Open Letter to the Mayor and City Council members, I was taken aback by the decision to cancel the planned City Council meeting “out of an abundance of caution.” Was this done because it was felt that the staff would be unsafe? Many of you attended the Black L... More »
What is an Educational voucher? Tamerlin Godley, a founder of Public Funds, Public Schools defined vouchers as “Any mechanism that takes money out of the public schools for the benefit of private schools.” Educational vouchers or Educational Savings Accounts... More »
When historic events converge, historic change cannot be far behind. As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” First came a global pandemic. Next, an economic downturn, characterized by food and housing insec... More »
Thank you for your carefully written article. I read Pasadena Now faithfully – it is a real player in our community. Best regards, Marsha https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/city-suing-former-owner-of-ywca-building/ Marsha Rood Pasadena Got something to say, emai... More »
***WARNING: SPOILERS FOR The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Series Ahead! I want to start by saying I’m majorly indulging myself with this month’s column. From the first Spider-Man franchise to the MCU’s debut with Iron Man, growing up with Marvel was like havi... More »
Every year on this day Armenians the world over honor the memory of our 1.5 million martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. But, we also know that the Genocide is not over. It continues silently, relentlessly, insidiously. The scars are not healed. The wounds ar... More »
Over this past weekend, protestors gathered in Pasadena to condemn the brutal military crackdown in Myanmar, which has resulted in over 700 deaths and the imprisonment of tens of thousands of protestors. For all Americans, the tragedy in Myanmar should be see... More »
This is the time of the year when high school students, parents, and families receive news from college admissions. For those who applied to the UCs, which noted 249,000 applications for approximately 46,000 freshmen spots, there are bound to be disappointment... More »
In solidarity with the community groups and members that organized and fought for the Community Police Oversight Committee (CPOC), we call on the Public Safety Committee to ensure that the process for selecting the CPOC members is transparent. The members sho... More »
I, along with other members of our City, listened to the Public Safety Committee meeting today during which the Committee considered the 13 applicants for the three open, community-based organization seats (“CBO seats”) on the Community Police Oversight Commis... More »
Since its construction 109 years ago, Pasadena’s iconic Colorado Street Bridge has tragically attracted suicide attempts. This prompted The Department of Public Works to add a 10-foot barrier in 2016, while the City considered more permanent options to deterr... More »
Reading a Pasadena Now March 29, 2021 article on the creation of temporary housing in Los Angeles has prompted me to write. People who are without permanent housing (homeless people) are our neighbors. They live in our community, attend our schools, and spend ... More »
