The city of Pasadena will lose 100 years of institutional knowledge in the coming months. City Manager Steve Mermell, Police Chief John Perez and Assistant City Manager Julie Gutierrez have all given notice they will retire. Mermell and Gutierrez have worked f... More »
Response to City Manager Steve Mermell’s resignation annoucement began pouring in early Tuesday morning and continued throughout the day. Pasadena Now first reported late Monday night that Mermell announced his Dec. 2 retirement to city employees in an email s... More »
The City Council approved the reallocation of a $500,000 Emergency Solutions Grant COVID-19 funds originally proposed to be used for the provision of rental assistance to households at risk of homelessness, to other housing services, including the motel vouche... More »
City Manager Steve Mermell will retire later this year, according to an email obtained by Pasadena Now. Mermell’s retirement is effective Dec. 2. “I wanted to let you know I will be retiring from the city on Dec. 2 and have just advised the City Council of my ... More »
The Pasadena City Council voted 5-3 on Monday to approve a purchase order with 72 Hour LLC for 17 vehicles – eight sports utility vehicles and nine trucks – as part of the consent calendar portion of the council’s meeting agenda. But before the matter passed, ... More »
The U.S. Department of Labor has unveiled plans to protect workers from heat-related stress and illness under an initiative modeled after a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, earlier this year, Chu’s office announced Monday. Under the new polic... More »
The Pasadena City Council on Monday is expected to vote on a purchase order with 72 Hour LLC for 17 vehicles (eight sports utility vehicles and nine trucks) as part of the consent calendar portion of the council’s meeting agenda. The 17 vehicles have been deba... More »
The City Council on Monday is scheduled to again hold a public hearing on the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan. The updated Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan (LASP) would change the street from an industrial and limited commercial area to a more vibrant neighborhood-or... More »
Legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom will allow the Pasadena City Council and other local government councils, boards, commissions, and committees to continue meeting remotely. Assembly Bill 361 provides state agencies and local legislative bodies the flex... More »
The Pasadena City Council on Monday will review a Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) decision to deny a local grocery store that sells beer and wine products a conditional use permit to also sell a full line of liquor products. The BZA found that the CUP would like... More »
Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday signed into law two housing bills allowing denser housing on single-family lots, which proponents say will help alleviate the housing crisis in California but which opponents worry will change the character of single-family neighborh... More »
The City Council’s Municipal Services Committee voted to approve a purchase order with 72 Hour LLC for 17 vehicles (eight sports utility vehicles and nine trucks). Proponents of climate change once again called on the city to invest in electric vehicles instea... More »
