State Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Pasadena) has endorsed Jason Lyon for Pasadena City Council. Lyon, who is currently the Vice Chair of the Pasadena Planning Commission, is running to replace retiring Councilmember Andy Wilson in District 7. “Jason Lyon has ... More »
The Design Commission on Tuesday moved to recommend to the City Council the approval of the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA) for the Central Park Apartments project proposed to be built at 86 S. Fair Oaks Ave. Last January 24, the City C... More »
The Design Commission approved the final design for the Heritage Square South project, a mixed-use development which would provide 70 affordable housing units for seniors to be built at 710-738 N. Fair Oaks Ave. and 19-25 E. Orange Grove Blvd. The project invo... More »
Mayor Victor Gordo’s State of the City Speech will include remarks on several topics including the Rose Bowl, the search for a new city manager, affordable housing, early childhood development, the central library, the fire and police departments, vocational t... More »
Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) introduced AB 2644 – Juvenile Custodial Interrogations bill which prohibits the use of statements made by youth (25 years of age or younger) as evidence in criminal or juvenile court proceedings if they were made during... More »
The Planning Commission will consider including projects at the Alkebu-Lan Cultural Center and Villa and Brookside parks to the 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Last March, the commission found that 10 new projects proposed for inclusion in the CIP... More »
The City Council is due to return on Monday, Feb. 28 with a public hearing on the East Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan. The leaf blower ordinance could return also. In December the Municipal Services Committee unanimously voted in favor of the ordinance. The ... More »
A proposed new development called the Central Park Apartments Project for 86 South Fair Oaks Ave. envisions a six-story (plus mezzanine) mixed-use development with apartment homes for 84 families and work/live units above neighborhood-serving ground floor reta... More »
Mayor Victor Gordo is set to give the annual State of the City Speech at 7 p.m. on Feb. 24 at Westerbrook Hall for the Performing Arts at Pasadena City College. In person attendance is limited because of COVID protocols. “In 2021, our theme for the State of th... More »
Pasadena’s Design Commission is conducting a Final Design Review on Tuesday, Feb. 22, on the Heritage Square South project. The applicant, BRIDGE Housing, Inc., is seeking the City’s approval to build a new three-story mixed-use building which will primarily b... More »
Marking a shift in the battle against COVID-19, state officials Thursday announced a framework based on the idea that the virus will be a continuing presence, and moving California into an ongoing state of readiness to address localized outbreaks and respond t... More »
The City Council will discuss an ordinance amending the City’s municipal code to prohibit the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowing machines within Pasadena. The discussion on the ordinance could come as soon as Feb. 28. The council is dark on Monday in honor o... More »
