Former Pasadena City Mayor and current Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole on Friday announced his intentions to step down. According to Cole, the global pandemic drastically changed Santa Monica’s prospects, forcing city leaders to question how to deliver ess... More »
Mayor Terry Tornek told Pasadena Now that some City Council commission meetings could restart soon. The committees and commission have not met since the City Manager declared a local emergency in March. The City Council has met, telephonically. “They’re making... More »
The City Council will vote on a contract with California Professional Engineering, Inc., a La Puente-based construction and engineering services firm, for the installation of new fiber optic cable and advanced communication systems that will provide connectivi... More »
Local immigration activists responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise to spend $75 million to create a Disaster Relief Fund for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Under the plan immigrants who are not eligible for the federal stimulus would receive $500 c... More »
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena), Chair of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations, and Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-New York), sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig urging them t... More »
As governors across the country begin making plans that will allow states to reopen, Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek talked about what needs to happen before orders mandating people stay home are lifted. Meanwhile business owners said things will not get back to “... More »
Local immigrant-rights advocates Wednesday hailed a $125 million state relief program that will provide financial assistance to undocumented immigrants during the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the program, the first of its kind in the nation, wi... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to consider a proposal Tuesday to create a public-private relief fund for small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has recommended combining county dollars with supp... More »
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) introduced legislation in the House that would establish a bipartisan commission to provide a full accounting of the country’s response to the coronavirus. The commission would conduct a rigorous and comprehensive review of the co... More »
Los Angeles County health officials on Monday reported 239 new cases of the Coronavirus and 25 new deaths on Monday. The 239 cases mark the smallest daily increase in new cases since March 26 The county’s new cases stand at 9,420. County numbers could reach 1,... More »
Any Los Angeles County resident with symptoms of the Coronavirus can now schedule a test at the Rose Bowl, according to Pasadena Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian. “We’ve just learned that any resident of Los Angeles County with symptoms of COVID-19 ca... More »
On Friday, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) chaired by Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) sent a letter to the White House urging the Trump administration to ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) Americans, including millions o... More »
