Pasadena is showing signs of growing pains while the blueprint of our city is being updated and refined. City leadership is currently in the process of updating the Specific Plan for each of our eight distinct neighborhoods along with their corresponding zoni... More »
During the past few months, like many working families, my family has attempted to manage distance learning for my 10 year old daughter, child care (by my husband or me) for our 5 year old son, all the while working from home. It wasn’t until we made the decis... More »
The discussion on changing the name of John Muir High School is low-hanging fruit, at best. As a Muir alumnus, I offer this as my opinion: The name should never be changed. The students who attended the school during and immediately after U.S. District Judge J... More »
After decades of discussions, deliberations, and debates about how to achieve meaningful police reform across the country, our communities cannot wait any longer. We say “enough!” We must put an end to police brutality. We will no longer accept symbolic reform... More »
At the end of June, via Zoom, Pasadena’s Transportation Advisory Commission or “TAC” held its first meeting in five months due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected so many lives in our community. In addition to being TAC’s first virtually held meeting, i... More »
Mayor Tornek and Councilmember Kennedy are to be commended for making a good faith attempt to start the process of developing civilian oversight of the Pasadena Police Department. But Vice Mayor Hampton is absolutely correct that it does not go far enough to p... More »
Dear Editor, the below regards a Proposed Project for the corner of Los Robles and Villa. I hope you will investigate this proposal further. Dear City Council, The Proposed Project is grossly inappropriate for the site and for the surrounding neighborhoods. Th... More »
I appreciate the arguments for and against the proposed police oversight model. Mayor Terry Tornek and Councilmember John Kennedy, who chairs the Public Safety Committee, are pushing for the creation of a Community Police Oversight Commission, coupled with an ... More »
The Coalition for Increased Civilian Oversight of Pasadena Police (CICOPP) reiterates its demand for civilian oversight as presented in the Community Bill of Rights. The proposal for police oversight from the Public Safety Committee that will be discussed by ... More »
We have written a proposal for the creation of a Community Police Oversight Commission combined with an Independent Police Auditor, designed to build greater trust between the Police Department and all segments of our community and to provide a more direct mec... More »
In March of this year, responding to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iranian government reportedly released on furlough tens of thousands of its prisoners. To many imprisoned because of their religion, however, this did not apply. While some 20 Bahá’í... More »
Every day, emergency physicians and staff members assess patients and make split second, critical decisions based on a limited amount of information in a time-sensitive environment. We are accustomed to unpredictability, and often work outside our comfort zone... More »
