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A new monthly webinar series launching this week will bring national experts to Pasadena to discuss how larger issues are affecting our community—starting with an author who argues that venture capital is driving up rents and squeezing workers. District 2 Councilmember Rick Cole announced the CityTalk series, describing it as an opportunity for residents to engage with leading urban thinkers on is... More »
Late last month the tiny Los Flores Water Company in Altadena told its customers it was operating with 75% less revenue because of the Eaton Fire and needed to make up for the shortfall. Now, Rubio Cañon Land and Water Association has announced it faces a $1.95 million budget shortfall, and on Tuesday, its shareholders will be asked to decide how to close the gap. The special board meeting, schedu... More »
Pasadena refuse customers can have used motor oil collected from their homes at no cost—a service that keeps hazardous materials out of local waterways. Residenys may schedule free curbside pickup for up to five one-gallon containers through the City Service Center at (626) 744-7311. Residents must call ahead at least 24 hours in advance of their regular trash pick-up and indicate the number of co... More »
The Pasadena Public Health Department is now drawing attention to a risk factor that most homeowners have never tested for: radon, a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that seeps up from the soil and can accumulate inside homes. The U.S. Surgeon General has called indoor radon the second leading cause of lung cancer nationwide, after smoking, with the Environmental Protection Agency estimating t... More »
Pasadena Transit and Dial-A-Ride will offer free systemwide rides on Wednesday, February 4, joining Metrolink, LA Metro, LADOT, and Foothill Transit in a regionwide observance of Transit Equity Day. The annual event, held on the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, declares public transit a civil right. Parks was born February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her refusal to give up her seat on ... More »
The city’s Human Relations Commission will receive a presentation on the Reconnecting Pasadena 710 project at its Feb. 3 meeting, focusing on social justice considerations and community perspectives. Danny Parker, chair of the Reconnecting Pasadena 710 Advisory Group, will address commissioners at 6:30 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Community Center, at 1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue. The presentation marks... More »
Pasadena’s Recreation and Parks Commission will vote Tuesday, Feb. 3, on a bench replacement program that could transform aging seating throughout the Arroyo Seco into lasting memorials. The One Arroyo Foundation has spent years designing a bench that fits the Arroyo’s landscape and history. The nonprofit now seeks approval for a donation program covering about 30 benches in the Lower Arroyo. Anot... More »
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority on Thursday awarded a six-year, $60 million design and engineering contract to Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. for the Claremont Extension of the Metro A Line, marking a major milestone in the ongoing expansion of light rail service that which first headed to Pasadena more than two decades ago and has now continued eastward. The city was the first t... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 20 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Pasadena Will See Effects of Nationwide ‘Shutdown’ and Two Protests Against ICE on Friday Pasadena Unified Superintendent Says Schools Will Remain Open During Today’s National Shutdown Protests, Addresses Immigration Concerns Committee to Review S... More »
A 72-hour partial federal government shutdown that began early Saturday is expected to have limited immediate effects on Pasadena residents, though prolonged gridlock in Washington could quickly disrupt key federal programs the city relies on. The shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. PST on Jan. 31 after the House of Representatives failed to vote on a Senate-passed spending package before the funding dea... More »
