Responding to a recommendation from the Pasadena Department of Housing, the City Council’s Economic Development and Technology Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to send to the full council a plan that would reduce monthly mortgage-loan payments for 61 hom... More »
The Pasadena City Council’s Public Safety Committee will continue discussions Wednesday on the process of appointing members of a community police oversight commission, which is slowly taking shape after the City Council last month unanimously approved a basic... More »
A city official told Pasadena Now that the city could lose $18 million annually and would not be able to provide some services if an annual transfer from the city’s utility to the general fund does not continue. Measure P allows voters to decide whether to ma... More »
Public arts organizations hit hard by the deadly coronavirus pandemic were thrown a lifeline Monday by the Pasadena City Council, which approved a $500,000 arts and culture relief grant program. “Pasadena’s arts and cultural organizations are essential to the ... More »
According to the City Council the city has no chance to meet the State’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation which is mandating the city build 9,400 units of housing by October 2029. If the city does not hit those targets, developers will be al... More »
The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department wants the City Council to change fee structures to help blunt some of the economic impacts of the pandemic on local students participating in after school programs and others working out at private fitnes... More »
The Pasadena Planning Commission last week recommended that the city appeal its most recent (and significantly increased) state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation – and Monday afternoon, the City Council is expected to begin discussions on w... More »
Mayoral Candidate and District 5 City Councilmember Victor Gordo announced on Sunday that he has gained the endorsement of Planning Commissioner Felicia Williams. Williams, who easily won the council’s District 2 seat in the March primary election against thre... More »
City Manager Steve Mermell could spend $160,000 for the fabrication and installation of a temporary mock-up of panels as part of the Colorado Street Bridge Suicide Mitigation Project. Last year, after city staff presented several barrier designs to the Histor... More »
Pasadena’s Hearing Officer on Wednesday will consider three land use issues Wednesday, one an application for a hillside development permit to allow the construction of a 5,235 square-foot, two-story, single-family residence at 1065 La Loma Road in City Counci... More »
Members of the Pasadena City Council’s Economic Development and Technology (EDTech) Committee will discuss a proposal by the Department of Housing to modify repayment provisions for loans by new or prospective homeowners under the city’s Homeownership Opportun... More »
The City Council’s Economic Development and Technology (EDTECH) Committee on Tuesday will hear details of a microgrant program that could aid some but not all local businesses. The program will have $425,000 to provide funds not to exceed $7,500 to each qualif... More »
