BURBANK COUNCIL SEAT UP FOR GRABS OPTOMETRIST, EX-MAYOR TOP MONEY LIST.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer BURBANK - A local optometrist optometrist /op·tom·e·trist/ (op-tom´e-trist) a specialist in optometry. Optometrist A medical professional who examines and tests the eyes for disease and treats visual disorders by prescribing corrective and a former Burbank mayor raised the most money in next Tuesday's City Council election, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. campaign finance statements filed Friday. David Gordon David Gordon may refer to:
The two other candidates, attorney Amy Lawrence and former air traffic controller Michael Dontanville, filed papers saying they wouldn't raise any campaign cash. The open seat was vacated by Councilwoman Stacey Murphy, who resigned Aug. 30 after being charged with drug possession and child endangerment in a case connected to the Vineland Boys gang. She pleaded guilty in December. Gordon, an optometrist, said he plans to hit the streets this weekend in a final push for the Tuesday's all-mail-in election to fill the seat. ``I'm very encouraged,'' said Gordon, whose contributions include a $13,000 loan to himself. ``I look forward to what the people's vote is, and to the opportunity to serve the community.'' Wiggins, the former mayor who currently sits on the Bob Hope Airport Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR, FAA LID: BUR) is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); commission, said he will spend the weekend helping his 23-year son, who just graduated from college, move into his first apartment in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . ``I've done what I've done in the past and run what I thought was a positive campaign,'' said Wiggins, the third-generation owner of a Glendale metal finishing company whose campaign money came from Burbank residents and business owners. ``I've done what I feel needed to be done, and we'll see how the voters feel on Tuesday.'' Burbank City Clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk". Margarita Margarita (märgärē`tä), island, 444 sq mi (1,150 sq km), in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. With many smaller islands it constitutes the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta (1990 pop. 263,748). Campos Campos (käm`p  s), city (1996 pop. 391,299), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, on the Paraíba River near its mouth. said her office mailed ballots for the special election to about 49,000 registered voters. As of Friday morning, her office had received 8,000 ballots. The clerk's office will begin counting ballots after 7 p.m. Tuesday, and expects to announce the results by 10 p.m. Jason Kandel, (818) 546-3306 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com WHERE TO VOTE Burbank voters can drop off their ballots from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today and 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Clerk's Office, 275 E. Olive Ave.; Buena Vista Branch Library, 300 N. Buena Vista St.; Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave.; McCambridge Recreation Center, 1515 N. Glenoaks Blvd.; and Tuttle Adult Center, 1731 N. Ontario St. Ballots can also be dropped off at the City Clerk's Office from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday. For more information, call (818) 238-5851 or see www.ci.burbank.ca.us/cityclerk. CAPTION(S): box Box: WHERE TO VOTE (see text) |
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