Feb. 18--Good morning, 818. Today is Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 68 and a low of 48 with a 70% chance of rain in the morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Here are your local headlines:
Education
Glendale Unified has its new leader
Winfred Roberson Jr. was hired as Glendale Unified's new superintendent, the first black leader of local schools in the district's more than 100-year history, following a unanimous vote by the Glendale Unified School Board. Glendale News-Press
--
Business
Yahoo to close Burbank office
During an earnings call earlier this month when Yahoo Inc. posted a massive quarterly-earnings loss, Marissa Mayer, the company's chief executive, outlined plans to reverse the company's declining revenues in its legacy businesses as it seeks to build new, fast-growing product lines -- a strategy she likened to a "tectonic shift."
On Wednesday, the seismic impacts began to register in Burbank, where the company said it will permanently close its office. Burbank Leader
Real estate website gives home buyers a new option
Like some of the bigger real estate websites, Skupit has home listings, but it affords buyers one step in addition to browsing -- the ability to make an offer. Launched last month and headquartered in Glendale, the website is the brainchild of local native Michael Kiaman, who is also a former realtor. Glendale News-Press
--
Civic News and Politics
A peek inside of (and the future of) Le Mesnager Barn
With its stone exterior, the barn at Deukmejian Park has a strong presence, but it's practically empty inside. It's usually closed off to the public, but City Council members and local residents were given a peek inside on Tuesday and heard about what's ahead for the historic building. Glendale News-Press
Report details city's activities
La Ca Flintridge City Manager Mark Alexander gave citizens a look at some of the inner workings of the civic engine Tuesday, when he released his annual report of city activities for 2015 to council members. La Ca Valley Sun
--
Crime and Public Safety
Glendale man caught stealing leaf blower
A 36-year-old Glendale man was arrested Tuesday after a patrol officer saw him steal a leaf blower from a Glendale home, officials said. Glendale News-Press
--
Brian Park, brian.park@latimes.com
Twitter: @TheBrianPark
