In observance of Presidents’ Day, Pasadena City Hall and many City services will be closed on both Friday, Feb. 12, and Monday, Feb. 15. A list of closures and reminders is provided below. The City’s Citizen Service Center, (626) 744-7311, will close at 2 p.m.... More »
As part of the amendments to balance the city’s general fund operating budget, the City Council voted on Monday to restore a full-time liaison to the mayor’s office and add a management analyst staffing position for the new Civilian Police Oversight Commission... More »
Following the January 25 City Council meeting that established pay for Police Oversight Commission members, the Public Safety Committee Wednesday discussed the rules and regulations of the commission.. The Committee was tasked with fine-tuning the January 25 ... More »
Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) on Wednesday introduced legislation which would allow housing-related entities (HREs), such as city housing departments and affordable housing developers, to purchase vacant land owned by Caltrans to make way for a defunct... More »
City officials on Tuesday released their first formal comments in response to a lawsuit filed against Pasadena by the Tournament of Roses Association last week. In the lawsuit, the Tournament is claiming sole ownership of the Rose Bowl Game name. “While the C... More »
Following 331 days of school campus closures, frustrations boiled over during Monday’s City Council meeting for at least two Councilmembers questioned if the City should “push back” against State and County orders that keep schools closed until a safe case me... More »
The City Council unanimously voted to amend on Monday a development agreement between the city and a local developer that has fallen short in local hiring and participation quotas. Potential changes include a required minimum percentage of local hires and loca... More »
The City Council on Monday unanimously approved amendments to the city’s general operating budget. Several one-time savings passed by the council include: $1.89 million in construction and demolition program deposit forfeitures. Forgoing a $541,000 general fu... More »
The City Council on Monday approved a three-item consent calendar, including a maximum $15.7 million contract to provide power line clearance tree trimming services for the city’s Water and Power Department. The vote clears the way for City Manager Steve Merme... More »
[UPDATED] According to documents obtained by Pasadena Now, attorneys for the city claim Pasadena officials learned of plans to move the Rose Bowl Game to Texas during the broadcast of a UCLA game in December, but later discovered that the Tournament of Roses A... More »
Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo said he and his colleagues on the City Council have grown “very frustrated” with the slow delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations to the city. Pasadena was expecting to receive 2,900 doses of vaccine last week, Gordo said in a video state... More »
Following a recent trend, Monday’s City Council consent calendar, which usually includes more than a dozen items, remains light with just three things needing council approval, including a maximum $15.7 million contract to provide power line clearance tree tri... More »
