We’re doing two pots this week. John Kennedy and Jason Lyon maintained their leads in the local City Council races on Wednesday morning in the District 3 and District 7 respectively. So what can we take away from Tuesday’s election? Remember all the hoopla ab... More »
Only one race in the local elections could go to a runoff and that’s the District 7 contest, more on that one later. But I might as well drop the oft repeated line now. No challenger has defeated an incumbent since Bill Paparian pulled it off way back in 1987 ... More »
After reading Robin Salzer’s Guest Opinion in Pasadena Now 5/31, I am mystified and rather alarmed that the writer apparently believes that any challenge to the three incumbents currently running for re-election to the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees i... More »
There’s little doubt that compared to the previous COVID-19 surges we’ve experienced, California’s rates of hospitalizations and deaths during the current and worrisome rise in infections remain lower and more stable compared to the past. This gives us hope th... More »
As we reflect back upon an ever-evolving year in education, we recall how our local schools have had to balance the return to traditional norms with the necessary precautions to ensure health and safety. In many cases, it has presented real challenges for pare... More »
Pasadena City College is governed by a Board of Trustees. The seven elected Trustees represent the communities of Pasadena, Arcadia, a portion of El Monte, La Cañada-Flintridge, Rosemead, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Temple City. Board members... More »
It has been the long held policy at Pasadena Now not to endorse candidates in local political races. Several times, Publisher James Macpherson and I have discussed changing this policy, but it remains in place. Yes, we could recommend which of your neighbors y... More »
Pasadena City College, consistently rated as one of the Nation’s 10 Best Colleges by the Aspen Institute, is at a critical and pivotal junction heading into the June 7th election. This election will determine or undermine whether PCC retains its ranking as th... More »
Berlinda Brown decided in 2009 to run and serve. When she “threw her hat into the ring,” I did not know her and my friends did not either. Subsequently, I was invited to a “meet and greet gathering.” We introduced ourselves as she listened intently displayi... More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As Memorial Day approaches, I hope you will join me in reflecting upon not just our shared bounties, but also upon the debt we owe to those who have given their lives for our country, both overseas and here at home so that we may en... More »
There’s an African Proverb that says: “As long as you speak my name I shall live forever.” This Memorial Day in Pasadena we will speak the names of the 31 sons of Pasadena who were killed or remain missing from the Vietnam War. After each name, their age and ... More »
I read with a chuckle as Ryan Bell outlined that ‘good landlords’ support rent control measures in Pasadena and surrounding areas. He dismisses concerns of private property being taken without compensation as something that puzzles him. Mr. Bell then seems to ... More »
