERA CASTANEDA or 62,401, more than the airfield’s “When we returned the airport previous best year in 2007. to its Hollywood Burbank name, The family of Burbank High It was the highest number of Ithink it really let people know School student Evie Swierczynski passengers the Burbank airport where the airport was,” he said. continues to keep her memory has seen in its 90-year history, Carvill added that flights to alive by providing access to more said Nerissa Sugars, the airport’s new destinations — such as Bos- than 2,000 new books to patients director of marketing communi- ton, New York and Dallas-Fort at Children’s Hospital Los Ange- cations and air service, during a Worth — boosted ridership with les. meeting of the Burbank-Glen- nearly all of the air carriers op- The sophomore died at the age dale-Pasadena Airport Authority erating at the airport. of 15 after battling acute myeloid on Monday. Although the numbers of pas- leukemia in the fall of 2018. Dur- From a year-over-year basis, sengers in 2019 were greater than ing that same year, the Swier- the number of passengers in in 2007, the number of flights in czynski family brought in a do- 2019 was up 13.67%, or 719,765 and out of Hollywood Burbank nation of 1,000 books through a more, compared to 2018. declined. book drive they organized. They Courtesy of Meredith Swierczynski Denis Carvill, deputy executive There were 65,058 commercial held a second drive this past fall, MEREDITH SWIERCZYNSKI and Kyle Horne, manager of the Literally director of operations for the air- flights at the airport in 2019, hoping to collect double that Healing project, stand near a collection of more than 2,000 books port, said on Tuesday that the which was 6,891 fewer than in amount. during a local book drive in honor of Evie Swierczynski. record-setting performance in 2007. “We were shocked by the num- 2019 can be mainly attributed to Carvill said that is due to an ber of box sets that we received,” we could do to keep her name erally Healing program, which the economy bouncing back improvement in aircraft capacity said Evie’s mother, Meredith. and her spirit alive — we’re going gives every child in the medical from the recession. —planes that are being used at Amystery specialty bookstore to keep trying to do,” Meredith facility a new book every day. “It’s taken us a long time to get Hollywood Burbank today are located in Texas called Murder by Swierczynski said. Evie loved reading and often here,” he said. “If you consider larger and have more seats. the Book partnered with the local Donations, in person and had a book in her hand. When that our last peak was in 2007, “It means that we can have air- drive. They collected almost 200 through an Amazon wish list, she was a patient, a familiar and we just surpassed it in 2019, planes that can carry 180 to 185 books. The store owner, McKen- were sent to Darling Nikki Salon comfort was being greeted by a the recovery process was a long passengers as opposed to planes na Jordan, is a Swierczynski fam- or Dark Delicacies horror book- volunteer from Literally Healing. process.” with only 135 passengers, which ily friend and followed Evie’s store — two locations Evie and The program’s project man- Additionally, Carvill said he was the most planes could carry story. her family frequently patronized. ager Kyle Horne wrote in a letter thinks the airport’s marketing “Her story, her life has touched The books were donated to Chil- campaign, which was developed See Numbers, page A4 alot of people, and anything that dren’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Lit- See Drive, page A4 A2 WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 5, 2020 BURBANK LEADER WWW.BURBANKLEADER.COM

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Farrelly is one of the the nominations of several School, to attend the Air “Each of these students The Burbank Cultural art pieces being local students from the Force Academy. has a stellar resume of ac- Arts Commission has been featured in the 28th Congressional District •Jacqueline Marie Gar- complishments, participa- at the forefront of cultivat- “Hidden Jewels” art to attend U.S. service rity, a Glendale resident ted in a variety of extracur- ing art culture in the city. exhibit hosted by academies for the classes of and student at Polytechnic ricular activities and sports, Whether it’s a dance the Burbank Cultural 2024. High School, to attend the and demonstrated aca- flash mob at the Burbank Arts Commission at The four academies re- Naval Academy. demic excellence, which Town Center or finding the Betsy Lueke quiring a Congressional •Patrick Richard Kalb, a make them outstanding more utility boxes to be Creative Arts Center. nomination are the Air Glendale resident and stu- nominees for this great painted, the Cultural Arts The sculpture is Force Academy, the Mer- dent at La Cañada High honor,” Schiff said. Commission has been try- made out of burned chant Marine Academy, the School, to attend the Naval “This group of students ing to ensure that artists of wood from one of Military Academy at West Academy. has a commitment to serv- any medium can flourish. the local