The City Council on Monday successfully conducted the second reading on an emergency ordinance pertaining to the construction of multiple dwelling on single-family zoned parcels pursuant to SB 9. According to the ordinance, SB 9 requires that local agencies mu... More »
The City Council adopted an ordinance on Monday that will redraw the city’s voting boundaries and shift more the 2,000 residents to different voting districts when it conducts the second reading on an election ordinance. Every 10 years, the city of Pasadena ut... More »
The Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) has received the first laboratory-confirmed report of COVID-19 with mutations consistent with the new Omicron variant in a Pasadena resident. The city said the Omicron variant was identified in a laboratory specime... More »
City government will continue to meet virtually for at least 30 days. The council approved a resolution that allows the council and all of its related commissions and subcommittees to continue meeting remotely to keep the current format in place. The council m... More »
The City Council on Monday approved a resolution allowing Interim City Manager Cynthia Kurtz to appoint a CalPERS retiree interim police chief. The resolution also allows CalPERS retirees to be appointed to several other positions, including the interim genera... More »
The City Council amended the Housing Department’s FY 2022 Operating Budget by appropriating an additional $200,000 from the Inclusionary Housing Trust Fund’s unappropriated fund balance for the Program to cover increases in Program loan amounts up to the revis... More »
Los Angeles County health officials marked a significant milestone Monday, announcing that more than 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the county, but they said more needs to be done to reach people still resistant to the shots. As... More »
Nine cancer survivors, including 17-year-old Pasadena resident Courtney “Coco” Johnson, will ride on City of Hope’s float during the Rose Parade on January 1, 2022, as they share stories of unwavering belief and perseverance and of how the Southern California-... More »
Citing a sharp increase in COVID-19 infection rates since Thanksgiving, the state announced Monday that beginning Wednesday, mask-wearing will become mandatory in all indoor public settings across California regardless of vaccination status. The order will not... More »
Pasadena’s Department of Planning and Community Development will report Tuesday to the city’s Design Commission about a proposal to build a new five-story, 112-unit affordable senior housing project at 280 Ramona Street, located along the west side of North Ga... More »
The site of the former Twin Palms restaurant founded by Kevin Costner will undergo dramatic changes if a new project going before Pasadena’s Design Commission is approvedd Tuesday. The Commission will hear final presentations on a proposal to build a four-stor... More »
Pasadena’s Municipal Services Committee on Tuesday will consider a recommendation by the Building Systems and Fleet Management Division of the Department of Public Works to purchase a total of 16 vehicles – six electric utility vehicles (EUVs), eight police in... More »
