The views in guest opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Pasadena Now. Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell and Police Chief Phillip Sanchez stuck their thumbs in the eyes of Pasadena’s African-American political leadership on November 7. Bla... More »
The views in guest opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Pasadena Now. In our op-ed last Sunday entitled “The Science Deniers on Body Camera Policy”, we discussed the cognitive science basis for the best policing practice of allowing officer... More »
Reflecting the views of the Chamber of Commerce, Pasadena City Councilmember Andy Wilson has asked his council colleagues to consider rolling back the city’s progress on the minimum wage. Last February, the City Council voted unanimously to implement a path to... More »
The views in guest opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Pasadena Now. Pasadena police union President Roger Roldan recently defended to the City Council the Pasadena Police Department’s new body camera policy that was sprung on the City thi... More »
A silver lining for Latinos in Tuesday’s election is San Francisco’s passage of Proposition N. Proposition N gives all San Francisco Unified School District parents the right to vote for Board of Education members irrespective of their immigration status. Can ... More »
It was with great sadness that I recently saw three healthy ficus trees come down on Lake Street. As an environmentalist and passionate walker, I have a deep passion for the 60,000 street trees that grace our city. As a member of the City’s Urban Forestry Comm... More »
Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell knows better, but he’s about to foist on the City a bad police bodycamera policy that discriminates in favor of police officers by allowing them alone to view video of their killing civilians before they give their statement... More »
I first met Mike Antonovich over forty years ago when we both served as Reserve Police Officers for the City of South Pasadena. Years later we again worked together when then Supervisor Mike Antonovich served as District 5 supervisor for Los Angeles County and... More »
On Election Day, the choice in the 25th Senate District is one of the easiest to make. Republican Mike Antonovich — who has been in office since 1969 — is an extreme conservative on every mainstream issue that matters to this district, and he has the record to... More »
During these turbulent and polarizing times, our communities should be united, not divided, when it comes to public safety. From the violence in the streets, to the violence on our screens, and to the violence in our political discourse, we seem to be stuck in... More »
In 1992 as a second term Pasadena City Councilman I ran against Mike Antonovich for the LA County Board of Supervisors finishing second in a crowded field of candidates. I don’t agree with many of Antonovich’s political positions but I am supporting him in the... More »
Pasadena’s structural budget deficit is already arriving. But some City Council members are so fiscally irresponsible that they are pushing to increase an already high Police Department budget by another $3 million. They want to fund 11 more sworn officer posi... More »