fires. Point and the Naval Acade- •Moses Janghan Kim, a ing our country, and I am To continue that mis- my. La Crescenta resident and proud to have nominated sion, the commission is The fifth service acade- student at Crescenta Valley them for our U.S. service hosting its first-ever art ex- my, the U.S. Coast Guard High School, to attend the academies,” he added. hibit at the Betsy Lueke Academy, does not require Military Academy. Students interested in Creative Arts Center, 1100 aCongressional nomina- •Nathaniel Sung Woo applying to a service acade- W. Clark Ave., from Friday tion. Lee, a Glendale resident my for the Class of 2025 through Feb. 27. The local nominees are: and student at Crescenta should contact Rep. Schiff’s The juried exhibit, titled Courtesy of Virginia •Christopher Rogers Valley High School, to at- district office at (818) 450- “Hidden Jewels,” features Causton-Keene Benson, a Burbank resident tend the Air Force Acade- 2900 or (323) 315-5555 or about 70 pieces from and student at Burbank my. visit schiff roughly 50 artists from Bur- High School, to attend the •Alexandra India Mc- .house.gov to obtain an ap- bank and surrounding Air Force Academy. Gowan, a La Crescenta resi- plication form. communities, Virginia One piece that Causton- nection to the city.” •Jordan Michael Corpuz, dent and student at Inter- The application deadline Causton-Keene, director of Keene said she is excited Causton-Keene said she’s aGlendale resident, gradu- national School of Los An- for the next nominations is the creative arts center, about is a sculpture made happy to see the Cultural ate of Hoover High School, geles, to attend the Air Nov. 20. said on Tuesday. by Glen Farrelly called Arts Commission is finding who currently attends the Force Academy. Members of the Cultural “L’accord de Paris.” Caus- different ways to highlight Naval Academy Prep •Kevin Vincent Taix, a [email protected] Arts Commission will host ton-Keene said it was made artists in the community. School, to attend the Naval Glendale resident and Twitter: @LAMarkKellam an opening reception on using burnt wood that was “They’ve been really pro- Friday at 7 p.m., when they found from one of the local active about keeping art will announce the winners wildfires last year. alive in Burbank,” Causton- cluded the ability for fam- of the exhibit. “He hiked up the local Keene said. “There are DRIVE ily members and care- Causton-Keene said the mountains and found many commissioners that Continued from page A1 givers to also choose and exhibit’s entries are impres- these pieces of wood and are really trying to push for keep one free new book or sive and showcase the tal- integrated other pieces of that.” to the family that Literally magazine per day. ents of all of the artists in wood to make the sculp- Healing gave children Other than book dona- their various media — in- ture,” Causton-Keene said. anthonyclark.carpio more than 65,000 new tions, the Swierczynski cluding paintings, photog- “I think it’s quite striking @latimes.com books in 2019. A new addi- family also hosts an annual raphy and sculptures. and has a really lovely con- Twitter: @acocarpio tion to the program in- blood drive in July — Evie’s birthday month. They plan to formally set up the Eve- lyn Swierczynski Founda- Local VFW holding patriotic art contest tion as a nonprofit organization and continue ex- panding events and serv- Evie Swierczynski BY MARK KELLAM place winner from the auxiliary will Young American Creative Patriotic Art ices. receive $300 and advance to the dis- Contest in 1979 to recognize up-and- On Feb. 29, Evie will be as any other family.” VFW Auxiliary USS Gudgeon #8310 trict competition. Then, district win- coming artists and encourage patri- honored through a toy Meredith Swierczynski is in Burbank is participating in an an- ners will advance to the state compe- otism in youth. drive benefiting Children’s involved in the Burbank nual Young American Creative Patri- tition. Approximately 4,000 students par- Hospital Los Angeles in chapter of PFLAG and said otic Art Contest, in which local stu- State first-place winners will com- ticipate each year. In addition to partnership with PFLAG the organization was im- dents in ninth through 12th grades pete for their share of $31,000 in na- $31,000 in national scholarships, local during the LGBTQ organi- portant to Evie because can compete to win a portion of tional awards, and the national first- and state VFW auxiliaries throughout zation’s conference. she was an ally for her $31,000 in national scholarships. place winner will be awarded a the country award more than Robert Peterson, LGBTQ friends who were Students must submit an original $15,000 scholarship. $140,000 in patriotic art scholarships PFLAG’s regional director bullied on campus. two- or three-dimensional piece of National first- through eighth- annually. and board member, said “We hadn’t been living in artwork. Digital art, photography and place winners will be featured in VFW Student entries must be submitted he decided to “keep her this community for very jewelry will not be accepted. Auxiliary magazineand on the VFW to VFW Auxiliary 8310 