Feb. 2 Political Gumbo Mr. Coleman: Thank you for your coverage of the candidate forum held at Madison Elementary last week. I have one correction to today’s Opinion piece. I attended the Forum and spoke with Kevin Wheeler at the forum before it began. I asked... More »
Enjoyed the POP! forum on policing and immigration last week. Several candidates said they support civilian oversight of the Pasadena Police Department. It’s a good idea. However, to date, nobody has pushed forward a plan that works. The problem is who picks t... More »
In December, the Dallas Morning Times launched an evening digital edition. The launch is a new age throwback to a time when local papers published twice daily. Sadly in the face of declining economics and changing business models, many print outlets ended thei... More »
On the heels of the optimistic Pasadena Mayor’s State of the City Address, Business Leaders for Better Government notes Senator John Moorlach’s (R-Costa Mesa) annual 2019 Financial Soundness Rankings for California’s 482 cities, identifying Pasadena as one of ... More »
June 2003. The American south is still segregated, blacks are employed by wealthy whites and treated like the lowliest of servants in an effect reminiscent of the Mammys, Bucks, and “boys” of old Hollywood, lynching is an after-dinner pastime, and use of the n... More »
Tenants living in Caltrans-owned homes in west Pasadena, South Pasadena and El Sereno have been waiting for years to purchase their homes at an affordable price, as guaranteed in the Roberti Bill (AB 113 in 2009). Caltrans announced in 2015 that it would sell ... More »
When I look at the root causes of homelessness and lack of affordability, I see a dramatic lack of the number of homes near jobs. In California, we have 1.3 million fewer housing units than we need. What happens because of this mismatch? Almost every “market-r... More »
Is it just me or is Pasadena feeling more and more like LA’s Westside these days? With so much new residential infill development and the resulting increase in traffic, Pasadena is feeling less like our beloved “small town” and more like an extension of LA. It... More »
There are many reasons to pick a city to live in and Pasadena has many positive attributes – that is why my wife Katie, my rescue dog Dooley and I live here. If elected to the District 2 Council seat, the most crucial areas of city governance I would always ke... More »
In “Forecast Calls for Climate Change to Emerge as Topic in Pasadena City Elections,” some candidates expressed skepticism that the climate crisis is something that our city should focus on, but cities like Pasadena are ground zero for this fight for our lives... More »
The City Council will be deciding the fate of two controversial development projects next Monday night, July 22.* While the proposed buildings are in different parts of downtown and have different characteristics, they are similar in one very important policy ... More »
Sometimes, I have time to watch television in the evenings, and there are a few things I look forward to. For example, I really like Doc Martin, the BBC program about a quirky doctor in some small English town. But I particularly look forward to watching the 1... More »
