Citing a need to update aging campuses and computer devices, Pasadena Unified School District leadership has proposed seeking a bond between $360 million and $689 million on the November ballot to pay for facility and education technology upgrades. PUSD Chief ... More »
The City Council’s Legislative Committee will receive an update on state housing legislation at Tuesday’s meeting. Over the past two years, the city has discussed the best way to oppose state laws that soften — and in some cases remove — the city’s ability to ... More »
Pasadena’s Planning Commission on Wednesday will hear an application by Las Encinas Mental Health Hospital in Pasadena to extend the expiration date for its Master Plan, adopted in 2009, for an additional 10 years up to September 2029 in order to complete impr... More »
The city of Pasadena will be paying higher insurance premiums – up by about 81 percent – in the 2020-2021 policy for coverage of five electric generating units at the Glenarm Power Plant. The policy is due for renewal by July 1. Earlier this month, members of ... More »
The 116-year relationship between the city and the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA could be ending next year over continued wrangles regarding increased fees the society is charging Pasadena and several other area cities that the nonprofit serves. The Pasadena ... More »
The Planning Commission will review the development agreement between the city and the ArtCenter College of Design. The review will be the first in a series of periodic reviews of the agreement by the commission, according to a city staff report. The meeting w... More »
Pasadena Assemblymember Chris Holden, former Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), said Friday the Caucus had announced an expansion to their 2020 legislative package in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the worldwide outcry for pol... More »
The Design Commission will conduct a preliminary consultation on a new six-story, 105-unit residential apartment project at 270-282 N. Los Robles Ave. The project includes eight very-low income units. The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at https://u... More »
Congressman Adam Schiff, who represents West Pasadena, and Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, have withdrawn their endorsements of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey in her bid for a third term this November. On Saturday, Schiff posted a ... More »
The Los Angeles Superior Court took action Friday to maintain a temporary $0 bail schedule for low-level felonies and misdemeanors. Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile announced the decision by the court’s executive committee, which will take effect at 5 p.m. Sat... More »
Many local residents on Thursday celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 DACA decision which found that the Trump administration wrongly ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s liberal judges in the rulin... More »
Assemblymember and former Pasadena City Councilman Chris Holden’s legislation, AB 2983, that would strengthen regulations around automatic refills for prescription medication passed the Assembly Floor on Thursday. “We need to put patients’ health first,” said ... More »