by March 31. spirit and her memory long. We relocated from The entry must have been com- Auxiliary website. Interested students, parents and alive by channeling her en- Pennsylvania, and we’re pleted during the current school year, All state winning entries will be dis- teachers should contact Camille Lev- ergy and positivity, helping just finding how open and and the application must include a played and judged at the VFW Auxil- ee at (626) 201-2889 or at levee68@ the community outside of generous Burbank is, and teacher or supervising adult’s signa- iary National Convention, which will gmail.com. the LGBT community. we’re very grateful and ture. be held July 18 through 23 in Reno, He added, “It’s not nec- thankful for their support,” Students begin by competing at the Nev. [email protected] essarily LGBT but some- she said. local VFW Auxiliary level. The first- The VFW Auxiliary started the Twitter: @LAMarkKellam thing that can impact LGBT families just as much [email protected]

27,728 passengers, an NUMBERS uptick of 5,758 compared Continued from pageA1 to December 2018. MARKETPLACE JetBlue Airways reported back [in 2007],” Carvill 18,174 passengers in De- said. cember, which was 1,373 “That change has drasti- fewer than the same To place an ad, cally changed the balance month in 2018. of how many aircraft we Alaska Airlines had 6,707 go to need for that many pas- fewer passengers com- sengers,” he added. pared to 2018, with 44,690 Hollywood Burbank fin- passengers in December. http://timescommunityadvertising.com/ ished 2019 with yet anoth- Spirit Airlines, the new- er strong performance est air carrier operating at from the air carriers in De- Hollywood Burbank, had Public Notice Name Change NamefollowingChangenewspaper cember. 7,582 passengers. Proposed Project at ORDER TO SHOW of general circulation, There were 554,520 pas- Parking revenue also 4300 Riverside Dr. printed in this county. CAUSE FOR A CHANGE Dated: December 21, sengers during December, continues to increase at What is this? OF NAME 2019 up 19.21%, or an increase the Burbank airport, which This notice is to let you know that the City of Burbank CASE NO. /s/ by: Sherri R. Carter, of 89,366 passengers, over generated about $1.89 mil- Planning Board will be holding a public hearing to 19SMCP00603 Clerk & Brian McClendon, consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit Deputy the same month in 2018. lion in December — for the property located at 4300 Riverside Drive. The Petitioner or Attorney Published in the The Southwest Airlines re- $339,192 more than in (name, state, bar, and Burbank Leader 1/15, project is to allow the existing Veggie Grill restaurant address): 1/22, 1/29 & 2/5/2020 ported 391,386 passengers 2018. to sell beer and wine for on-site sale and consumption Jasmine Aghajani during that month, a hike The boost in parking CLASSFIEDS in conjunction with the restaurant. There will be no 216 North Palm Drive, of 45,779 compared to the was attributed to a boom alterations made to the exterior of the building under Beverly Hills, CA 90210 this permit. TO ALL PERSONS same month in 2018. in valet service, according INTERESTED: American Airlines had to airport staff. This project has been determined to be exempt from the Petitioner Jasmine 35,875 passengers, which Hollywood Burbank also California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Aghajani filed a petition with this court for a was 23,224 more than in received $444,066 from CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) pertaining to decree changing names 2018. ride-sharing companies the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that as follows: have the potential for causing a significant effect on the Present Name Delta Airlines saw an in- for drop-offs and pick-ups environment and where it can be seen with certainty Maya Rina Eghbali crease of 15,093 passengers during the month. that there is no possibility that the activity in question Proposed Name compared to the same may have a significant effect on the environment. 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Football: Pair of seniors stood out for Bulldogs and the duo enjoyed impressive accomplishments in being named to Southern Section Division VII first team. BY JEFF TULLY that now it’s that kind of the Colman said. “They were he learned from those play- expectation,” Burbank definitely two key guys for ers as a junior and he used The Burbank High foot- coach Adam Colman said us.” that as a jumping-off point ball team might not have about the All-CIF recogni- Burnham enjoyed an im- for his success. He just accomplished everything it tion. “Our year wasn’t to our pressive campaign as a sen- watched a ton of film and set out to do during the expectations as a program, ior receiver. He caught 43 he asked a lot of questions 2019 season. but we were third place in passes for 1,015 yards and and that’s what made him However, the Bulldogs league and we won a play- nine touchdowns in 12 better.” did earn some quality vic- off game and we competed games. He broke a Burbank Vang, who proved to be a tories and a host of players against some of the top record