Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 3:26 pm
Pasadena Now has learned that the family of a preschooler injured by a falling tree branch at Linda Vista Children’s Center nearly three years ago has settled a lawsuit for $7.3 million. “There’s going to be no trial,” Robert Glassman, attorney at Panish Shea ... More »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 2:07 pm
Congressional candidate Christian Daly remembers the moment when he decided to dedicate himself to serving the community. After graduating from USC, the former deputy supervisor for L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger tried his hand in Hollywood and spent a ... More »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 6:00 am
[Updated] Members of the Pasadena Tenants Union (PTU) told Pasadena Now that they are still pursuing a rent control initiative despite statewide laws that cap rent increases at 5 percent annually plus the inflation rate of the region and prevent landlords from... More »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 5:02 am
Mayor Terry Tornek is keeping part of his State of the City Speech under wraps – for now. Tornek will meet his mandate under the city charter to discuss the city’s fiscal condition tonight at John Muir High School. But Tornek won’t reveal what direction he wil... More »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 4:59 am
District 2 Council candidate Kevin Litwin had the perfect answer for the troubled Pasadena Unified School District’s ongoing fiscal crisis and decreasing attendance. Leaning into the microphone, he told the packed crowd in the Donald Wright Auditorium at the P... More »
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | 12:48 pm
On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) an impeachment manager in the Senate trial of Donald Trump. “The House of Representatives was compelled by our duty to Constitution and country to hold President Trump accountable for... More »
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | 6:34 am
A forum on environmental issues for Pasadena’s mayoral candidates Tuesday night contrasted three candidates who support varied green platforms and one who said environmental issues are not a priority. At “How Green Should Pasadena Be?” presented by the Arroyo ... More »
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | 5:41 am
One day after Pasadena Now published a story about tenants displaced by a fire that have not been inside their South Madison Avenue apartments for nearly a month, a representative of the management company sent a lengthy statement claiming the company is looki... More »
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 | 6:22 am
Displaced tenants locked out of their apartments in a building at 215 South Madison Avenue angrily addressed the City Council Monday, complaining that they have not been allowed back in even to retrieve their possessions for nearly a month after a fire on the ... More »
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 | 6:05 am
The Pasadena City Council Monday adjourned its meeting in memory of local urbanist and architect David Wolf Monday. Wolf was found dead at his home near Zorthian Ranch in early December. Wolf dedicated the last years of his life to three projects—an art projec... More »
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 | 5:44 am
A hearing on a modified version of a controversial Los Robles Avenue development was postponed by Mayor Terry Tornek, when he learned that Monday’s meeting would be short two members—Tyron Hampton and John J. Kennedy. Five members of the Council are enough to ... More »
Monday, January 13, 2020 | 6:25 am
The City Council will adopt a resolution tonight recognizing women’s equality and supporting the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. “Whereas, the year 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of women’s right to vote in the Unit... More »