The City Council is set to conduct the second reading of its water rate ordinance on Monday. The City Council last Monday unanimously voted to raise water rates twice, first in April and then again in January. The increases would be a 7.1% and 7.2% increase re... More »
[UPDATED] Local residents responded to state Attorney General Rob Bonta’s letter to city officials decrying a recently-approved Pasadena ‘urgency’ ordinance in response to Senate Bill 9. The ordinance passed in December prohibits the application of SB 9 to any... More »
SB 932, a measure introduced by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D-Pasadena) to prioritize pedestrian and cyclist safety, passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee today. The bill requires California cities to take concrete steps to reduce traffic... More »
Northwest Commissioner Allen Shay qualified for the June election on Monday, according to the City Clerk’s office. Shay will face former commissioner Ciran Hadjian and Planning Commissioner Jason Lyon in the District 7 race. This election year, candidates from... More »
In a letter released on Tuesday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta claims Pasadena violated the law with an urgency ordinance passed in December that prohibits the application of Senate Bill 9 to any parts of the city designated as a “landmark district.” B... More »
Pasadena Congressional Representative Adam Schiff recently co-introduced legislation that would provide free nutritious meals to community college students. Under the Food for Thought Act 2022, the Secretary of Education will be authorized to award grants to c... More »
The city will hold a public meeting to hear the community’s thoughts on the next city manager. The community town hall will take place at 6 p.m. on March 24 in the Creveling Lounge at Pasadena City College. Wendi Brown of Brown Creative Partners, the firm that... More »
Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued this statement following the Board of Supervisors’ vote to designate Camp Joseph Scott over Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall as a Secure Youth Track Facility for violent offenders formerly under the super... More »
The City Council on Monday conducted 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 jurisdictio... More »
An item on Monday’s council agenda is an early step in the city’s efforts to establish a cannabis social equity program. The city is one of five jurisdictions to receive a $75,000 grant from the governor’s office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) t... More »
Local residents and businesses will soon pay more for water. The City Council on Monday unanimously voted to raise water rates starting next month and again in January. “It’s critical that we turn the valve and the faucet and the water comes out,” said Vice-Ma... More »
The City Council upheld the Planning Commission’s decision to approve the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) allowing Culver City-headquartered retailer SweetFlower to sell cannabis products at a 1,414 square foot tenant space formerly occupied by fast-food restaura... More »
