New City Manager Miguel Marquez takes the helm at City Hall today. Should be interesting to see the coming impact. So far Marquez at the very least appears to be saying the right things. He believes in transparency, plans to lead with humility and wants to he... More »
Dear Editor: I’m puzzled why Stephen Lipira mischaracterized my comments at the August 10th Planning Commission in his August 22 Letter to the Editor. He insinuated that I was insulting the residents of Northwest Pasadena. In fact, in criticizing the intrusive... More »
I’m writing to express my concern regarding San Rafael Elementary’s Principal, Rudy Ramirez. I saw the recent video of him disparaging neighborhood residents and one family in particular. In the video he uses profanity and makes racist remarks unbecoming of an... More »
We who live in Pasadena can all learn a lot from the events that took place at San Rafael Elementary School on Sunday, August 13, 2022. First by having an honest non finger pointing dialogue with everyone involved, Principal Ramirez, neighbors, student parents... More »
Pasadena’s mayor may be getting poor advice. His public scoldings related to a recent PUSD issue not under his governance jurisdiction only escalated the matter. A tiny bit of homework would have revealed the principal of San Rafael Elementary School has the d... More »
A lot has been said about San Rafael Elementary School Principal Rudy Ramirez. Ramirez went on a tirade after the school’s head custodian was handcuffed by police, who were armed with non-lethal weapons. The entire thing was sparked by a 911 caller who said he... More »
Mayor Gordo, We are some of the “parents of the children who attend San Rafael Elementary School” to whom you directed your August 18, 2022 statement. Your statement is inaccurate, misguided, and unbelievably tone deaf. We are extremely disappointed by what we... More »
There is no City Council meeting scheduled until the middle of September. City Manager Miguel Márquez will sit at the big table at the next council meeting. Márquez has purchased a house locally and has even set up a meeting with the last two city managers, Mi... More »
Commissioner Cole, I am writing to voice my offense to your phraseology in the May 10th Planning Commission meeting in your referencing the ghettoization of the Northwest. As I am aware of what you are referencing, I believe you could have chosen your words m... More »
After critical police incidents, rumor-mongering and incorrect information quickly spreads throughout the community. Every officer-involved shooting in the beginning is described as an assassination of an unarmed innocent man rife with racial overtones and hun... More »
Dear Cynthia, You don’t get it. Neutralizing any possible threat first is a tactic that has its origins in the military training that police receive. Even if there isn’t a threat, the police are trained to assume there is a possible threat and act accordingl... More »
I want to address the San Rafael incident on Sunday. I do not have much space to introduce myself, but I have lots of experience with the police, high risk populations, and I was a school board member. I am outraged by the incident at San Rafael with our long-... More »
