🌱 How the new Golden State plan could reshape a key Burbank district
Burbank, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Burbank! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How the new Golden State plan could reshape a key Burbank district
- What police say they found inside Zaire Wade’s Burbank home
Also on today's calendar: The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Pasadena, CA (July 2026) and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a country with pink cars? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 87, low: 66.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Burbank City Council to Discuss Golden State Specific Plan (Video) (myburbank.com) — Burbank residents should know the City Council will review the draft Golden State Specific Plan in a special study session at City Hall on Tuesday, July 21, from 5–6 p.m. The proposal would add housing, protect key industries, and redesign streets near Hollywood Burbank Airport with safer walking, biking, and transit connections, with more public input opportunities coming soon. 
• Troubling new details emerge about the arrest of Dwyane Wade's son Zaire (larrybrownsports.com) — A recent court filing reveals that police say they found an unregistered firearm at Zaire Wade’s Burbank home after his June arrest on a felony domestic violence charge. Wade, arraigned in Pasadena and now under a protective order, has pleaded not guilty while the investigation and legal process continue.
📸 Around Burbank
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Pasadena, CA (July 2026) →
Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E Green St, Pasadena
10:00 am
Saturday July 18
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Other local events
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"Gentle Giants" by Raphaele Cohen-Bacry
Brand Library and Art Center Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station - -
Brand 54: National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
Brand Library and Art Center Brand Library & Art Center - -
Dino Chase through Space Puppet Show
Brand Library and Art Center Glendale Central Library -
10:30 am -
Upcycle Creation To-Go
Brand Library and Art Center Chevy Chase Library -
12:00 pm -
Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone at Downtown Burbank →
Downtown Burbank, N 3rd St, Burbank
12:00 pm -
Music Animated with Craig Newton
Brand Library and Art Center Brand Library & Art Center -
12:00 pm -
Swooning in the Stacks - Romance Book Club
Brand Library and Art Center Montrose Library -
2:00 pm -
Candlelight Burbank: Tribute to Bad Bunny →
Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Dr, Burbank
6:00 pm
Saturday July 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Take Off Comedy →
The Glendale Room, 127 N Artsakh Ave, Glendale
8:00 pm -
The Full Monty →
Nocturne Theatre, 324 N Orange St, Glendale
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Decked Out: Comedy & Magic →
The Glendale Room, 127 N Artsakh Ave, Glendale
5:00 pm -
Little Mama's Place (Stand Up Comedy) →
The Glendale Room, 127 N Artsakh Ave, Glendale
7:30 pm
Friday July 17
Saturday July 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our family is heartbroken to be searching for a new home for our 4-year-old Husky/ Border Collie Penelope.
This decision comes after months of trying every option available. Due to medically documented severe allergies and asthma in one of our children, we… (Nextdoor Wyoming Estates) - Found this feral lil gal outside my place last night (off verdugo and buena vista) she’s prob about 5 weeks.
If anyone wants to pick her up I took to the Burbank shelter this morning. God bless! #missingkitten (Nextdoor Media District Central)
- Unifi Aviation, LLC posted a job opening for Airport Ramp Agent PT (F9) - BUR in Burbank. Apply here.
- Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Burbank. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burbank here.
🗞 Nearby News
Glendale
- Sr Principal Product Manager - Sports Commerce - Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology - GLENDALE, CA, US (dice.com)
- Greg Krikorian Returns to Glendale Unified School District Board of Education (oragark.com)
- Glendale Arts to Present Free Hollywood Bowl History Program (outlooknewspapers.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A pink carnation (Thank you Janet M. for sending it in!)
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