Pasadena Residents Can Join South Pasadena’s Community Forum About Caltrans-Owned Homes Along Former 710 Route

Pasadena residents will have a chance to provide input on Senate Bill 381 at 6 p.m. Monday, March 29, during a forum hosted by the city of South Pasadena and state Sen. Anthony J. Portantino.

SB 381 would allow for more local control over state-owned South Pasadena (but not Pasadena or El Serano) properties along the former SR 710 corridor that were seized more than 50 years ago to make way for a now defunct-freeway extension.

The online forum is designed to provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions and state their comments on the bill as it advances in the legislative process.

Attempts to extend the 710 freeway were ended in 2019.

SB 381 seeks to provide tenants living in the Caltrans homes the opportunity to purchase the houses and allow the city and its housing partners to acquire and renovate the unoccupied properties. 

With the public forum on Monday, South Pasadena hopes to help clarify the issues about many of the surplus residential properties located within the former SR-710 corridor. 

The virtual meeting will be conducted over ZOOM and broadcast live on the South Pasadena City Council meeting webpage: www.spectrumstream.com/streaming/south_pasadena/live.cfm. Questions and comments may be submitted in advance through SB381comment@southpasadenaca.gov. 

Registration is required to participate in the live forum. To register, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_51yHRVk4ThqvR1hN3HrQiw. 

For more information on SB 381 and to register for updates, visit www.southpasadenaca.gov/visitors/state-route-710/senate-bill-381-portantino.