Responsibility is not a novel concept. For most of us, the idea of being responsible has been drilled into our heads since we were children, and emphasized and re-emphasized at every teachable moment. For me growing up, responsibility was everything from getti... More »
We the undersigned organizations are demanding the Pasadena Public Safety Committee and the Pasadena City Council reject approving the “5 YEAR AGREEMENT WITH PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (PUSD) FOR SCHOOL PREVENTION OFFICER SERVICES.” We are calling on mem... More »
Pasadena resident Dr. Terrence Roberts said his experience as one of the Little Rock Nine taught him several lessons about the reality of race relations in the United States during a talk he delivered to the Pasadena Sister Cities Committee’s Senegal Subcommit... More »
The City of Pasadena is about to receive a big COVID relief check from the Federal Government. Our share is $52,230,000. No, that’s not a typo. Under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, Pasadena will receive at least $52 million. That’s on top of emerge... More »
Pasadena Unified School District is rushing to reopen campuses for in-person learning on March 30, 2021. United Teachers of Pasadena (UTP) does not believe that reopening schools the week of March 29, 2021 is educationally sound for students nor safe for staff... More »
Dear Mayor Gordo and Members of the Public Safety Committee: Last week, Pasadena Now published a community report from the City’s police department that summarized calls officers responded to last month, including the following disturbing incident: “February 5... More »
Dear Mayor Gordo, Councilmember Kennedy, I attended the 45-minute Zoom meeting held by the Summerhill Apartment Community Investments on Thursday, Feb. 4. I would like to share some observations about the meeting and the project on the site of the 99cent store... More »
Mayor Victor Gordo has recognized the gravity and urgency of Pasadena’s housing and homelessness crisis by announcing the formation of an Affordable Housing Task Force. He has indicated the group will work to hammer out a comprehensive approach that can be inc... More »
Mayor Victor Gordo and the Pasadena City Council Gentlepersons: The Society of Organic Architects is a member organization representing the various apprentices and followers of the Philosophy of Organic Architecture. This Philosophy was first developed by Fran... More »
California’s housing crisis is a complex problem requiring thoughtful and innovative solutions. So far, our representatives in Sacramento have failed to deliver. The legislature’s answer to the housing problem has amounted to a ham-handed effort to rezone ever... More »
When everyone in America was directed to quarantine at home in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pasadena Senior Center shut its doors to everything except social services and other critical services for older adults in need. Instead of canceling do... More »
Pasadena Firefighter Fights to Support Mental Health of Colleagues —-the stigma surrounding mental health issues can be a barrier to getting treatment May I correct your statement: —-teaching there is a stigma surrounding mental health issues can be a barrier... More »
