I am very concerned about funding for Pasadena city libraries (“Public Library Officials Say City Libraries Face ‘Drastic’ Cuts Without Tax Extension,” Pasadena Now, July 12). I am a retired professor (USC) of Linguistics and Education. Much of my research i... More »
So in the Monday Morning Bullpen I decided to take a shot, well more like needle, the esteemed Mayor Victor Gordo over the staff report on the contract for incoming City Manager Miguel Márquez. In the report, which of course came out several days before the me... More »
After two weeks off, city government returns full speed ahead. The big ticket item at Monday’s City Council meeting is the new city manager’s contract. All the bells and whistles are there, including $330,000 a year, relocation fees and a car allowance. The qu... More »
Pasadena shoppers are starting to see large window signs popping up in small businesses around town. Their message? Support rent control in the November election. On a recent weekend I accompanied Mercy Young, the 36-year-old campaign coordinator for the Pasa... More »
Of course there was no City Council meeting on July 4, but the bullpen marches on. I always dig Independence Day. Nothing like a Twilight Zone marathon to remind a guy of his freedom. I always dug the episode with Burgess Meredith, the Penguin from Batman, who... More »
No Council meeting last night and no complaints from me. I was definitely ready for a break this time. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t stuff to talk about. Somebody explain this one to me. What’s with grown ass adults and illegal fireworks? On Monday, the co... More »
How is a business regulated into obscurity supposed to support itself? We allow a small percent of adjacent households each purchased and occupied after the Rose Bowl Stadium was built one hundred years ago to hold our city budget and the majority of Pasadena ... More »
The City Council is dark for two weeks and comes back on July 11. Still there are things going on. At that point, the City Council is scheduled to discuss a zoning code amendment that will allow housing on church property. I’ve gone over this before. The proje... More »
The United States Navy plans to recycle the USS Pasadena in 2025. Recycle is Navy speak for literally dismantling the ship and selling the parts of the pride of our city for scrap metal. When the nuclear-powered fast attack submarine was commissioned the USS P... More »
Kudos to Councilmember Williams for her Scrutiny of the RBOC Budget I want to commend Councilmember Felicia Williams for her Guest Opinion appearing in Pasadena Now on June 20, 2022, as well as her attempt, at last night’s (June 20, 2022) City Council meeting,... More »
So, the World Cup is not coming to the Rose Bowl after all. But guess where it is going. NFL stadiums. Here are the NFL teams that play in the chosen stadiums. The stadiums for the Falcons, Texans, Dolphins, Eagles, Seahawks, Chiefs, Cowboys, Patriots, 49ers, ... More »
Thank You Linda Since 2010, Linda Wah has represented Area 5 (San Marino, South Pasadena, and Temple City) to the Pasadena City College Board. She has served with unrelenting passion, installed innovative and creative programs, and increased opportunity to so ... More »
