Mayoral Candidate Jason Hardin scored a surprising victory against incumbent Mayor Terry Tornek and longtime Pasadena City Councilmember Victor Gordo Tuesday, when he won an “instant” online straw poll following the Mayoral portion of the Youth Climate Action ... More »
On Monday the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education discussed the possible sale or swap of surplus Pasadena Unified properties. As PUSD Superintendent Dr. Brian McDonald explained to the Council, the closure of five campuses in the last two years... More »
Rose Bowl General Manager Darryl Dunn told Pasadena Now that the iconic stadium will not be asking the city for money when he appears before the City Council next month. “At this point we’re planning on updating the city council at the end of March,” Dunn told... More »
The Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, (PSHA) has been awarded a $39,000 grant from United Charity Foundation to fund their Music MobileTM program for the 2019-2020 season. The program, in conjunction with the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, brings orchestr... More »
Here are the Pets of the Week available for adoption at the Pasadena Humane Society this week: Easygoing Avery (A487401) is a wonderful companion for an afternoon adventure! On her recent Foster Field Trip, she was very calm and well-behaved in the car, enjo... More »
The Pasadena City Council and the Pasadena Board of Education in a joint session unanimously moved Monday to snuff out the rise in sales of flavored e-cigarettes and mentholated tobacco cigarettes in Pasadena. The vote will eliminate the sales of flavored vape... More »
[Updated] Housing advocates on Monday said the City Council is headed in the right direction on the YWCA and Civic Center project. “This is an important step in the right direction,” said Anthony Monousos of the Greater Pasadena Affordable Housing Group. “We w... More »
City staff turned to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee (PSC) for input on the Colorado Street Bridge on Monday. As part of an informational item, the committee was presented with an update on suicide mitigation efforts on the bridge. “I believe the ... More »
Sequoyah High School Senior Ozzy Simpson thought something was off with the school’s learning management system so he took matters into his own hands. “He spent months interviewing teachers, interviewing teachers at other schools, talking to web developers and... More »
According to a department agenda, maintenance of city parks and the Arroyo could be transferred to the Recreation and Human Services Department. The item will be discussed at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the City Yards, 233 W. Mountain St., Pasadena. “We want to impro... More »
A school board member told Pasadena Now, he would support joining a lawsuit against a popular vaping company. The Glendale and Los Angeles unified school districts have announced plans to sue JUUL Labs, one of the country’s biggest nicotine vaping manufacturer... More »
Although the City Council told City Manager Steve Mermell it wants affordable housing in the YWCA project, the City Manager won’t reveal if any developers have been removed from the process. “It is in the best interests of the City not to comment on this quest... More »
