The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to develop recommendations to enhance and expand access to substance use prevention and treatment services. Barger represents Pasadena on the Board. Substance use disorders are... More »
The Pasadena Police Chief has appointed Commander Cheryl Moody the department’s Deputy Chief. Moody will begin in her new role on Feb. 17th. Moody is the first woman in the police department’s more than 130-year history, to serve as Deputy Chief. “We are very ... More »
The City conducted two probes into allegations of bias in the cannabis selection process, according to an email sent to Pasadena Now hours after Vice Mayor Tyron Hampton called on the City to reboot and restart the process. According to a statement recently is... More »
Pasadena Vice Mayor Tyron Hampton Monday issued a lengthy statement in which he said Pasadena’s cannabis permitting process has proven to be a failure and should be stopped and overhauled for three principal reasons. First, Hampton’s statement said, the applic... More »
[Updated] The Pasadena City Council will hold a special closed session meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday at City Hall to discuss price and terms of payment for the development of the YWCA building and a nearby Water and Power property. The Council will give C... More »
Pasadena Water and Power is warning customers to watch out for scammers who have been preying on Pasadena residents over recent weeks, pretending to be PWP representatives and then harassing them if they have unpaid water and power bills. “Protect Yourself fro... More »
[smooth=id:1862;] On a picture-perfect Saturday last weekend, more than two dozen supporters joined Councilmember and mayoral candidate Victor Gordo for a rally and walk through the Jefferson Park neighborhood Saturday. The four-term councilmember is challengi... More »
The Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP), has announced it is endorsing Victor Gordo, according to a statement on Wednesday. Gordo is facing Mayor Terry Tornek, former City Commissioner Jason Hardin and newcomer Major Williams. “The Los Angeles County D... More »
The city’s homeless count will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 21-22. The count is a snapshot of those living in temporary shelters and unsheltered locations in Pasadena. The 2019 count recorded 542 people experiencing homelessness in Pasadena, down ... More »
[smooth=id:1861;] “The state of our city is good, and equally important, the trend line is positive,” said Mayor Terry Tornek in the fifth State of the City address of his administration, this time at John Muir High School. As he has in his previous addresses,... More »
Mayor Terry Tornek delivered this year’s State of the City address Thursday night at John Muir High School. An annual public speech about the City’s financial condition is mandated by the City’s Charter. Following is the script of that address, as pr... More »
Pasadena Now has learned that the family of a preschooler injured by a falling tree branch at Linda Vista Children’s Center nearly three years ago has settled a lawsuit for $7.3 million. “There’s going to be no trial,” Robert Glassman, attorney at Panish Shea ... More »
