818 Roundup: NSA phone surveillance, porn industry moratorium lifted, glendale business fees

December 13, 2013

Welcome to the weekend, 818 readers. Today is Saturday, Dec. 14. The National Weather Services predicts temperatures will hit 74 and drop to 46.

Porn producers can head back to work after a week-long moratorium was lifted on the industry following a recent HIV case.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) responded to reported NSA reforms that could recommend ending the bulk collection of American's telephone call records, which former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked.
Glendale Police Chief Ron De Pompa celebrated his 36-year law enforcement career with a retirement party at DreamWorks Animation on Thursday. Glendora Police Chief Robert Castro will take his post.

The city of Burbank reached an agreement this week with the Burbank Firefighters Chief Officers’ Unit, in which the union’s six employees will receive a 6% salary increase in exchange for paying their full 9% employee pension contribution.

The Glendale City Council took the final step this week to implement an annual business registration fee as well as restructure the approval process for some housing projects, among other changes aimed at streamlining the city’s code. New businesses will be charged the $198 fee as soon as they register with the city.

-- Nicole Charky, nicole.charky@latimes.com

Follow on Twitter: @Nicosharki.

-- Sameea Kamal, sameea.kamal@latimes.com

Follow on Twitter: @SameeaKamal.

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