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A presentation to Pasadena’s Environmental Advisory Commission on Tuesday will outline sustainability strategies for the former 710 freeway stub that planners call “game changers”—district-scale energy systems that could significantly reduce carbon emissions a... More »
Pasadena Water and Power faces a $67.9 million revenue shortfall over the next two years. That stark finding is driving proposed electric rate increases that city officials will discuss Tuesday. The Municipal Services Committee meets at 4 p.m. in City Council ... More »
The Pasadena Senior Commission will meet Tuesday to review progress on its annual work plan, including updates on three initiatives aimed at improving services for the city’s older adults. The commission meets at 2 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Community Center, 102... More »
A vacant parking lot at the corner of Green Street and Holliston Avenue in Pasadena could give way to a contemporary four-story research and development building. The Design Commission will review the 1364 E. Green Street project Tuesday evening. The proposal ... More »
More than 30 public trees were removed or slated for removal in Pasadena this year due to disease, storm damage and poor health conditions, according to a city report. The Urban Forestry Advisory Committee will review the removal list at its meeting Wednesday ... More »
A developer plans to demolish a century-old Spanish Colonial Revival house to make way for a 14-unit apartment building on East Bellevue Drive. The Pasadena Design Commission will review the preliminary plans Tuesday evening. The regular meeting starts at 6:30... More »
The City Council on Monday voted 6-0 to give Jess Rivas another one-year term as vice mayor. Councilmembers Justin Jones and Rick Cole abstained. The conversation pivoted to a City Charter amendment and racial hurts of the past as an effort was made to craft p... More »
The Pasadena City Council on Monday approved a budget action to reallocate $240,860 in previously approved funds for renovations at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, the longtime site of the city’s Bad Weather Shelter for people experiencing homelessness. T... More »
The Pasadena City Council approved the creation of a new standing committee focused on planning, housing and homelessness. “Tackling street homelessness was one of the five priorities the Council targeted at our recent budget session,” Cole told Pasadena Now. ... More »
Pasadena officials warned that UCLA’s planned departure from the Rose Bowl could jeopardize the city’s ability to repay hundreds of millions of dollars in stadium bond debt and force cuts to basic public services, according to newly detailed claims in the city... More »
A bank’s financing requirements could cost Pasadena Water and Power ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in property tax reimbursements as the city scrambles to keep a major battery storage project on track. The City Council will vote Monday on a lease ... More »
The City Council will hold its annual organizational meeting on Monday and select a new vice mayor. Typically, the City Council selects the senior most member who has not served in the role to fill the vice mayor seat, which means District 3 Councilmember Just... More »
