Wednesday, March 4, 2020 | 9:06 am
As morning dawned Wednesday, Mayor Terry Tornek and Councilman Victor Gordo appeared headed towards a runoff election based on election results at posting time, but Gordo was increasing his lead. Gordo leads with 10,702 votes and Tornek trails with 9,773, or... More »
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 | 9:05 am
Stressing that they were acting out of “an abundance of caution” and not panic, Los Angeles city and county officials today declared a state of emergency for the novel coronavirus, as six new cases of the disease were revealed in the county in the last 48 hour... More »
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 | 4:57 am
Amid news of a second Los Angeles County case of the novel coronavirus, local elected and health officials planned to gather today to make “major announcements” about the illness and efforts to combat its spread. Hours after the county Department of Public Hea... More »
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | 5:31 pm
Pasadena Councilman and mayoral candidate Victor Gordo was hoping to cap his Election Day with a victory on Tuesday night. But first things first – getting out to vote, presumably for himself. Gordo arrived with his wife Kelly, son Michael, 14, and daughter Em... More »
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | 6:09 am
Voting in the 2020 Primary is well underway. Under changes to California voting, local residents can vote at new voting centers anywhere in L.A. County, register to vote or change voter registration the day of the election. Here is a current list of voting cen... More »
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | 5:53 am
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams implored his fellow Americans in a tweet on Saturday. “Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS!” he tweeted. “They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t ge... More »
Monday, March 2, 2020 | 5:51 am
Some final thoughts heading into Election Day – It’s unlikely Jason Hardin or Major Williams will win the mayor’s race. Can they combine for enough votes to send the race into a runoff? I still don’t like the way we elect the mayor and I have to go with door k... More »
Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 5:09 pm
At least 8,300 Californians are being monitored for the Coronavirus, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Meanwhile the virus has begun impacting the global economy as the stock market plunged for the fourth day in a row. China’s 70,000 movie theaters — the most of... More »
Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 1:07 pm
The final illegal cannabis dispensary in Pasadena was forced to close on Thursday morning. “This morning Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies evicted employees of the illegal cannabis dispensary known as Kush 20 House at 1644 E. Walnut Street and returned law... More »
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | 3:47 pm
[Updated] The state Department of Social Services and Attorney General Xavier Becerra are seeking an injunction that would prevent Altadena’s Summerkids camp – where 6-year-old Roxie Forbes drowned last June 28 – from reopening this summer. In a complaint fi... More »
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | 6:04 am
The City Council on Monday night again postponed a hearing on the fate of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that has allowed some events to continue being held inside the former Ambassador College campus in Pasadena. The permit does not relate to Ambassador Audit... More »
Sunday, February 23, 2020 | 9:23 pm
The final illegal marijuana dispensary in Pasadena is one step closer to being shut down. On Thursday, Commissioner William Dodson sided with a landlord attempting to evict the owners of Kush 20 House on Walnut Street. “Commissioner Dodson agreed with the plai... More »