For the second week in a row, the Pasadena City Council on Monday is scheduled to consider a $640,000, three-year contract for the Shotspotter sound recognition system, technology that deploys microphones and sensors in certain neighborhoods to determine the l... More »
As part of the Consent Calendar on Monday’s City Council agenda, the council will consider participating in two new utility assistance programs that provide support to customers with delinquent energy and water bills. In Pasadena, 10,500 utilities customers h... More »
The City Council on Monday is scheduled to conduct the first reading of an ordinance that would allow local campaigns to be conducted without contribution limits. Historically, local City Council campaigns have not had campaign contribution limits, but that p... More »
If the City Council wants to continue meeting remotely, it will have to pass a resolution to meet online under the terms of Assembly Bill 361. The good news is the city is already adhering to the new law, which allows for continued virtual meetings as long as... More »
The Pasadena City Council on Monday will take up a proposal for the city to advocate for the preservation of the tri-city communities of Pasadena, Burbank and Glendale within the County Supervisorial District 5 during the 2021 redistricting process. Represente... More »
Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) is endorsing Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) for mayor of Los Angeles. Bass announced her run on Monday, joining a field of high-profile officials seeking to succeed Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is barred from running for reel... More »
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law Assembly Bill 26, police reform legislation authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) in the wake of the officer-involved murder of George Floyd that establishes clear guidelines for police responsibility and ... More »
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a package of bills into law aimed at cracking down on misconduct by law enforcement officers while also setting standards and restrictions on certain uses of force. Most notably among the new laws was Senate Bill 2, which creates... More »
On Sept. 27, 2021, at the start of the regularly scheduled City Council meeting, Assemblymember Chris Holden presented a check for $4 million to the City of Pasadena and Pasadena Public Library to help repair the nearly 100 year-old Central Library. After a lo... More »
As a follow up to his successful negotiation to end the threat of the 710 Freeway and enact protections for non-profits operating in the 710 corridor, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) worked closely with the City of South Pasadena to ac... More »
The City Council on Monday voted 7-1 to uphold a Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) decision to overturn a zoning administrator’s determination on a mixed-use project on South Lake Avenue. The controversy began on June 17, 2019 when Odyssey Development Services sub... More »
District 2 City Councilmember Felicia Williams will hold her first town hall meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday at Jefferson Elementary School Auditorium, 1500 E. Villa St., Pasadena. The event will also be held via zoom. “I look forward to seeing some people in perso... More »
