Friday, January 17, 2020 | 6:40 am
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 »
Friday, January 17, 2020 | 6:24 am
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 »
Friday, January 17, 2020 | 6:13 am
[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 »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 9:17 pm
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 »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 3:26 pm
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 »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 2:07 pm
Congressional candidate Christian Daly remembers the moment when he decided to dedicate himself to serving the community. After graduating from USC, the former deputy supervisor for L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger tried his hand in Hollywood and spent a ... More »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 6:00 am
[Updated] Members of the Pasadena Tenants Union (PTU) told Pasadena Now that they are still pursuing a rent control initiative despite statewide laws that cap rent increases at 5 percent annually plus the inflation rate of the region and prevent landlords from... More »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 5:02 am
Mayor Terry Tornek is keeping part of his State of the City Speech under wraps – for now. Tornek will meet his mandate under the city charter to discuss the city’s fiscal condition tonight at John Muir High School. But Tornek won’t reveal what direction he wil... More »
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 4:59 am
District 2 Council candidate Kevin Litwin had the perfect answer for the troubled Pasadena Unified School District’s ongoing fiscal crisis and decreasing attendance. Leaning into the microphone, he told the packed crowd in the Donald Wright Auditorium at the P... More »
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | 12:48 pm
On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) an impeachment manager in the Senate trial of Donald Trump. “The House of Representatives was compelled by our duty to Constitution and country to hold President Trump accountable for... More »
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | 6:34 am
A forum on environmental issues for Pasadena’s mayoral candidates Tuesday night contrasted three candidates who support varied green platforms and one who said environmental issues are not a priority. At “How Green Should Pasadena Be?” presented by the Arroyo ... More »
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | 5:41 am
One day after Pasadena Now published a story about tenants displaced by a fire that have not been inside their South Madison Avenue apartments for nearly a month, a representative of the management company sent a lengthy statement claiming the company is looki... More »