Sometime this week, City Manager Cynthia Kurtz is expected to announce the appointment of a new interim police chief as the city begins its search for a new permanent top cop. Of course both of those stories will get their fair share of coverage. This pot of g... More »
Welcome to 2022. Hope the holidays were good. Council is dark for the third straight week, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look at what’s coming up. Although there is no council meeting, the Hearing Officer and the Human Relations Commission meet this week. Bac... More »
I was delighted to see the Rose Parade back, but I must confess that I was nervous seeing so many people crowded together during a skyrocketing pandemic surge. What made me even more uncomfortable was the way commentators glorified the stealth bomber, a weapon... More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As 2021 comes to a close and we look ahead to the New Year, I am reminded of how much we have gone through this past year – both the good and the difficult – and how wonderful our community really is. Our City faced myriad challenge... More »
For too many local residents John Muir High School Early College Magnet, and much of the Pasadena Unified School District, has been dismissed. Many focus on the high numbers of LatinX, Black, immigrant, foster, and educationally challenged in the student body ... More »
Dear Members of the Economic Development & Technology Committee: I submitted letters to this Committee in advance of the December 8, 2021 meeting, listened to the meeting, gave live public comment, and listened to the videorecording after the meeting. I prep... More »
My parents lived in the same Pasadena home for forty-five years, just across the Colorado Bridge from the quintessential corner, the one where all the television cameras monitored the sweeping turn of giant floats and marching bands of the world-famous Rose Pa... More »
I was thrilled to learn in a December 26 LA Times story that Santa Monica is seeking to address reparations for those displaced by the Santa Monica Freeway and urban renewal. As a result of freeway construction that destroyed the Black and Brown Pico neighborh... More »
Hundreds of people use the Rose Bowl loop to exercise daily. Joggers, roller bladers, bicyclists and walkers all benefit from this community institution, which thus contributes to better community health. Unfortunately, the road has fallen into significant dis... More »
The final City Council meeting of the year ended with many positive developments for affordable housing, including funding for homeless housing and services and approval of enhanced funding for an affordable ADU pilot program. Council member Kennedy, a champio... More »
[UPDATED] As we head into the winter months, and Friends In Deed and community partners take on the mantle of providing shelter to as many of our neighbors experiencing homelessness as we can, I wanted to clarify a few things about the program known as “motel ... More »
I would like to thank Ms. Linda Simmons for her Opinion, “In support of David Llanes,” dated December 1, 2021. Her piece was a breath of fresh air to the community police officers of our City. I would also like to thank all of the residents, business owners an... More »
