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Rep. Schiff Releases Statement on IRS Selective Enforcement Actions
From STAFF REPORTS
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior member of the Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement in response to allegations that the IRS has engaged in the targeted scrutiny of certain tax-exempt 501(c)4 social welfare groups: “The Internal Revenue Service must enforce the tax code in a neutral and nonpartisan way. Any politicization of tax ...
Opinion: Good Homes in Altadena Slated for Demolition By Episcopal Community Services
By CAMILLE DUDLEY
MonteCedro (formerly Scripps Home for the elderly) the luxury senior housing project proposed for Altadena is taking steps to move forward with the development of their project. The homes that are owned by them and were occupied by tenants until recently have been vacated and fenced off in preparation for DEMOLITION instead of relocation in ...
Opinion: Three of My Colleagues Let Us Down Last Night…
By PASADENA CITY COUNCILMEMBER STEVE MADISON
Three of my colleagues let us down last night. I moved to formally oppose the disastrous tunnel proposal for the 710 freeway extension, but my motion failed by a 4-3 vote; even though our Council only has seven members presently because of Chris Holden’s election to the State Assembly, five votes are still required for ...
Opinion: Interim NFL Team Could Bring Much Needed Jobs to Pasadena
Opinon Piece by Joe Brown, president of the Pasadena NAACP
Very soon the NFL may be in the market for a temporary home in Greater Los Angeles. I believe the Rose Bowl can fill that need as well as the opportunity for employment. Thousands of Pasadena residents are out of work and others are struggling to make ends meet. Our city could benefit from the ...
Opinion: Armenian Coalition Supports Chris Holden
Opinion Piece by Chris Chahinian
On Sunday, September 9, 2012, many Armenian community leaders and members gathered at Chris Chahinian’s residence in Pasadena to “meet and greet” Mr. Chris Holden. Mr. Holden has served the Pasadena community for over 20 years as a City Council member, Mayor, and in many other capacities. He is the leading candidate for the upcoming ...
Commentary: Does Pasadena Need Higher Sales Tax Rate, $70 Million Bond?
by WAYNE LUSVARDI – Citizen Commentator
The City of Pasadena has about $450 million in cash, reserves, investments, receivables, and surplus property according to its Certified Annual Financial Report for 2011. Nonetheless, the city is pleading that it needs a quarter percent (0.25%) sales tax increase to avoid a mostly-artificial $1.4 million planned decrease in its operating budget revenues for 2013. ...
Opinion: PUSD’s Annual Crying Wolf Ritual
by WAYNE LUSVARDI
“Pasadena Unified Cuts Will Include Layoffs” (Pasadena Sun, June 30) is an example of the annual crying wolf ritual at the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD). When PUSD pushed for a school parcel tax called Measure CC in 2010 but lost at the ballot box there were no layoffs of core teachers contrary to claims ...
Opinion: Shooting Investigations Don’t Diminish Everyday Racial Profiling Concerns
PCC Activist Takes Dim View of Energy Savings Plan in Light of Class Cuts
PCC Board President Responds to Student’s Complaints
Opinion: PCC Board of Trustees Obviously Doesn’t Hear Students’ Voices
Reader Opinion: Making California Count
Op-Ed: Not Surprised that Pasadena Passed Bond Resolution to Shore Up Pensions
Opinion: “Graduation: Stepping Into the Future”
Op-Ed: PUSD Superintendent Edwin Diaz Writes
NAACP to Mayor: “Deliver to your constituents what they want most: Jobs”
Besides a New Director, DCFS Needs Organizational Change
Battle Lines Drawn in the 29th
New Law Likely Makes PUSD’s Measure CC Unneeded
Business Leaders for Measure CC
Adam Schiff: A Shared Vision for Los Angeles County Wild Areas
By ADAM SCHIFF
More than 10 years ago, former Representative Hilda Solis and I introduced parallel legislation to preserve open space, manage unique ecosystems and provide recreational opportunities in Southern California. My bill, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act, authorized the National Park Service (NPS) to study the possibility of providing federal protection to the Rim ...
Opinion: A Minor Cold That Could Become an “Epidemic”
By JOHN JOMEHRI
Dear Editor, We have a serious problem in the city of Pasadena that is being ignored and this ignorance is causing the minor cold to become an epidemic. And I am not talking about the nasty influenza that is going on; I am talking about the transient issue. In the past, we have had isolated ...
Salzer to Council: Don’t be Blinded by the NFL’s Bright Lights
Opinion piece by ROBIN SALZER, local entrepreneur, former candidate for Pasadena City Council, City Commissioner and philanthropist.
I’m going to assume that the vote taken two weeks ago to approve the DEIR will ultimately lead to the NFL entering into a contract with the city. Despite the unanimous objections of the four (4) neighborhood associations whose members will be most adversely impacted the City Council voted for a quick financial fix. The city now ...
Opinion: Prison Realignment, Release of Criminals Critical in Your Choice for District Attorney
Opinion by SOUTH PASADENA CHIEF OF POLICE JOSEPH PAYNE
Los Angeles County is being overrun by criminals released into our communities and you can do something about it! Demand answers from your candidates for District Attorney of Los Angeles County. In the final weeks of this election cycle, the voters of Los Angeles County will face some important choices. One of the most important ...
Opinion: As Yujean Kang’s Rice Bowl Closes, City’s Rose Bowl Wants a Bail Out
Opinion Piece by WAYNE LUSVARDI
After twenty years in business, Yujean Kang’s Gourmet Chinese restaurant at 67 North Raymond Avenue in Old Town Pasadena reportedly closed Sunday July 22. However, this type of bad news has not deterred the wealthy City of Pasadena to renew efforts to pass a quarter percent (0.25%) sales tax increase to pay for Rose Bowl ...
Opinion: The Subtle Effects of The Mack Robinson Processing Facility Closure
By: Tim Nistler
Recently the Mack Robinson Processing Facility closed without fanfare. This closing affects some 125+ employees, their families, and the community as a whole. Employees have been dispersed to other facilities around the greater Los Angeles area. These dispersals could be permanent, temporary, or end up in lay-offs. Families face the possibility of being uprooted and ...
Opinion: A Contemptuous Vote in the House
By CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF
The House is due to vote Thursday on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress – setting up a protracted, unnecessary and expensive court battle between coequal branches of government about the extent of executive privilege. To say this is a tragic misuse of Congress’s power is an understatement. The dispute ...