Week in review

Authorities allege the duo murdered Voskanian over an unpaid debt.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES

“It’s not acceptable that we don’t do our jobs.”

— State Sen. Carol Liu, who argued that legislators needed to solve California’s budget crisis soon, before officials are forced to start issuing IOUs in order to meet some obligations.

"It was the founding city, so it holds a very important history in the longevity of the company.”

— Steve Facione, vice president of development for Michigan-based Bob’s Big Boy, which is exploring the possibility of opening a new restaurant in Glendale after the city’s sole location closed early this year.

“With this issue of runaway production, it looks kind of scary because all these other states are offering incentives, and all of a sudden all of these studios are really focusing on costs.”

— Jack Kyser, founder of the Kyser Center for Economic Research at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, explaining that major motion picture and television studios are locating their productions in other states and countries to cut costs, a development that is draining jobs from local economies.

“Unfortunately, a lot of states and countries are willing to invest a lot into trying to attract a lot of the work that exists here, and there’s nothing really that’s stopping that trend. They’re willing to offer very generous incentive packages. In a lot of ways, especially considering the state’s financial situation, it’s difficult for us to compete.”

— Don Nakamoto, labor market specialist for the Verdugo Workforce Investment Board, on the continuing “runaway film” phenomenon that is draining business from the area.

“Maybe we are at the point where expansive green lawns aren’t going to work anymore.”

— Councilwoman Laura Friedman on the current water crisis.