Today, eight of Assemblymember Chris Holden’s bills cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The package of social and racial justice bills that passed include police reform, AB 26; The Upward Mobility Act, AB 105; transportation contracts for disadvanta... More »
Pasadena officials are seeking help from federal lawmakers to take advantage of being allowed to direct spending to projects in their districts now that a 10-year ban on the practice has been lifted by Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress. Known as “e... More »
After the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a case that directly threatens fifty years of precedent protecting access to abortion, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel ... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to hold its first public hearing Wednesday on a $36.2 billion recommended budget for fiscal year 2021-22 — a plan that emphasizes spending to expand safety-net services, support economic recovery and address r... More »
Two items listed for consideration on Monday’s City Council agenda will most likely be heard next week. Monday’s council meeting was canceled due to concerns regarding a rally for Anthony McClain, who died in an offiver-involed shooting in August, scheduled fo... More »
The first in a series of public hearings on the city’s operating budget was delayed when officials called off Monday’s City Council meeting due to a rally at City Hall protesting the officer-involved shooting death of Anthony McClain in August. The rally, whic... More »
NOTE: The City Council meeting for Monday, May 17 has been canceled — this item, which was to have been considered, will occur at a future meeting. Pasadena Now will keep you updated. The City Council on Monday is expected to open an ongoing series of public h... More »
NOTE: The City Council meeting for Monday, May 17 has been canceled — this item, which was to have been considered, will occur at a future meeting. Pasadena Now will keep you updated. The City Council will receive a report on the city’s Climate Action Plan on ... More »
Once again, cannabis will have to come back before the City Council. An item that would allow the City Council to authorize the city manager to suspend the deadline imposed by the Pasadena Municipal Code on top-ranking prospective cannabis merchants in order t... More »
Pasadena’s Department of Planning and Community Development will provide the Design Commission with updates on the Fair Oaks/Orange Grove and North Lake Specific Plan areas on Tuesday, May 18, as part of Round 3 of the community engagement process to update th... More »
NOTE: The City Council meeting for Monday, May 17 has been canceled — this item, which was to have been considered, will occur at a future meeting. Pasadena Now will keep you updated. The Pasadena City Council on Monday will vote to amend an existing purchase ... More »
The Planning Commission voted to recommend a zoning code amendment that would remove the requirement to provide two covered parking spaces when building an accessory dwelling unit exceeding 150 square feet to an existing single-family residence. “The code amen... More »
