It’s time to move beyond the guessing games and conspiracy theories regarding the presence of a gun at the scene of the officer-involved shooting death of Anthony McClain and ask some real questions. Gun or no gun, there are more important questions to be aske... More »
August 20, 2020 Dear Pasadena, I have viewed what videos and photographs that were shared with me by City Manager Steve Mermell of the Offìcer-Involved Shooting of Mr. Anthony McClain that took place on Saturday, 15 August. Mr. McClain’s death is tragic. Some ... More »
Last week someone desecrated the Pasadena Community Job Center at 500 North Lake Avenue by drawing a swastika – the anti-Semitic symbol of Nazism – on the front window of the building. The window is adorned with a mural of immigrant workers, reflecting the or... More »
Tired of Waiting Dear Mayor and members of the City Council, It is with great sadness and more than a little anger that I write yet again in support of strong, independent civilian oversight of the Pasadena Police Department. Please do not allow the few who wo... More »
City leaders and community members are once again forced to deal with an officer-involved shooting after police fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in Northwest Pasadena. This is what we know. Police pulled over a car near Raymond Avenue and Grandvi... More »
This week, the late summer sun will rise over the San Gabriels and shine its early light on our schools, beckoning all students to begin a new chapter in their educational story. But unlike any other year, those cherished places won’t be filled with the laught... More »
Dear Editor, As a resident of Pasadena who has been following the efforts of the City and of various non profit organizations to find answers for those who sleep without shelter and for those with incomes below the median who can find no affordable housing, I ... More »
What kind of a community do we want in Pasadena? This is the real question we need to ask, when discussing plans for our City, including the East Colorado Specific Plan. We can spend time discussing things like setbacks, the height and types of buildings, hist... More »
Is Pasadena going in the Wrong direction? I think Erica Foy, Vice President of the Madison Heights Neighborhood Association, is sounding an alarm that has been ignored for far too long. We have let professional planners rather than Pasadena citizens shape ou... More »
Pasadena is showing signs of growing pains while the blueprint of our city is being updated and refined. City leadership is currently in the process of updating the Specific Plan for each of our eight distinct neighborhoods along with their corresponding zoni... More »
During the past few months, like many working families, my family has attempted to manage distance learning for my 10 year old daughter, child care (by my husband or me) for our 5 year old son, all the while working from home. It wasn’t until we made the decis... More »
The discussion on changing the name of John Muir High School is low-hanging fruit, at best. As a Muir alumnus, I offer this as my opinion: The name should never be changed. The students who attended the school during and immediately after U.S. District Judge J... More »
