Mayor Gordo, We are some of the “parents of the children who attend San Rafael Elementary School” to whom you directed your August 18, 2022 statement. Your statement is inaccurate, misguided, and unbelievably tone deaf. We are extremely disappointed by what we... More »
There is no City Council meeting scheduled until the middle of September. City Manager Miguel Márquez will sit at the big table at the next council meeting. Márquez has purchased a house locally and has even set up a meeting with the last two city managers, Mi... More »
Commissioner Cole, I am writing to voice my offense to your phraseology in the May 10th Planning Commission meeting in your referencing the ghettoization of the Northwest. As I am aware of what you are referencing, I believe you could have chosen your words m... More »
After critical police incidents, rumor-mongering and incorrect information quickly spreads throughout the community. Every officer-involved shooting in the beginning is described as an assassination of an unarmed innocent man rife with racial overtones and hun... More »
Dear Cynthia, You don’t get it. Neutralizing any possible threat first is a tactic that has its origins in the military training that police receive. Even if there isn’t a threat, the police are trained to assume there is a possible threat and act accordingl... More »
I want to address the San Rafael incident on Sunday. I do not have much space to introduce myself, but I have lots of experience with the police, high risk populations, and I was a school board member. I am outraged by the incident at San Rafael with our long-... More »
The City Council on Monday officially began the discussion on the process to appoint a new councilmember to District 3. By now local residents know the electeds must fill the seat at the dais by Oct. 4 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Pasadena native a... More »
Dear Members of the Economic Development & Technology (“ED Tech”) Committee: I have been a resident of Pasadena for over 19 years. I am an advocate for persons experiencing homelessness in Pasadena, especially our unsheltered residents. I have also been invo... More »
The City Council will discuss the process to select a new District 3 City Councilmember. The Council must appoint a Councilmember by early October to succeed John J. Kennedy. Kennedy died late last month. A public celebration of Kennedy’s life is scheduled for... More »
It’s been a while since I was a renter but it’s an experience I haven’t forgotten—worrying whether I’d have my rent together by the first of the month, anxious about asking for repairs for fear my landlord would raise my rent, and knowing that within a few day... More »
California’s housing problems should not be placed solely on the backs of working Angelenos living in Pasadena and Los Angeles. Senator Kamlager’s SB 679 not only does that but will put homeownership out of reach for many of our local working families. Homeown... More »
Interesting discussion on the rent control initiative at last night’s City Council meeting. Here’s the long and short of it. The Council decided not to take a stance on the initiative after hearing from a couple of consultants during the meeting. The rent cont... More »
