Dear Editor, the below regards a Proposed Project for the corner of Los Robles and Villa. I hope you will investigate this proposal further. Dear City Council, The Proposed Project is grossly inappropriate for the site and for the surrounding neighborhoods. Th... More »
I appreciate the arguments for and against the proposed police oversight model. Mayor Terry Tornek and Councilmember John Kennedy, who chairs the Public Safety Committee, are pushing for the creation of a Community Police Oversight Commission, coupled with an ... More »
The Coalition for Increased Civilian Oversight of Pasadena Police (CICOPP) reiterates its demand for civilian oversight as presented in the Community Bill of Rights. The proposal for police oversight from the Public Safety Committee that will be discussed by ... More »
We have written a proposal for the creation of a Community Police Oversight Commission combined with an Independent Police Auditor, designed to build greater trust between the Police Department and all segments of our community and to provide a more direct mec... More »
In March of this year, responding to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iranian government reportedly released on furlough tens of thousands of its prisoners. To many imprisoned because of their religion, however, this did not apply. While some 20 Bahá’í... More »
Every day, emergency physicians and staff members assess patients and make split second, critical decisions based on a limited amount of information in a time-sensitive environment. We are accustomed to unpredictability, and often work outside our comfort zone... More »
COVID-19 and One-Time Federal Funding As most readers know, school districts in the region are slated to open the school year online because of the surge in COVID-19 transmission in the community, and the corresponding uncertainty around the safety of staff a... More »
Dear Supervisor Barger, Apparently there is to be some kind of meeting where new rules, terms conditions and restrictions will be rolled out after some kind of an agreement of discussion between “Stakeholders” on the use of trails within the Angeles National F... More »
I often fall into moments of resignation. It almost feels like apathy, but heavier. More desperate. Because while apathy has a sometimes attractive lack of care attached to it, resignation holds a lot of care, sucked dry from helplessness. In short, I care a l... More »
Please let Steve [Mermell] (and the rest of the council members, mayor, City Manager, Department heads…) know that Department of Public Works did a great job in getting this “Great Outdoor Dining” ready for us in just a few days (from Thursday to Saturday morn... More »
I’m still a comic nerd even after all these years. And ironically, I had the very issue that featured the Punisher’s debut back in 1974 when the vigilante character appeared in Spider-Man and decided to kill everybody’s favorite wall crawler who was wanted by ... More »
Elder abuse is any deliberate or negligent act that causes harm or serious risk to a vulnerable older adult. According to the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, there has been an enormous increase in reports of elder abuse nationwide during the COVID-... More »
