Opinion

Should Pasadena Quit MWD? Chief Hahamonga Has Last Laugh

Opinion piece submitted by WAYNE LUSVARDI, Pasadena

Imagine your city is located next door to a valley water district with enough surplus water to meet your needs but instead your city imports about two-thirds of its water hundreds of miles from the Colorado River and the Sacramento Delta, and pays a premium price for it, resulting in environmental degradation in the process. Do you think this is wise policy for water rate payers in a city that praises itself for its Green City Action Plan?

Opinion: The Nation is Suffering a Broken Health Care System

Opinion piece submitted by ELLIN LIEBERMAN, M.D.

A local pediatrician writes her thoughts about National Health Care Day and the state of health care in the United States.

Opinion: Downtown New Development Soaks Up Water from Others is an Urban Myth

By WAYNE LUSVARDI

"Outraged residents asked why they should be coerced to conserve water and pay higher water rates purportedly so there is sufficient water supply for new development..."

Open letter to the Mayor, City Council Members, City Manager Michael Beck and City Staff

Written by MARTIN GORDON

An Opinion Piece submitted by Martin Gordon

I must say from start to finish the handling of the Barnes killing leaves much to be desired of our Representatives of the City both Public and Private...

SCAG Decision Should Not be Based on Scare Tactics and Misinformation

Opinion piece submitted by BILL COBURN

An item on an upcoming Sierra Madre City Council meeting agenda has caught my attention, and I suspect possibly the attention of many of the readers of this newspaper. The Council is being asked to consider whether or not Sierra Madre should continue its membership in the Southern California Association of Governments, (SCAG).

Opinion: Criminalize Water Use, or Just Buy Imported Water?

By WAYNE LUSVARDI

A recent purchase of imported water by San Diego from Placer County raises the question whether it would be better for Pasadena to just buy imported water in lieu of enacting a tough water enforcement ordinance and unpopular water rate hike. An opinion piece submitted by Wayne Lusvardi

Schiff Lauds President Obama’s Commitment to Closing Guantanamo Prison

By: Staff Reports

Pasadena area Congressman Adam Schiff, author of the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act, voiced his support for President Obama’s "steadfast determination to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility" in a statement Thursday.

Opinion: What Stimulus Package for Pasadena?

Written by WAYNE LUSVARDI