The animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said there is no reason to oppose the proposed ordinance that would require the spaying or neutering of pit bulls in Pasadena. The ordinance, which would mandate the spaying or n... More »
Who knew? Used kitchen grease has become a hot commodity, so hot that fryer oil rustling has become big business, complete with clandestine operators who strike in the night. Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) has introduced AB 1566 to combat the growing... More »
Councilmember Tornek has filed a Candidate Intention Statement for the office of Mayor of Pasadena, City Clerk Mark Jomsky said today. “He did not pull papers, nor has any other candidate pulled papers,” Jomsky said. Tornek did, however, file Form 501, Jomsky... More »
As the war in Afghanistan winds down, thousands of veterans are expected to fill the seats at California’s public colleges and universities. Already the state’s community colleges lead the nation with more than 44,000 vets enrolled – the largest number s... More »
Getting information, services and support from the city is now just a dial away. The Department of Public Works launched the Pasadena Service Center or the 311 Call Center on Friday, January 24. The construction of the call center was completed on September 20... More »
Up to this point the city has spent $64,375 for the completed sidewalk repairs of 87 properties under its Pilot Sidewalk Repair Program. The property owners contributed about $95,550 as their share for the repair of the properties that totaled 13,000 square fe... More »
Pasadena has received the highest grade in the American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco Control 2014” Report released Wednesday, January 22. Pasadena is among eighteen cities and counties that received an “A” for their tobacco control policies. A total of... More »
A vacancy has occurred on the South Pasadena Design Review Board (Board), a five-member Board that serves in an advisory capacity to the Planning Commission and represents the professions of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, graphics, and ... More »
A new program in 2014 offering low- to moderate-income Pasadena homeowners financial and educational assistance to help buy, keep and revitalize their homes is being offered by Pasadena’s Housing & Career Services Department and the Water and Power (PWP) Dep... More »
Pasadenans will be given free assistance filing their 2013 income tax returns beginning next month through the city’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The Villa-Park Community Center will offer a free tax preparation service to people who make $52,000 ... More »
Gov. Jerry Brown officially declared that California is in a drought emergency, as the state experiences its driest year in recorded history. A recent survey of the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains found the state’s water reserves are at just 20% of n... More »
Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena/Monrovia) has issued the following statement on the Colby fire burning out-of-control in the San Gabriel foothills: “The fire burning in the Angeles National Forest north of Glendora has now consumed more than 1,700 ac... More »
