The Assembly Accountability Committee has approved legislation authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), to move long-term unemployed workers to the front of the job line when it comes to state contracts. AB 1586 will require state contractors to g... More »
Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) today honored Holocaust survivor Helen Rotenberg Lewin of Sierra Madre at a ceremony at the State Capitol. For the past ten years, the California State Assembly has honored survivors and their families during California... More »
Assemblymember Chris Holden today joined Assemblymembers Susan Bonilla and Jimmy Gomez and the League of California Cities in announcing legislation to help regulate massage businesses and the problem of prostitution and human trafficking that has become big b... More »
On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Reorganization Meeting, John Harabedian was selected as the new Mayor by fellow Council Members. John Capoccia was selected as the Mayor Pro-Tem. Harabedian and Capoccia will serve in their respective roles for one-year. At th... More »
The City will hold a free training at the First Church of Nazarene on May 28-29 for volunteers who will assess the needs of people with disabilities and provide them help during disasters. The participants to the two-day seminar may join the city’s Functional ... More »
Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard called the delay of the State Route 710 North Study draft environmental impact report a “significant setback for the proposed SR-710 Tunnel†and said the computer model used to predict traffic demand for the report may show ther... More »
The city of Pasadena is a destination for much more than just big parades and football games. Along with its scenic streets, world-class art collections, celebrated landmarks, historic neighborhoods and an endless assortment of exciting places to eat, shop and... More »
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced that he will host the annual Congressional Art Competition Forum & Exhibit for the 28th District, featuring high school students’ artwork from the region, on Sunday, April 27. The Congressional Art Competition is... More »
After an extensive design competition and subsequent unanimous approval by the Pasadena City Council, the greater community has been invited to share this distinctive and extraordinary project with the Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee (PAGMC). Wor... More »
On Saturday, April 12 at 10:30 a.m., Congresswoman Judy Chu will host her 5th Annual Women of Distinction Awards at the Sierra Madre Community Center. Sixteen women from throughout California’s 27th District will be honored for exemplary contributions to the... More »
It’s no secret that California is facing a serious shortfall of college-educated workers in the coming decades, especially in the areas of science, engineering, technology and math. That’s why Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) has joined with the Co... More »
The sinking of the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans during Vietnam War exercises in the South China Seas is one of the lesser-known military tragedies of that war. But for the families of the 74 men who died that day in 1969, the effort to have the names of those ... More »
