City staff is calling on the City Council to do one of two things regarding a public hearing on a South Lake Avenue mixed-use development that ended up in court earlier this year. According to a report, staff wants the City Council to either overturn a Board o... More »
The City Council on Monday could approve a $365,000 contract for the construction of a pocket park near the Lamanda Park Branch Library. The pocket park will be located in an approximately 13,000 square-foot existing landscaped portion of the site to the east... More »
Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 715, a measure authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino which enacts gun purchase safeguards and expands independent review of police shootings. “I am very grateful to Governor Newsom for signing SB 715. This has been a two-... More »
A Pasadena City Council committee pushed forward on Thursday with a measure that would allow city police to use a gunfire detection system for three years. The Shotspotter system deploys microphones and detecting sensors in city neighborhoods to determine the ... More »
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 »
