In response to the tragic drowning of 6-year old Roxie Forbes last year at a day camp in Altadena, state Senator Anthony Portantino has introduced SB 955, the Roxie Rules Act, which seeks to regulate recreational camps. If passed, the bill would correct omissi... More »
The City Council’s Municipal Services Committee will receive an update on the city’s waste recycling program today from Pasadena’s Public Works Director Ara Maloyan at 4 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave., Pasadena. The update is s... More »
A spokesperson with the Pasadena Police Department told Pasadena Now that the department is not currently investigating threats against Trilliant Property Management. In an email on Friday, Trilliant CEO Erik Rivera said that employees at the Salem, Oregon bas... More »
Days after City Manager Steve Mermell reassigned Fire Chief Bertral Washington to the City Manager’s office, the NAACP will speak out at Monday’s City Council meeting. But before that, Mermell will meet with the fire unions in negotiating sessions in closed se... More »
Mayoral Candidate Victor Gordo’s campaign rolled out its second commercial on Friday. “Change” focuses on Gordo’s upbringing, record of service and vision for Pasadena, according to Gordo’s campaign. “Continuing his unrelenting momentum,” the campaign said in ... More »
On Monday, the Pasadena City Council will once again consider an affordable housing concession permit that could facilitate the construction of a new 91,217 square-foot, five to six-story, 90-unit, multifamily residential building (including eight “very low in... More »
Steve Madison picked up more key endorsements last week. The Sierra Club, Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 777 (LIUNA 777) and Planned Parenthood Advocates Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley announced they were backing the longtime City Councilm... More »
Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) is seeking the City Council’s approval for an increase of $920,000 for the installation of a 24-inch water transmission mainline along Orange Grove Blvd., known officially as the Orange Grove Pipeline Project. The increase is nec... More »
Pasadena Mayoral Candidate Major Williams on Friday said he has been endorsed by former Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich. In a statement, Williams quoted Antonovich as saying “You have my full endorsement.” Antonovich held great sway over a lar... More »
Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) called for more protections in horse racing on Monday after the California Horse Racing Board’s annual report on horse racing in the state revealed that nearly 90 percent of fatalities in 2019 were associated with pre-existi... More »
The city announced on Wednesday that there is just one illegal cannabis dispensary remaining in Pasadena. The next to last, Benjamin’s 30 Cap Collection in the 700 block of East Washington Boulevard, was closed as of Wednesday morning, according to a report by... More »
The Recreation and Parks Commission unanimously voted to recommend the City Council approve a plan that would transfer the maintenance of city parks and the Arroyo to the Recreation and Human Services Department. The issue could be voted on by City Council as ... More »
