Mayor Victor Gordo and the Pasadena City Council Gentlepersons: The Society of Organic Architects is a member organization representing the various apprentices and followers of the Philosophy of Organic Architecture. This Philosophy was first developed by Fran... More »
California’s housing crisis is a complex problem requiring thoughtful and innovative solutions. So far, our representatives in Sacramento have failed to deliver. The legislature’s answer to the housing problem has amounted to a ham-handed effort to rezone ever... More »
When everyone in America was directed to quarantine at home in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pasadena Senior Center shut its doors to everything except social services and other critical services for older adults in need. Instead of canceling do... More »
Pasadena Firefighter Fights to Support Mental Health of Colleagues —-the stigma surrounding mental health issues can be a barrier to getting treatment May I correct your statement: —-teaching there is a stigma surrounding mental health issues can be a barrier... More »
Pasadena City Hall calls it “PD” for “Planned Development” – but it is actually the opposite. It’s a tool increasingly used – or misused — by developers to write their own rules for large housing developments in our city. Pasadena’s citizen Planning Commissio... More »
California Assemblyman Chris Holden has introduced legislation in the State Assembly to buy back land that was taken by Caltrans for freeway construction and use it to build affordable housing. With land costs so prohibitive, an opportunity to acquire land at ... More »
Dear Editor, California Assemblyman Chris Holden has introduced legislation in the State Assembly to buy back land that was taken by Caltrans for freeway construction and use it to build affordable housing. With land costs so prohibitive, an opportunity to ac... More »
When Lance Davis and Mary Chalon launched a theater company from their home in South Pasadena twenty years ago, they never dreamed they would end up doing Radio Theater. For years, the couple, along with a talented ensemble of professional actors with Broadw... More »
Black History Month honors the influence and contributions of African Americans to United States history. Black History is, and has been since the beginnings of our great country, American History! The observance evolved from “Negro History Week,” which was an... More »
The national reckoning with racism, white supremacy, and policing that consumed the nation after May 2020, was supposed to bring about change in Pasadena. In October 2020, city leaders promised the community that it would address these persistent issues by cre... More »
As long as people have lived in Pasadena, water has been an essential element for the life-style, health and economy of our region. Now, however, Pasadena faces a severe water crisis. This never has been an easy need to resolve, but population, growth and clim... More »
Sir: Greetings and congratulations on becoming our mayor in “interesting times!” I have lived in Pasadena for over 60 years and feel that The Rose Bowl has huge symbolic and financial significance for the City. I am confused over how the Tournament, often vie... More »
