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The city’s Environmental Advisory Commission is calling for enforceable climate commitments in the city’s Reconnecting Communities 710 Vision Plan for the 710 freeway “Stub” in West Pasadena, cautioning that strong sustainability goals could be undermined without clear accountability. The commission will present its recommendations Tuesday at a 6:30 p.m. meeting in City Hall’s Grand Conference Roo... More »
Pasadena’s Environmental Advisory Commission is pushing city leaders to establish independent technical oversight for $80 million in stormwater projects that will reshape the city’s water infrastructure for decades to come. In a memorandum to the mayor and City Council, the commission recommended creating a Technical Advisory Committee to guide six park-based projects funded by Measure W. The comm... More »
Development fees collected from new homes generated more than $1 million in park improvements across Pasadena last year, according to a report set for Monday’s Finance Committee meeting. The city spent $1,001,759 from its Residential Impact Fee fund during fiscal year 2025, the report by the Finance Department said. The money funded 16 capital projects ranging from pool renovations to playground u... More »
The oaks and eucalyptus that lined David Brancaccio’s street are gone. So is his cottage—1,100 square feet of English Tudor charm, purchased two months before the Eaton Fire reduced it to ash and cracked stucco. A year later, Brancaccio, who is a radio host, stands on an empty lot in Altadena, one of 15 neighbors on his block who lost everything when the fire tore through on January 7, 2025. The f... More »
Santa Ana winds will weaken as Pasadena warms to the mid-80s by Wednesday before slowly cooling into the weekend, forecasters said Monday. Today’s forecast calls for sunny skies and a high near 78 with north-northeast winds around 10 mph and gusts up to 15 mph. Tonight will be clear with a low near 51. Tuesday will bring sunny skies and a high near 82. Winds will ease to 5 to 10 mph from the east-... More »
The Pasadena City Council will weigh adoption of a formal anti-discrimination policy statement and whether to begin drafting an ordinance that could make discrimination in private employment, housing, education and commerce a city offense. The City Council is being asked to adopt a policy declaring Pasadena a tolerant city that promotes inclusion and identifies protected characteristics. Council m... More »
As part of Monday’s consent calendar, the City Council will consider an agreement to enter exclusive negotiations with a development team for a major mixed-use affordable housing project on city-owned property at 434–470 North Lake Ave. A City Council agenda report recommends approval of an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement, or ENA, with Holos Inc. and Heritage Housing Partners to pursue redevelopme... More »
Pasadena Mayor Victor M. Gordo has announced the formation of a Mayor’s Budget Advisory Working Group to proactively evaluate the city’s financial condition and develop recommendations aimed at long-term fiscal sustainability. The working group is scheduled to begin meeting Jan. 14 and will meet weekly, with the goal of completing its work by the end of March. Additional details about the timeline... More »
As the Municipal Services Committee gears up to discuss the Raymond Basin at its next meeting, a new wrinkle has developed that will impact the discussion. California is drought-free for the first time in decades after a powerful winter brought heavy rain and snow. While the short-term relief is welcome, water officials caution it does not erase longer-term risks, particularly for cities like Pasa... More »
A Pasadena physician, Dr. Kevin Tien Do, 60, who pleaded guilty Jan. 3 of last year to single counts each of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and subscribing to a false tax return, is identified in federal filings connected to Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro, who is expected to plead guilty Monday to workers’ compensation fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Claustro, ... More »
