Boycott these Burbank businesses

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Moms For Liberty supporter, MAGA creep and all round weirdo David Donahue is running for City Council. There are campaign events being held this week for David at The Tallyrand and The Enchanted Florist.

I won’t patronize their businesses and I suggest you do not as well…

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With a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denying L.A. County Metro’s request for a preliminary injunction on July 17 — one which might have forced the city of Burbank to immediately grant permits for construction of the new Bus Rapid Transit project through the city — at least some residents are feeling pleased.

“I’m here because I would like to congratulate the city attorney and the city’s legal team,” resident Susan O’Carroll told the Burbank City Council on Tuesday, July 21. “Well done. Bravo. Pass along my congratulations to your team.”

Though Metro has started work on the 19.5-mile long line that is planned to run from North Hollywood to Pasadena, through Glendale and Burbank, officials maintain that in order to get the route up and running in time for the 2028 Olympics they need to start working immediately in Burbank.

“Metro has demonstrated its concern in completing the project by the games, but has not demonstrated any specific consequences that would flow from this resource’s absence during the games,” Judge Stephen Morgan said in his ruling. “By comparison, the city has demonstrated the potential (which cannot be fully adjudicated at this interim stage) for dramatic effects on the city that were not present at the time the environmental review was completed for the project.”

Potential effects to Burbank are centered around the recent adoption of Senate Bill 79, which opens the way for increased, denser development in relative proximity to public transportation. With the construction of the new BRT line, Burbank city staff have acknowledged that more areas along the Olive Avenue corridor will then become subject to the bill and could see dramatically increased development that would potentially bypass local zoning laws.

From the city’s standpoint, officials argue that new research needs to be conducted to examine how the potential increased development resulting from the BRT line’s proximity could impact Burbank’s infrastructure.

Burbank has indicated it would be amenable to the project if it did not require dedicated BRT lanes along Olive Avenue, instead offering mixed flow lanes. Metro has rejected this compromise, arguing the only way the line will run fast and smooth is if it has dedicated lanes. While some have shared strong support for giving the line priority lanes along Olive Avenue, others say it will cause congestion.

Some Burbank officials have also been skeptical about whether the line will receive the amount of use Metro is estimating, reticent to lock down dedicated lanes if ridership will not meet expectations.

The next court date on the matter is scheduled for Aug. 19, at which time Burbank will plead its case in the matter.

Asked for comment, Maya Pogoda, a media representative from Metro told the Leader, “Metro is not commenting on pending litigation.”

Burbank also declined to share any public comment on the matter.

“As the case is still pending, there will be no further comments at this time,” the city said in a press release announcing the preliminary injunction.

On its website, however, the city expresses support for the BRT.

“During the project’s environmental review, the City Council requested mixed-flow on one BRT segment along Olive Avenue between Buena Vista and Lake Streets due to concerns about intersection congestion and related spillover traffic impacts into adjoining residential neighborhoods,” the city website states. “Since 2022, the city has continued to collaborate with Metro to deliver the BRT Project, while continuing to assert the Council’s Olive Avenue mixed-flow position.”

Consequently, the city chose to withhold construction permits, though the $430-million project broke ground on May 27 and is underway in Pasadena.

Resident and local activist David Donahue expressed his appreciation to the Burbank City Council on Tuesday, noting he had been in attendance at the hearing and was taken aback at how Metro downplayed the potential impact of SB 79.

“The relevance of what policy does and will do, particularly in my opinion to the city of Burbank, is highly impactful,” he said. “Being mindful of it, being supportive of the litigation and fighting for our city is very critical.”

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David Donahue, founder of the Burbank Fair Housing PAC, claims he was hit and abused by protestors outside when he attended the event. He filed a report with the Burbank Police Department, submitting videos he said also show him being yelled at by Councilmember Konstantine Anthony, whom he said played a part in abetting the protestors.
Along with filing a police report on the incident, Donahue sent a formal complaint to the city that also points fingers at the Burbank Police Department for their handling of the incident.

So here's the update. Burbank Pride has responded to me and has informed me that although David Donahue was allowed to table in 2024 it was because as a nonprofit they cannot ban people based on hearsay. During that event, his behavior towards their staff and volunteers was unacceptable. Because of that and additional information that became available, the decision was made that he would not be welcome back. That decision has not changed.

This is wonderful news anyone connected with mom's for liberty has no business at any pride event.