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Rental Housing Board Gets Down to Business

Thursday, June 8, 2023 | 5:40 am

Roughly seven months after its implementation, the Pasadena Rental Housing Board unanimously approved three agreements Wednesday to provide legal services, program consulting, and public relations services for the fledgling Board.   The agreements, which total... More »

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The Many Ways the Legislature Wants to Change California’s Constitution

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | 5:44 am

When a bill dies in the Legislature, a hail Mary move is to try to get lawmakers to put it before voters and enshrine it in the state constitution. It’s a tall order that requires a two-thirds vote in both houses — but it’s not impossible. It’s the route Assem... More »

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City Council Approves $6 Million For Street Resurfacing

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 5:26 am

As part of Monday’s consent calendar, the Pasadena City Council on Monday approved an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Improvement Program appropriating $6 million to the annual citywide street resurfacing and ADA improvement program. A consent calend... More »

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City Council Unanimously Adopts $1.2 Billion Operating Budget

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 4:44 am

The Pasadena City Council unanimously approved a $1.2 billion operating budget for the City’s 2024 fiscal year on Monday night. The original budget proposal was amended following public hearings, resulting in increased public safety and housing funding. “Thank... More »

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LA County Board to Consider Creation of LGBTQ+ Commission

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 4:31 am

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday the creation of a commission concerned with the rights and welfare of LGBTQ+ persons throughout the nation’s most populous county. According to the board motion by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Ja... More »

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CA, US on Collision Course on Welfare Work Requirement

Monday, June 5, 2023 | 5:59 am

President Biden signed on Saturday a last-ditch bill to raise the national debt limit that includes Republican-forced provisions for stricter work requirements on welfare recipients. But California is headed in the opposite direction. And that could lead to th... More »

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Council to Consider $6 Million For Street Resurfacing

Monday, June 5, 2023 | 4:00 am

As part of Monday’s consent calendar, the City Council will consider an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Improvement Program appropriating $6 million to the annual citywide street resurfacing and ADA improvement program. A comprehensive assessment of ... More »