for receiving yards in versatile player for the Bull- enjoyed impressive accom- teams in the area. agame with 308 in a league dogs, notched 54 tackles plishments and put up big “The other coaches game against Arcadia. On and two interceptions in 12 Tim Berger | Burbank Leader numbers during the cam- spoke highly about our kids defense, he tallied 12 total games as a senior defensive paign. and how they battled. It’s tackles. back. On offense, Vang, BURBANK’S VINCENT VANG, along with teammate Ben Two of those players, nice to have that reputation “Ben was a kid who came who played a variety of po- Burnham, were named to the All-CIF Division VII first team. seniors Ben Burnham and that we have good players in his sophomore year ne- sitions because of Burbank Vincent Vang, were singled who play hard.” ver having played football injuries — including at could tell you what a great all that he could do.” out for their accomplish- Burnham and Vang before because he was a quarterback — had 28 player he is. Burbank went 5-7 and ments. The Bulldogs pair played crucial roles in help- basketball player,” Colman carries for 276 yards and “He just had the ability to placed third in the Pacific was bestowed with All-CIF ing Burbank be successful. said. “But as a sophomore, two touchdowns, as well as do it all for us in really a League (3-3) behind cham- Southern Section Division While Burnham earned All- he learned the game and as throwing for two touch- utility role. We could put pion Crescenta Valley and VII honors Monday, when Pacific League first-team ajunior he was surrounded downs. In addition, Vang him anywhere and he was runner-up Muir. The Bull- the CIF office released the honors on offense, Vang by some pretty good play- had 353 kick-return yards. able to do the job for us. He dogs won their Division VII list of first-team honorees was an all-league first-team ers and he really learned a “With Vinny, it wasn’t a was everything, and I think playoff opener against Don for all 14 divisions. pick on defense. lot from them. tough sell at all getting him that spoke volumes to the Lugo, 40-20, before falling “It’s really cool that we’re “Both of those guys came “As a senior, he became a All-CIF, ” Colman said. “Any- other coaches ... He just in the second round to Ser- at a place with our program up big for us last season,” blend of all the good things one who saw him play really stood out because of rano, 35-13.

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS Reid, Chiefs win Super Bowl

Sealed proposals for the Upper Country Club Drive Water Main Replacement Project, in the City of Burbank all in compliance with the City's Bid Schedule No. 1473, will be received by the Purchasing Manager at 301 East Olive Avenue – Suite Football: Former Glendale 305, Burbank, California, 91502, not later than 2:00 P.M., March 3, 2020, at which time said proposals will be publicly opened in the Council Chambers of the City college player leads Kansas Hall at 275 East Olive Avenue, Burbank, California, 91502. The bid proposals will then be declared and recorded by the Purchasing Manager, in the presence of the City past 49ers, 31-20. City Manager or their duly authorized representatives. All bids must be submitted no later than 2:00 P.M. the day of the bid opening. Bids submitted after 2:00 P.M. BY CHARLES RICH the day of the bid opening will not be accepted. There will be no bids called for from the audience. Sealed proposals shall be plainly marked: "Upper Country Club Drive Water Main Replacement bid under Bid Schedule No. 1473, to be After 21 years of roaming the side- opened at 2:00 P.M., March 3, 2020." lines as a head coach, Kansas City Chiefs coach and former Glendale Complete sets of the Contract Documents must be obtained from the City via Community College football player download from the City of Burbank online bid website https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=14210#. Failure of the Andy Reid finally hoisted the Vince Contractor to download the Contract Documents from the City of Burbank shall Lombardi Trophy. render their bid non-responsive. It came following a furious late rally that saw Reid finally chase down his Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check, or by a Bidder’s Bond, with a responsible Corporate Surety, must be in the form furnished dream. by the City. Any corporate surety bond not on the City form must be submitted to Reid and Kansas City overcome a the Purchasing Division five (5) City working days prior to the bid opening to allow 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter, for City Attorney review and approval. Approval is granted/denied on a per-project scoring three touchdowns in the final basis. All Bidder’s Bonds will be in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the bid. Said bid deposit shall be a guarantee that the seven minutes, to earn a 31-20 victory Bidder will promptly execute a valid Contract with the City in accordance with the against the San Francisco 49ers on Contract Documents and that the Bidder will furnish the City "Faithful Sunday in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Performance" and "Payment" corporate surety bonds on forms provided by the City or approved by the City Attorney, each in the amount of one hundred percent Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (100%) of the bid price, and Insurance in a form acceptable to the City. Said bonds Kansas City ended a 50-year title must be satisfactory to the City and must be secured through an authorized agent in drought, with Reid joining Hank Orlin Wagner \ AP the State of California. Stram as the only coaches to pilot The quantities on the Bidder’s Proposal are estimated only and it is understood that Chiefs teams to Super Bowl titles. FORMER GLENDALE COLLEGE player Andy Reid led the Kansas City Chiefs to the unit price(s) Bid in this Proposal will be paid for the actual quantity required to “This is what it’s all about,” Reid, 61, comeback victory against the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday’s Super Bowl. complete the work, and the Contract price increased or decreased accordingly. told espn.com “What a great team, Increases or decreases in conformance with Standard Specifications for Public great coaches. Appreciate every bit of Sartoris. double-digit deficits to topple the Works Construction – 2012 Edition, Section 3-2.1. it. Reid won a Super Bowl as an assist- Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or any item or items of the bid, "[Kansas City quarterback Patrick ant coach with the Green Bay Packers to advance to the Super Bowl for the and to waive any informalities or technical defects as the interests of the City may Mahomes] kept firing, that’s what he in 1996 and led Philadelphia to an ap- first time since 1969, closed out the require. Such right of waiver shall be exercised for the City by its Purchasing did. The guys around him just be- pearance in the Super Bowl in 2004. scoring with a 38-yard touchdown run Manager at his discretion. lieved in him. It was just — we all did, Reid, who is a member of the Glen- by Williams with 1:12 left. The Contract Documents shall consist of this Notice Inviting Bids, Instruction to all the coaches, likewise. And then our dale college Athletic Hall of Fame, Mahomes completed 26 of 42 Bidders, Bidder's Proposal, including the accompanying forms of Affidavit and defense had a couple of great stands added another ring as Kansas City passes for 286 yards. He had three to- Subcontractors Sheet, Bidder's Bond, Agreement, Faithful Performance and in there. We knew it would be a close overcame a 20-10 deficit against one tal touchdowns, two interceptions Payment Bonds, Insurance, and General Conditions, and Plans, all on file in the office of the Purchasing Division. All of said Contract Documents are hereby game, and it felt that way. We knew of the top defensive teams in the and a 78.6 passer rating. referred to and made a part of this Notice Inviting Bids. there would be challenges to battle league. Mahomes, who was selected Many Chiefs players wanted to win through, and nobody lost their poise, as the game’s most valuable player, the title for Reid. they just kept rolling, so I was proud paved the way after a shaky start “We wanted to get him that trophy In accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California, the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics, of everybody there.” Mahomes tossed a one-yard touch- because he deserved it,” Patrick Ma- establishes the general prevailing rates of per diem wages, and the general Reid, who joined Kansas City in down pass to Travis Kelce to trim the homes told espn.com. “The work he prevailing rates of pay for holiday and overtime work, for each craft, classification, 2013 after coaching the Philadelphia deficit to 20-17 with 6:13 remaining. puts in day in and day out...I don’t and type of worker needed to execute the City's contracts for public works and Eagles from 1999-2012, competed at Mahomes then connected with Dami- think he sleeps. I try to beat him in improvements. Copies of the Prevailing Rate of Per Diem Wages are on file in the office of the Purchasing Manager for the City of Burbank, at 301 East Olive Glendale college from 1976-77 after en Williams on a five-yard touchdown and I never can. He is someone that Avenue, Burbank, California, and such copies will be made available to any graduating from L.A. John Marshall pass to give the Chiefs a 24-20 advan- works harder than anyone I’ve ever interested party upon request. Copies are also available on the Internet at High. Reid was a guard and tackle tage with 2:44 to go. known and he deserved [this]. I’m http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Adobe Acrobat Reader (available at with the Vaqueros under coach Jim Kansas City, which rallied from glad I could get that trophy for him.” http://www.adobe.com) is required to view these pages. (From a memo sent by the Department of Industrial Relations 8/22/00)

