The efforts to recall a Pasadena official who backed proposed professional football games at the Rose Bowl failed as the petition was not submitted on time. Residents opposed to Councilman Steve Madison’s proposal to allow a National Football League team to ... More »
Former Assemblyman Anthony J. Portantino and Pasadena Vice Mayor Jacque Robinson announced this week plans to run for State Sen. Carol Liu’s seat, when she terms out of office in 2016. “Since I left office, so many folks have been coming up to me saying, ‘We... More »
Monday, July 1st marked the start of Vice Mayor Jacque Robinson’s effort to succeed State Senator Carol Liu. Robinson filed papers to open campaign committee, Jacque Robinson for Senate 2016. She will run as a candidate for the Democratic Party. Currently in h... More »
Pasadena’s employee rideshare program that encourages carpooling to help protect the environment has garnered top honors from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), the City’s Department of Transportation announced. The City of P... More »
The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, owner and operator of Bob Hope Airport, has elected new officers to head the Authority Commission for a one year term from July 2013 through June 2014. The Commission elects officers each July. Burbank Commissio... More »
In a new initiative to improve safety and security on buses and trains, Metro recently unveiled a workable smartphone app that will allow patrons to report transit-related crimes and suspicious activity that may occur throughout the Metro system. “A vital ne... More »
“Throughout the history of the United States, ordinary men and women have been inspired to do extraordinary things for this country. Nathan Kemnitz is one of those ordinary men whose heroic deeds we honor today,†said Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasaden... More »
Alex Keledjian and his supporters gathered on Sunday in La Cañada Flintridge to kick off his campaign for Pasadena City College Board of Trustees. “I am running for Pasadena City College Board of Trustees in order to help create a new generation of student le... More »
Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional by violating an individual’s due process and equal protection rights. The Court’s decision to vacate the Ninth Circuit’s ruling on Proposition 8, whi... More »
“I am disappointed by today’s Supreme Court Decision to invalidate the formula used to assess states’ and counties’ application of the 1985 Voting Rights Act. The Court focused its decision on the fact that the “racial gap in turnout†had been redu... More »
Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) was one of several state assembly members and state senators of the San Gabriel Valley State Legislature Caucus that signed a letter today sent to Metro calling on the agency to postpone the proposed Measure R Expenditure ... More »
Today, the Obama Administration released its 2013 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement. Congresswoman Judy Chu, Co-Chair of the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus, released the following statement: “Online theft profoundly impacts the ... More »
