Adoption

BURBANK — Granada Hills resident Bob Kalaba found a new best friend in a Labrador mix named Iggy, whom he adopted Saturday at the Burbank Animal Shelter. Iggy playfully ran to Kalaba, tail wagging. Kalaba and his family were the first group to adopt an adult dog at the shelter's Annual Summer Adoption Fair that runs until Thursday. "I wanted to adopt one that was going to be euthanized if nobody took the dog," he said. "That to me is so sad." Iggy's previous owner turned her over to the shelter because she was "not a good camping dog, so just go ahead and put her to sleep," Kalaba was told.

Eighth-grader Spencer Malden’s only experience building things is with Legos. But three days into a lesson at Luther Burbank, he donned mechanic gloves and disconnected a sparkplug from an engine while explaining how its piston worked. “I’ve been trying to take it apart, and I’m getting better at it,” he said. “I don’t know [if I want to be a mechanic], but it’s better than math.” Spencer is in the Exploring Technology Lab elective at school, providing hands-on learning opportunities in 16 roughly two-week courses, ranging from robotics, forensic science, applied physics, audio broadcasting and microbiology.

CITY HALL — Under a new policy adopted Tuesday, press releases on sensitive issues will have to be brought to a City Council committee before being disseminated to the public. Following a string of strongly worded press releases in response to recent lawsuits filed by current and former police officers, the City Council on Tuesday voted 4 to 1 to give prior notice to its two-member Public Information Office Subcommittee before issuing public comments on litigation and personnel matters.

TEQUITO Tequito, 5, is a short-haired Chihuahua. He was found stray, and no one has claimed him. Initially shy, but not for long, this little 12-pound guy is really sweet. He gladly accepts a leash and proudly walks like he owns the world. Afterward, he likes to sit on your lap and enjoy your companionship. He would be a lovely addition to anyone’s home. If you are interested in meeting him, contact the Burbank Animal Shelter and ask about ID No. A029068. The shelter is at 1150 N. Victory Place, Burbank.

Paris, a boxer-terrier mix, has a permanent home at last. She came to the Glendale Humane Society via the Los Angeles City Shelter system about four years ago, and a foster family took her in for about six months, said Alyce Russell, executive director of the Glendale Humane Society. Her foster family’s frequent travels to Canada made it difficult to find someone to care for her while they were gone, so she was returned to the society. “We took her back into the shelter and noticed some odd lumps under her skin,” Russell said.

Kitty Pants — a pampered Seal Point Himalayan whose MySpace page reveals a penchant for mathematics and playing Candy Land with his parents, Jim and Amy Roach — spent roughly nine days at Burbank Animal Shelter as resident No. A025524. In the months following Kitty Pants’ stay at the shelter from March 8 through March 18, a rash of e-mails, breathless news coverage and the efforts of Burbank’s finest have so far proved fruitless. As have a $650 reward and the $1,000 the couple spent on a private investigator and blanketing the area around their Manning Street home with fliers.