The Contractor to whom the Contract for the above-mentioned public improvement is awarded, and any Subcontractor under him, is required to pay not less than the Nathan steps up, puts Indians in final above established prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed in the execution of the Contract, and the Contractor shall comply with all other requirements as specified in the Labor Code and in conformity with the requirements of Sections 1773 et seq., of the Labor Code. Girls’ Water Polo: Burroughs to play for league tournament title after defeating CV, 10-3. The CONTRACTOR shall possess a valid class "A – General Engineering” or class “C-34 – Pipeline” Contractor’s license at the time that the Contractor submits BY VINCENT NGUYEN don’t know what it was. My Angelina Lee and two from blocked six shots in the sec- bid. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the Bid non-responsive and senior year? I don’t know. I freshman Nancy Baylor. ond and finished with 13 shall act as a bar to award of the Contract to any Bidder not possessing said license ARCADIA — Whether it don’t know. Falcons senior Lexie saves in the half. at the time of bid. was at point-blank or from “I want to win CIF so Kawachi scored twice for “This was night and day No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works long-distance, Burroughs bad, so I think that hunger Crescenta Valley (12-10, 5-1) from the last time we project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department High girls’ water polo goal- for winning is finally push- and sophomore Kyra played them,” Burroughs of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited keeper Ema Nathan was ing me more than it ever Freemon added one. coach Jacob Cook said. exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section there to stop Crescenta Val- has before.” After Lee scored the “Last time we played Cres- 1771.1(a)]. ley from scoring. The win earns the Indi- semifinal’s opening goal centa Valley, we were in No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a In the Pacific League ans a spot in the tourna- midway in the first, the Fal- their small pool and all of public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Tournament semifinal ment championship at 5:30 cons pulled one back on a us had a bad game. Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 match between No. 2- p.m. Thursday at Arcadia five-meter goal from “Ema had about four This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the seeded Crescenta Valley High. Burroughs (17-6, 3-4 Freemon. Crescenta Valley blocks and it just wasn’t a Department of Industrial Relations. and No. 3 Burroughs, the in league) will take on No. 1 took a 2-1 lead with a goal good game for anybody. Indians senior blocked 26 Arcadia (6-1 in league), from Kawachi with 1:41 left Ema stepped it up. She Pursuant to Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the Contractor may substitute shots against the Falcons, which defeated Pasadena, in the frame. had 26 saves and all of her securities in place of retained funds withheld by the City or, in the alternative, request that the City make payment of retentions earned directly to an escrow agent helping lead her squad to 9-7, in the other semifinal Robles scored three goals other teammates stepped it at the expense of the Contractor. the tournament champi- contest. in the second quarter, and up. onship match. While Nathan kept the her first goal of the period “It was pretty evenly Except as provided for in this Code or pursuant to agreement approved by the City Burroughs held Cres- cage under watch, Bur- tied the match at 2 early in scored and I thought our Council, the City of Burbank, as a Charter City, is exempt from the provisions of the California Public Contract Code. centa Valley scoreless in the roughs converted five goals the frame. defense was awesome. We second and third quarters from long range to secure The sophomore later made the adjustments. A MANDATORY pre bid conference and job walk will be held February 10, to win, 10-3, at Arcadia the victory. scored from long range to Amazing day. I’m super- 2020, beginning at 10:00 AM. Please meet Bassil Nahhas, Principal Civil Engineer, High and record its first- Crescenta Valley defeated give the Indians a one-goal proud of them.” at 1210 Country Club Drive, Burbank, CA on this date and time. Failure to attend the pre bid conference will disqualify your bid. ever victory against the Fal- Burroughs, 10-4, in their lead, before a goal from Crescenta Valley had cons since joining the Pa- first match of the season on Baylor lifted Burroughs to a chances in the third to slice All QUESTIONS concerning this Bid Schedule may be submitted, via PlanetBids cific League in 2006. Jan. 16. 4-2 advantage. into the Burroughs lead Q & A, no later than February 18, 2020. “I got lucky, but I think The Indians, ranked No. 4 Lee and Robles closed with three shots on goal, that’s one of the best games in CIF Southern Section Di- out a five-goal second quar- but Nathan was able to BID SCHEDULE NO. 1473 Justin Hess I’ve ever played, ever,"said vision V, received five goals ter with long-distance goals keep the Falcons scoreless City Manager Nathan, who is headed to from sophomore Clarissa in the final 1:20 to take a 6-2 with four saves to maintain City of Burbank University of the Pacific. “I Robles, three from junior halftime advantage. Nathan the 6-2 lead.