The long-standing Vision for Pasadena targets major residential and commercial growth to the center of the City, the Central District. Without a doubt, it has been enormously successful. Yet, the livability and walkability of the district have been over-promi... More »
Looks like Monday’s City Council meeting could be a short one. The over-under probably should be somewhere right about 6 p.m. Hard to call when you don’t know how many ceremonial matters are scheduled. Here are the items to watch. The City Council will conduct... More »
Part-time (“adjunct”) instructors at Pasadena City College deserve more respect and equity. Part-time faculty are temporary-contingent employees and currently number an average of 49 percent of the faculty at post-secondary institutions in the United States. A... More »
Dear Mayor Gordo, Members of the City Council, & Members of the Finance Committee: I have been a resident of Pasadena for 19 years and I live in District 4. I write to express my deep concerns about the City’s past payments toward the massive debt on the Ros... More »
Budget hearings continue this week in multiple city council committees. The schedule is online. Hopefully, it gets more people to listen to the committees which oftentimes are overlooked. Check it out, and yes do some homework and make your voice heard. Yes,... More »
Dear Editor: Last week, community members came together to attend a Pasadena Budget Teach-In webinar presented by volunteer community members who had devoted months of time researching the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget in order to prepare the community for... More »
I have this old Jackson 5 album in my collection, “Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5.” It’s the oldest record I own. It’s been passed down from cousins and brothers. Truth to tell, I have no idea who owned it first. The album includes the group’s rendition of ... More »
The council opens budget hearings on Monday. This is a process that every local resident should take interest in. It works like this, the City Charter, you know that pesky document that I keep saying people should read, mandates that on or before the third Mon... More »
The pundit class has decided that Democrats are facing a lost cause in holding onto the House of Representatives in the 2022 Midterms. They couldn’t be more wrong. While the party certainly faces challenges, none are insurmountable, and the Democrats even ha... More »
Last night’s City Council meeting probably was the most well managed in recent memory. Everybody stayed on point, although I was worried during the two presentations to local business owners at the beginning of the meeting. Those can always gobble up time as e... More »
After a dark week, a full slate of government committees and commissions return to action. Of course, the City Council is always the top dog and this week is no exception. The item that immediately caught my eye is 17. The Military Use Policy. Under Assembly B... More »
Every year on this day Armenians the world over honor the memory of our 1.5 million martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. But, we also know that the Genocide is not over. It continues silently, relentlessly, insidiously. The scars are not healed. The wounds are st... More »
