We Need Responsible Legislatures As I observe the fires devastating our communities, I think of our state legislators who approve measures that can help address climate change, the plastics crisis and global pollution. But this was not a good year for such act... More »
Service above self. This lofty ideal lies at the heart of the American experience, which measures a person’s worth by what they give back to society – not what they take. And although today’s poisonous politics rewards those with the biggest egos and greatest ... More »
During the most recent round of school closures, there were allegations of inequity in the decision-making process about the closures. With the tragedies of the killings of George Floyd, Anthony McClain and other Black Americans, protests about racism in polic... More »
Re: Pasadena’s Wrongful Posting of a Biased and Inflammatory Narrated Video of the Killing of Anthony McClain Dear Editor: I join the chorus of Pasadena residents who, at the August 24th City Council meeting, expressed their outrage at the City of Pasadena’s p... More »
When I was in production for my film “Can We All Get Along?” I asked many long-time PUSD families, some three or four generations in the district, ‘Why were the schools re-segregated?’ There was no one answer. For some, it was the end of busing and commitment... More »
Editor’s Note: John Fauvre copied Pasadena Now on this letter he sent to the Commissioners of the Pasadena Recreation and Parks Commission. Subject: Arroyo Seco Tree Removal Proposal for Rec and Parks Commission Agenda on Sept. 1, 2020 Dear Commissioners: I th... More »
The Lower Arroyo in Pasadena has long been one of the most loved spots in the Arroyo Seco. It is Pasadena’s only dedicated nature preserve and a wonderful place to take a walk and enjoy nature. When the historic La Loma Bridge was rehabilitated a couple of yea... More »
The Pasadena architectural community is looking back on the groundbreaking contributions of the pioneering architect Jean Roth Driskel, first female president of the American Institute of Architects Pasadena & Foothill Chapter, on the occasion of her 105th bir... More »
By now, everybody who stays up to date on local happenings has read some version of the story of the fatal shooting of Anthony McClain. These are the facts. The car McClain was riding in was pulled over shortly before 8 p.m. on Aug. 15 on North Raymond Avenue.... More »
It’s time to move beyond the guessing games and conspiracy theories regarding the presence of a gun at the scene of the officer-involved shooting death of Anthony McClain and ask some real questions. Gun or no gun, there are more important questions to be aske... More »
August 20, 2020 Dear Pasadena, I have viewed what videos and photographs that were shared with me by City Manager Steve Mermell of the Offìcer-Involved Shooting of Mr. Anthony McClain that took place on Saturday, 15 August. Mr. McClain’s death is tragic. Some ... More »
Last week someone desecrated the Pasadena Community Job Center at 500 North Lake Avenue by drawing a swastika – the anti-Semitic symbol of Nazism – on the front window of the building. The window is adorned with a mural of immigrant workers, reflecting the or... More »
