Pasadena Police Chief John Perez on Tuesday told the City Council’s Public Safety Committee that the department did not need to restart the gang unit to help combat the current gun violence plaguing the city. “We are taking an approach based on intelligence,”... More »
The California Democratic Party will elect a new State Party Chair this coming April and the outcome of this previously obscure party election affects all Californians. The CDP State Party Chair is both a powerful and influential position in a political party... More »
COVID-19 has radically altered how we are living and it’s been ten months since PUSD schools were closed because of the pandemic. It’s certainly exasperating. Recently, Pasadena Unified School District staff compared student data from the first semester of 201... More »
Law enforcement agencies across the Southland will be on heightened alert Wednesday, but insisted there were no credible threats of local violence or disturbances connected with the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Authorities urged residents to rema... More »
In April 2020, during the pandemic and without competitive bidding, our City Council voted to approve the $420,000 purchase of a helicopter camera surveillance system to replace a camera system that was still functional. Council member Hampton and then-Council... More »
A power outage caused by a Mylar balloon affected nearly 1,200 homes and businesses in Northwest Pasadena on Tuesday morning. A total of 1,187 Pasadena Water and Power customers lost service at about 10 a.m., according to PWP officials. All customers had their... More »
Here’s a chance for voters like you to decide the future of the California Democratic Party. In 2017, everyday people across the state helped California progressives make huge gains in our fight to transform the Democratic Party by winning the overwhelming maj... More »
The online application portal for the Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program will open on Monday. The program provides 50 reimbursable grants of $7,500 each to qualifying small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds for the program are provi... More »
The Pasadena Police Department’s eye in the sky has gotten sharper after the agency’s helicopter was fitted last month with a new, high-tech camera, officials said. One of the department’s five helicopters was equipped with a new Wescam USA MX-10 camera system... More »
[UPDATED] A man was seriously wounded, but is expected to survive, following a shooting in a residential neighborhood near Robinson Park in Pasadena on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting was first reported about 5:15 p.m. in the 100 block of West... More »
The Pasadena Fire Department’s Training Division has been recognized by the State Fire Marshal as an Accredited Local Academy, officials said. The announcement was made Thursday in the form of a newsletter issued by City Manager Steve Mermell. PFD Acting Chief... More »
A ghost kitchen chain based in Pasadena has reportedly announced intentions to expand to 16 new locations across the U.S. Ghost kitchen provider Kitchen United currently operates four locations in Pasadena; Scottsdale, Arizona; Austin, Texas and Chicago, Illin... More »
