As part of Monday’s consent calendar, the City Council will vote to authorize the City Manager to amend a contract with Thomco Construction, Inc. to increase a contract from improvements at the Villa Parke Community Center by an additional $640,000. When the c... More »
The big item on Monday’s special meeting agenda is the water rates increase. First, yes this meeting is also a special meeting and that means no public comment on matters not on the agenda. Start time is 4 p.m. A word of advice though, using the time to compla... More »
The City Council on Monday will conduct the second reading of an ordinance designed to bring the city in line with a new California organics recycling law. “This Ordinance is required to comply with a new organics recycling law (SB 1383) that requires jurisdic... More »
Pasadena’s City Council is set to finalize Monday a contract with California Professional Engineering, Inc. for work on the Union Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway project, which intends to open a 1.5-mile protected bicycle lane – a Cycle Track, as the Departme... More »
The City Council will hold a public hearing on a Planning Commission decision to approve a Conditional Use Permit that would allow a cannabis operator to operate at 827 East Colorado Boulevard. In November, the City Council adopted an ordinance amending Sectio... More »
After being appointed in fall 2021 to the 29-member President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), Caltech’s Dr. John O. Dabiri has explored a range of topics including wildfire response—a seemingly odd fit for someone whose research focuse... More »
California’s new COVID guidance for public schools went into effect Saturday, meaning indoor masking at schools will no longer be required. Masks won’t be mandatory but they will be strongly recommended indoors at Pasadena Unified schools and childcare sites s... More »
The Public Safety Committee will review and vote on whether to continue Pasadena’s Automatic Aid Agreement with the City of Los Angeles Fire Department (LFD) regarding fire and rescue services. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16 at 4:00 p.m. Membe... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 39 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Stories: ShotSpotter Led Police to Multiple Gunshot Victims Last Month, Sometimes Before Citizens Calle... More »
Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 7% in January, up from a revised 6.8% in December 2021, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The 7% was below the rate of 10.9% during the C... More »
According to information released by the Pasadena Police Department on Tuesday, the automated ShotSpotter gunshot detection system recently deployed in parts of the city alerted field officers to 12 shootings in its first 20 days of operation. In several cases... More »
Less than three years after the broadly publicized drowning death of her 6-year-old daughter Roxie at an Altadena summer camp, Meow Meow Foundation principal Elena Matyas died at her Pasadena residence one week ago. Matyas, 50, received a cancer diagnosis with... More »
