Political Landscape:

AB 702, Truth in Music, prohibits individuals and groups from giving live musical performances under the name of a recorded group unless the performers hold a trademark, at least one member of the performance was a member of the original recording group, or the performing group has prior authorization.

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Vetoed:

AB 1413, California State University Governance Reform, would have forced the California State University Board of Trustees to make decisions in public. It would also require paid college executives to perform a service.

AB 365, State Workforce Needs Analysis, sought to better align state education curriculum with future business and professional needs by establishing a statewide council to analyze future workforce needs and subsequently advise the higher education community on those results.

The Burbank Democratic Club awarded talk-show host Stephanie Miller with its “Best Liberal Laugh of the Year Award” on Oct. 13.

Assemblyman Paul Krekorian presented Miller with the award, which read, “The greatest discovery one can make is that nothing is impossible.”

Miller, a Burbank resident and host of a nationally syndicated talk show, was joined by her show’s associate producer Rebekah Baker, producer Chris Lavoie and voice-over artist Jim Ward.

The event featured attendees from all over Southern California and as far away as Texas, one of the event’s organizers said.

Miller was exuberant in acceptance.

“Burbank, we’ve got a BLOTTY here,” she said in reference to the awards acronym. “You don’t understand, we’ve got a BLOTTY!”

The festivities were the first major event by the Burbank Democratic Club, established last year.