Shortly after a mayoral forum planned for Sunday afternoon at Tournament House was canceled after it was learned a person at the venue had tested positive for COVID-19, Councilmember and mayoral candidate Victor Gordo called for the event to be rescheduled. “I... More »
Members of the Pasadena Design Commission will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, October 13, to discuss proposals to remodel the façade of an existing commercial shopping center and build two new projects in the City. Two of the proposals – the remodeling j... More »
Exactly who will sit on Pasadena’s newly approved 11-member Community Police Oversight Commission, as well as what criteria will be used in vetting nominees and how transparent the selection process will be, remains a work in progress. Indeed, all those questi... More »
The City Council has approved an application for $3.5 million in grant funds for a restoration project in the Arroyo Seco. Pasadena and South Pasadena have come to a “mutually beneficial project constructing man-made wetlands and related infrastructure diverti... More »
The Pasadena City Council approved a $3.9 million contract with Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., a private security firm in Pasadena, to provide additional parking enforcement services on designated streets, lots, and parking structures for three-years. Inter... More »
The possibility of Pasadena making inroads into meeting its affordable-housing needs by using land offered up by local religious institutions got a warm reception Monday from the City Council. “To meet our (affordable)-housing goals, I think we need to take th... More »
It’s now official – Pasadena has approved a Community Police Oversight Commission and an independent auditor to watch over the PPD. As of yet, however, the 11-member commission has no members and the auditor has not been named. Just how the City Council will f... More »
Despite concerns about high upfront costs and how long it might take the city to be reimbursed by the federal government, the Pasadena City Council on Monday extended the city’s participation in the pandemic-prompted “Great Plates Delivered” program, which buy... More »
The City Finance Committee on Thursday will consider amending the city’s operating budget to add funding that could be used by the city’s library system and its Housing, Health, and Police departments. “Throughout the fiscal year, budget amendments are necessa... More »
Councilmember and mayoral candidate Victor Gordo on Monday released a statement expressing his support for the Armenian-American community after Azerbaijan resumed missile attacks on Armenia’s Nagorno-Karabakh region late last month. “For many years, the city ... More »
Two companies have received commercial cannabis permits from the city. Varda Inc. and Integral Associates Dena LLC were notified that their respective applications were approved on Sept. 14. According to a letter signed by City Manager Steve Mermell, each busi... More »
The Pasadena City Council faces a decision Monday on whether to appropriate more than $905,000 to continue funding the pandemic-prompted “Great Plates Delivered” program, which provides three meals a day, prepared by local restaurants, to seniors who are at ri... More »
