City staff is recommending the Recreation and Parks Commission support a conceptual plan for the Lower Arroyo Seco Habitat Restoration Project. The project includes the removal of 106 non-native plants and the removal of 11 dead trees. In total, 82 of the tree... More »
The Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women will continue discussions on establishing the board’s work plan for fiscal year 2020-21, during a special virtual meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. The annual work plan, in effect from July to the end of June,... More »
A bill co-authored and promoted by Pasadena-area Assemblymember Chris Holden that requires diversity on corporate boards in California passed the Senate Floor on Saturday. The legislation, AB 979, requires publicly held corporations headquartered in California... More »
Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday unveiled a four-tier, color-coded system that will use daily coronavirus case numbers and positivity rates to guide counties’ ability to reopen businesses, a process he said will take a slow and more stringent approach to economic reop... More »
An organization dedicated to opposing the proposed Proposition 16 on the November ballot is planning a car rally in Pasadena Saturday. Proposition 16 would rescind Proposition 209 of 1996, known as the California Civil Rights Initiative, which bars discriminat... More »
Help could soon be available for local arts organizations impacted by COVID-`19. The City Council’s Finance Committee unanimously voted to create a relief program that would help struggling artists and creative organizations. The Pasadena Arts & Culture Relief... More »
During an examination of the Pasadena Police Department’s budget, Councilman John Kennedy said something has to be done about the increasing number of guns on the street. Police have confiscated 211 guns this year, averaging nearly one gun recovery a day in t... More »
New Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) numbers expected to be released next week could be problematic for the city, based on a law that changes the RHNA process from aspirational to regulatory. According to draft projections released earlier this month a... More »
Pasadena Vice Mayor on Monday called for the firing of a police officer who fatally shot Anthony McClain during an encounter that stemmed from a traffic stop earlier this month. The comments came during a discussion about forming a police oversight commission ... More »
Local arts organizations are expressing strong support for a relief program that would help struggling artists and creative organizations. City staff is recommending $500,000 be appropriated to start the “Pasadena Arts & Culture Relief Grant Program.” The gran... More »
The City Council’s Finance Committee will meet at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The meeting was canceled last Thursday because City Manager Steve Mermell and Chief of Police John Perez were not available to attend. The committee is scheduled to discuss the Police Departmen... More »
The City Council on Monday voted unanimously to authorize City Manager Steve Mermell to enter into a contract with L.A. County to accept and administer federal grant money to expand epidemiology, surveillance and testing capacity to combat COVID-19. The move e... More »
