The City Council on Monday night approved a $200,967 contract with an IT consulting firm, CIT Com, Inc., for services related to replacing the Police Department’s computerized dispatch and records-management systems. The move had been recommended by city staff... More »
Amid reports that Asian Americans are increasingly the targets of attacks and discrimination over fears they are more likely to be carrying the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Rep. Judy Chu has called on fellow members of Congress to help stop what she called “h... More »
California Assembly Bill AB 5 stands firmly in place after a motion by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rockland), was voted down by the State Assembly Thursday morning, 50-15. The bill codifies into law a landmark Supreme Court of California case which ruled most f... More »
An official with the Pasadena Symphony and Pops told Pasadena Now that the nonprofit organization is watching an Assembly vote scheduled for today that could overturn a law limiting freelancer’s ability to work. AB 5 prevents freelancers from contributing more... More »
According to City Manager Steve Mermell, Pasadena Health Director Ying Ying Goh and Dr. David Man, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Huntington Hospital and Leonard De La Cruz, Infection Preventionist will provide a public presentation on the Coronavirus at the ... More »
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger authored a motion asking the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at its March 4 meeting to request funding from the federal government to support the County in addressing the novel coronavirus (COVID-2019) threa... More »
[Update: A previous version of this story contained a paragraph that could have been mistaken as an endorsement by Pasadena Now, Pasadena Now has not endorsed any candidates.] Pasadena City Council candidate Tricia Keane has earned the endorsement of Bike the ... More »
In an email sent to City Manager Steve Mermell and Mayor Terry Tornek, former Mayor Bill Paparian called on city officials to declare a state of emergency regarding the coronavirus on Wednesday. “Let’s not wait for the first coronavirus virus case to be report... More »
[EDITOR’S NOTE: For a transcript of these discussions, please read our Reporter’s Notebook today] On Monday, councilmen John Kennedy and Tyron Hampton again took City Manager Steve Mermell to task during the City Council meeting for the reassignment of Fire Ch... More »
Unlike past years when the local elections were run by the Pasadena City Clerk, this year’s primary election vote count will not be conducted at City Hall. Instead, the Los Angeles County Registrar’s office will run this year’s election on Super Tuesday when L... More »
The City Council on Monday night again postponed a hearing on the fate of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that has allowed some events to continue being held inside the former Ambassador College campus in Pasadena. The permit does not relate to Ambassador Audit... More »
The City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to monitor the upcoming US Census in Pasadena for potential breaches of confidentiality – hoping to reassure immigrants and other traditionally “hard to count” community members that participating in the once-... More »
