City of Pasadena’s Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Representative Cynthia J. Kurtz has announced that a new board chairman was named for the MWD of Southern California. Randy A. Record, the representative of Eastern Municipal Water District, was unanimously ... More »
Supervisor Michael Antonovich. File photo by Rachel Young Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has sent an open letter to Pasadena City Manager Michael Beck cautioning the latter of an approved energy program with alleged relatively high interes... More »
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed its AAA issuer credit rating and stable outlook for Pasadena, citing the city’s “very strong” economy and financial management. A report by the agency released on June 5 said the city’s local economy is very strong, “with p... More »
The Foothill Workforce Investment Board has achieved the High-Performance Local Board certification for “its vision of an effective workforce system.” The California Workforce Investment Board awarded the local board the certification after a stringent review... More »
So far the city has produced less than half of its target units for a nine-year housing project which is set to end this year. Housing and Career Services Director William Huang has released a memorandum on the updates for the city’s Regional Housing Needs Ass... More »
The Department of Transportation-Traffic Division is set to test a variety of bike detection devices as it searches for the most effective method of detecting bicycles at intersections in order to trigger the signal light to change. Four identification technol... More »
The City Council has approved $789,000 to pay for the extension of a Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) pilot program, which is expected to reduce customers’ bills by about $1.4 million and achieve residential energy efficiency through behavioral science. “Hom... More »
The city manager reported last Thursday the cause for a main water pipeline rupture on the 1000 block of North Altadena which temporarily suspended water service to 37 single-family and muti-family residential homes last month. A vintage cast-iron water main i... More »
The City Council Monday approved a $55-million contract for the Glenarm Power Plant Repowering Project. The contract was awarded to ARB, Inc., which posted the lowest bid of $55,661,973. ARB will provide the design and construction of the project covering the ... More »
The Pasadena City Council and the Finance Committee is set to continue its joint meeting discussions on the City Manager’s recommended 2015 operating budget in the Council Chambers on Monday, June 2, at 2:00 p.m. Seven departments are set to present their re... More »
Assistant City Manager Steve Mermell has been appointed by City Manager Michael J. Beck as interim director of the Pasadena Public Health Department. Mermell will temporarily provide overall guidance to the department while the city undertakes a national sear... More »
A 7-year-old boy was struck dead by a pickup truck in a cross walk at Colorado Boulevard and Hill Avenue last Saturday night. The victim was walking ahead of his parents at 7:30 p.m. when he was hit by the truck, reports said. The parents were uninjured. The b... More »
