Pasadena Now continues its series of candidate statements with responses from candidates in District 4. In this year’s election incumbent Gene Masuda is facing Joe Baghdadlian, Charlotte Bland and Kevin Wheeler. District 4 residents unsuccessfully fought again... More »
Pasadena Now continues its series of candidate statements with responses from candidates in District 2. This year’s election will see the first contested race in the district since incumbent Margaret McAustin – the only woman on the City Council — won the seat... More »
Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, Councilman Gene Masuda’s parents, Sam and Alice, were among thousands of Japanese Americans rounded up and held in “relocation centers” until the war ended. One of those hur... More »
State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Pasadena) has introduced a bill that will create a statewide process that will better facilitate information between school districts and law enforcement agencies for threats of school crimes. SB 1091 would create commo... More »
Funding from the city’s three-quarter cent sales tax has been earmarked for several high priority projects according to City Manager Steve Mermell. The Capital Improvement Budget included $9.4 million in General Funds for various projects, including fire stati... More »
Voting in the 2020 Primary starts on Saturday. Under changes to California voting, local residents can vote at new voting centers that will be open for 10 days prior to the election. Under the new system, you can vote anywhere in the county, register to vote o... More »
Doug Forbes recalled that it was a “beautiful” early-summer Friday morning when he and his wife, Elena Matyas, dropped off their 6-year-old daughter Roxie at the “Summerkids” camp in Altadena last June 28. “We decided that both of us would drive Roxie” to the ... More »
A Michael Bloomberg presidential campaign event came to Pasadena on Tuesday. The “Women Get It Done Express Bus Tour” came to Pasadena at 11 a.m. The event featured some of the women playing key roles Bloomberg’s campaign. The billionaire candidate surged in c... More »
Earlier this week, Pasadena Now asked incumbent Mayor Terry Tornek and challengers Victor Gordo, Jason Hardin and Major Williams to submit candidate statements to the voters two weeks before local voters make their voices heard on March 3 at the ballot box. Pe... More »
Although 11:59 p.m. tonight is listed as the official deadline to register to vote for the March 3 presidential primary election, if eligible voters miss the deadline, they can still go to any voter center countywide and cast a conditional ballot with same-day... More »
Wednesday’s Public Safety Committee meeting has been canceled, a city official told Pasadena Now minutes ago. “The Public Safety Committee meeting tomorrow is being canceled due to lack of quorum,” said Pasadena Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian. At th... More »
The Pasadena parents of a girl who drowned at an Altadena day camp last year will speak before the Altadena Town Council tonight. Roxie drowned at Summerkids camp in Altadena on June 28. She was a non-swimmer. According to the town council’s agenda, the Meow M... More »
