The City Council canceled Monday’s meeting in honor of John J. Kennedy. Kennedy was elected to a third term just last month when he defeated Brandon Lamar with nearly 60% of the vote. The cancellation is a classy move. I doubt anyone on Council is really about... More »
On Thursday, text messages and phone calls began flooding into Pasadena Now that District 3 Councilmember John Kennedy had died. Unfortunately, I knew almost right away the rumors were true. John and I spoke about a week ago and I could tell he was going throu... More »
Dear Editor, I was disturbed by your column “Nothing to Say.” You begin by saying, “The right to self-expression, along with the right to express opinions and convictions is one of our most precious freedoms.” Then you add, “I despise these letters,” referring... More »
The overthrow of Roe v. Wade has shaken our country’s foundation and there is more shaking to come. Roe was monumental and it was the result of the 20th-century women’s liberation movement. The many significant changes from the women’s liberation movement are... More »
On behalf of our entire community, our City Council colleagues and City staff, we have many reasons to celebrate the significant milestone of the relinquishment of the 710 freeway corridor. On June 29, 2022, the California Transportation Commission returned ov... More »
The right to self-expression, along with the right to express opinions and convictions is one of our most precious freedoms. I despise these letters. You know, where one person types up a badly written trope and emails it to 50 or more people and everybody co-... More »
I am very concerned about funding for Pasadena city libraries (“Public Library Officials Say City Libraries Face ‘Drastic’ Cuts Without Tax Extension,” Pasadena Now, July 12). I am a retired professor (USC) of Linguistics and Education. Much of my research i... More »
So in the Monday Morning Bullpen I decided to take a shot, well more like needle, the esteemed Mayor Victor Gordo over the staff report on the contract for incoming City Manager Miguel Márquez. In the report, which of course came out several days before the me... More »
After two weeks off, city government returns full speed ahead. The big ticket item at Monday’s City Council meeting is the new city manager’s contract. All the bells and whistles are there, including $330,000 a year, relocation fees and a car allowance. The qu... More »
Pasadena shoppers are starting to see large window signs popping up in small businesses around town. Their message? Support rent control in the November election. On a recent weekend I accompanied Mercy Young, the 36-year-old campaign coordinator for the Pasa... More »
Of course there was no City Council meeting on July 4, but the bullpen marches on. I always dig Independence Day. Nothing like a Twilight Zone marathon to remind a guy of his freedom. I always dug the episode with Burgess Meredith, the Penguin from Batman, who... More »
No Council meeting last night and no complaints from me. I was definitely ready for a break this time. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t stuff to talk about. Somebody explain this one to me. What’s with grown ass adults and illegal fireworks? On Monday, the co... More »
