Dear Neighbors and Friends: I trust this message finds you and your loved ones well, healthy, and safe. With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I wanted to take a moment to wish you a very happy and safe holiday season. I also wanted to share with you a few br... More »
I am the Executive Director of the Pasadena Senior Center. I am writing in support of the Affinity Project at 465-577 S. Arroyo Parkway. Pasadena has a large population of older adults who are living alone and want/need to transition to assisted living and mem... More »
The City Council is scheduled this week to receive some direction on returning to in-person meetings. Here’s the rundown, elected bodies have returned to in-person meetings. Mayor Victor Gordo is down. I’m not shocked Gordo is leading the call. After the pa... More »
The meetings are not and have not been in support of or against any of the three candidates that applied to fill the once vacant District 3 Council position. Residents are concerned about the long-term dangers inherent if the process used in the recent appoin... More »
The privileged and the powerful no longer control the future destiny of Pasadena. The stunning victory of Measure H, the Rent Control Measure, has sounded the death-knell of the well heeled power brokers unbridled stranglehold over our City. It’s a new dawn in... More »
Several of us who have led the Measure H campaign for the past 18 months read your most recent Political Gumbo and have serious concerns. First, I sincerely hope that the staff at Pasadena Now have read the charter amendment you’ve been reporting on for 18 mon... More »
Hello Andre, I think your biased coverage of the BRT from NoHo to Pasadena is disappointing. If you’re a real reporter, please research the benefits of road diets and BRTs. Stop being run by a car bias and actually research the benefits. We don’t need backward... More »
I decided to drop the Monday Morning Pot of Gumbo moniker and just stay with the brand you all love so much. Well, most of you do. I didn’t see too many surprises in the school board races. It was obvious who was campaigning and who was not. Measure L, the lib... More »
Two kids are playing a game, you can choose which game it is. Kid A establishes a strong lead and is winning the game. Kid B does everything he can to catch up and win, but at some point his efforts become futile. So … He kicks the board in the air and proclai... More »
I am Jonathan Gardner, the President of the United Teachers of Pasadena (UTP). UTP represents around 850 Teachers, Counselors, Psychologists, Nurses, Librarians, Speech Language Pathologists in the Pasadena Unified School District. We are the educators who are... More »
In Pasadena and statewide, there is no question that there is a housing crisis, but Measure H is not the way to fix it and may actually make the situation in Pasadena much worse. In city after city and study after study, rent control provides a short-term reli... More »
Flaws and all, I have loved Pasadena for all my 44 years. Now that I have a five year old daughter, it is even more important to me to remain in this city. I want her to be able to experience the pride, the culture, the people, and the love that contributed to... More »
