Pasadena City College is governed by a Board of Trustees. The seven elected Trustees represent the communities of Pasadena, Arcadia, a portion of El Monte, La Cañada-Flintridge, Rosemead, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Temple City. Board members... More »
It has been the long held policy at Pasadena Now not to endorse candidates in local political races. Several times, Publisher James Macpherson and I have discussed changing this policy, but it remains in place. Yes, we could recommend which of your neighbors y... More »
Pasadena City College, consistently rated as one of the Nation’s 10 Best Colleges by the Aspen Institute, is at a critical and pivotal junction heading into the June 7th election. This election will determine or undermine whether PCC retains its ranking as th... More »
Berlinda Brown decided in 2009 to run and serve. When she “threw her hat into the ring,” I did not know her and my friends did not either. Subsequently, I was invited to a “meet and greet gathering.” We introduced ourselves as she listened intently displayi... More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As Memorial Day approaches, I hope you will join me in reflecting upon not just our shared bounties, but also upon the debt we owe to those who have given their lives for our country, both overseas and here at home so that we may en... More »
There’s an African Proverb that says: “As long as you speak my name I shall live forever.” This Memorial Day in Pasadena we will speak the names of the 31 sons of Pasadena who were killed or remain missing from the Vietnam War. After each name, their age and ... More »
I read with a chuckle as Ryan Bell outlined that ‘good landlords’ support rent control measures in Pasadena and surrounding areas. He dismisses concerns of private property being taken without compensation as something that puzzles him. Mr. Bell then seems to ... More »
People and their wild eyed theories and ideas always amaze me. Even more so obviously when it concerns the reporters at Pasadena Now. My favorite remains the claim that we secretly work for the city and somehow we are in the pocket of every politician running ... More »
Dear Mayor Gordo and City Councilmembers, Vice Mayor Andy Wilson requested that we provide some hard data regarding the difference between what the Housing Department proposes, and what we propose, regarding rezoning religious land (Item #18 on the agenda). Pl... More »
Dear Andre, I am writing in response to your letter regarding rezoning religious property for affordable housing. You write about a “lack of oversight” in the proposal for rezoning religious property and compare this to oversight of the police. You are compari... More »
Looks like a packed City Council agenda on Monday. The biggest item is easily the zoning code amendments that would allow housing on church property “by right.” Under the by right stipulation, “By right” projects are only subject to a review by the Design Comm... More »
Dear Mr. Hayes, I’m a fourth generation Pasadenan transplant. My great grandparents, grandmother, and mother lived in Pasadena, but in the seventies most of us were priced out. Upon graduate studies, I moved into my apartment in Pasadena, reconvening a long an... More »
