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 »
Dear Editor, I read with puzzlement the comments from Todd Hayes about what he thinks the rent control and just cause ballot measure entails. I think I can put his worries about “taking private property” to rest. The truth is actually the opposite of what he f... More »
Editor’s note: This is a copy of the planned text of the 2022 State of the Schools that was delivered on May 17, 2022 by Pasadena Board of Education President Dr. Elizabeth Pomeroy. A video can be seen here www.gopusd.com/SOS22. Pasadena Now’s news coverage i... More »
It’s tragic when someone who was born and raised in Pasadena cannot afford to live here. It’s upsetting that a mother has to choose between clothing and rent. It’s a shame that a mother has to choose between having the lights on and paying rent. It’s sickening... More »
The 2022 Homeless Count Report (“HCR”) raises grave concerns. Our City has made no appreciable progress over the past two years in decreasing the number of persons experiencing homelessness in our City. According to the Housing Department’s mission statement, ... More »
The business part of Monday’s council meeting moved along pretty swiftly. The wall came when they hit the callers on matters not on the agenda. Nothing new, except people calling the homeless, “houseless.” An aside, let’s be clear. Pan handling is not illegal ... More »
Now that rent control has made it onto the ballot, I have a couple questions? Why aren’t gas stations being forced to lower prices? Gas is crazy high. Why aren’t grocery stores having to keep costs in check? Those prices are skyrocketing. I could go on, but yo... More »
When most adults reach age 65 and older, they finally have more free time to travel, try new hobbies and activities, enjoy exhilarating experiences and take on new challenges. At the Pasadena Senior Center, we are grateful that May has been proclaimed Older A... More »
