Iran Moreno and his peers are all our children. With the loss of Iran’s life, Pasadena has lost one of its own. It is with extreme sadness that we mourn the loss of Iran due to an act of hatred and a disregard for life. At this time, I call on our community to... More »
This past Saturday evening, our Pasadena community suffered a horrific tragedy—the killing of 13 year old Iran Moreno. Iran was sitting inside his home with his family, playing video games in his bedroom, when he was killed by a gunman who fired shots outside... More »
In September 2021, nearly 800 Pasadena residents wrote City Council, asking it to reconsider its 2018 split vote that will allow the wealthiest US commercial developer to build 550 apartments on the Space Bank toxic site, but without cleaning up contaminants f... More »
We have lost an innocent life in Pasadena. This life was bright and precious; this young teenager had joy and purpose, and the future belonged to him. No longer alive to walk this earth, he is now with God and the angels. His family is beyond grief, and we... More »
This week there is not a lot happening with city government due to the holiday. After two weeks with relatively short agendas, one of which was just a consent calendar, the City Council has a longer consent calendar this week. The big and, perhaps most relevan... More »
Last week, the Human Services Commission, approved its excellent letter to the City Council in support of a Religious Facilities Housing Ordinance. It included the following: “To make it possible for a congregational organization that feels led to provide aff... More »
Mad respect to the City Council for taking a stance against hate speech on Monday. During the meeting, a speaker used the word “coon” several times, before the call was finally shut down by the City Council. The rant happened after Councilmember Felicia Willia... More »
Pasadena Now ran a short article that caught my attention on Thursday. In short, The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved $10 million in funding for cities and local Councils of Government who need help paying for supportive services at int... More »
After last week’s consent calendar-only meeting, the City Council is back with a stronger agenda on Monday. Let’s hope the kerfuffle over the demand for an apology by Mayor Victor Gordo for remarks he made about some public commenters has passed. The mayor rea... More »
Last night’s City Council lasted a little more than 90 minutes, with just a five item consent calendar to pass and public comments (more on those later). I thought the meeting would be the shortest of the year. Nope. Turns out council came in at one hour and 2... More »
With just five items on the consent calendar requiring attention and possible, this should be the shortest City Council meeting of the year. Most of the time spent by local lawmakers will likely be on matters not on the agenda, so expect the usual demands. So... More »
In his inaugural address President Kennedy said: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. I was 11 years old when John Kennedy delivered his inaugural address. His speech had a profound impact on my life when several ye... More »
