The day after the City Council’s Legislative Committee received updates on several housing bills wending their way through the state senate, Mayor Terry Tornek told Pasadena Now he is “somewhat optimistic.” “They’ve at least invited us to sit at the table,” To... More »
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reportedly may slash up to 1,000 deputies’ in response to an expected $200 million cut to the agency’s budget expected to be enacted by county officials on Monday, a sheriff’s official said. The Los Angeles County Bo... More »
At the Pasadena City Council meeting of June 15, Council Member John J. Kennedy and Mayor Terry Tornek outlined plans to bring consideration of police reform and civilian oversight of the PPD before the full council within 60 days. At the time, Tornek said the... More »
Fireworks are illegal in Pasadena, but that’s been an inconvenient truth recently, as complaints have surged in the city – prompting the Police Department to form a Fireworks Suppression Unit that kicked into action last week. The City Council’s Public Safety ... More »
A bill authored by state Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–Pasadena) SB 914 to address the gun purchase loophole related to the tragic synagogue shooting in Poway passed the State Senate yesterday along party lines. SB 914 requires the Department of Justice ver... More »
Rep. Adam Schiff, who represents portions of West Pasadena, introduced legislation Tuesday to bolster the Posse Comitatus Act to prevent the U.S. military from being “inappropriately” used for domestic law enforcement. The “Strengthening the Posse Comitatus Ac... More »
The community is invited to take part in a virtual forum to discuss addressing issues of racial injustice Wednesday with three congresswomen. Rep. Judy Chu, (D-Pasadena), who chairs the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, is co-hosting the forum, to b... More »
As businesses reopen, and in the aftermath of recent public demonstrations, health officials expressed concerns that an increase in community transmission of the coronavirus could follow. Monday, data appeared to bear out those concerns, including in Pasadena.... More »
The City Council on Monday approved a new one-year contract with the Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA to provide animal control and welfare services for the city – but opened the door to explore other, less expensive means in the future, following a significan... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to ask law enforcement agencies countywide to adopt a slightly modified version of “8 Can’t Wait” use-of-force policies that includes restricting chokeholds, strangleholds, car... More »
The California Department of Motor Vehicles will resume administering behind-the-wheel drive tests beginning Friday, June 26. In-vehicle testing – a requirement for first-time driver license holders and commercial license applicants – has been suspended since ... More »
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 »
