🚨*Update 9:45PM on 1/7/25 - All Burbank Unified School District schools and school district offices will be closed Wednesday, January 8th. There will be no childcare provided. All after school activities are canceled. Schools are expected to reopen on January 9.

All Burbank Unified School District schools and school district office will be closed Wednesday, January 8th due to a strong wind advisory. There will be no childcare provided. All after school activities are canceled. Schools are expected to reopen on January 9.

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Burbank Unified Schools will be closed through Friday, January 10th.

Here's everything we know about the potential ongoing wildfire risk to Burbank based on conversations with Burbank Fire, Pasadena fire, Assemblyman Nick Schultz, Mayor Nikki Perez, and city officials: outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/…

What's in the air? We spoke with health officials, who warned of unhealthy breathing conditions in the Los Angeles and Valley areas that are posing increased risks on lung health from smoke, windblown dust, and toxin-laden airborne chemicals: outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/…

UPDATE - the #PalisadesFire continues to advance north towards Tarzana, Encino, and Sherman Oaks. If you live in the following areas in #ShermanOaks please get ready and stay alert: North of Mulholland East of Mulholland South of Greenleaf West of Saugus West of Woodcliff

Sharon Gray was displaced to Burbank after losing her home and stables in the Eaton fire. She and her friends worked through the smoke and blaze overnight to save all 39 horses at Eaton Dam Stables. You can help her rebuild by donating. gofund.me/026de2c8

Our reporter Vince Nguyen highlights the community effort to get supplies to fire victims.

Students will return to Burbank schools Monday, Jan. 13, according to Burbank Unified School District Superintendent John Paramo. For more on the precautions BUSD is taking: outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/…

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It's now been a week since Sharon Gray lost her home, her livelihood, and — in her words — herself. ✍️Gavin J. Quinton outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/…

Following a series of immigration policies issued by the Trump administration, the Burbank Unified School District clarified that immigration enforcement agents will not be allowed on school sites, Superintendent John Paramo told the Leader. outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/…

The state’s “insurer of last resort” — the California FAIR Plan — has been pushed to its limits by Los Angeles’ recent wildfires. A bill proposed by local members of the State Assembly, and coauthored by Nick Schultz, seeks to stabilize the market. outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/…

The alleged scheme centers around a contract with a firm called Specialized Support Services approved last year. District officials later discovered last week that Tabet was listed as the principal of a limited liability company in the same name.

The Burbank Unified School Board will meet at 6 p.m. tonight and is expected to vote to censure school board member Charlene Tabet for her role in a $93,000 conflict of interest scheme. Tabet is under criminal investigation by the Burbank Police Dept. outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/…

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