Pasadena Design commissioners Tuesday examined proposed changes to the City’s development review process that would shift more projects to staff-level review, with Commissioner Lucinda Over raising concerns about maintaining public notification and input oppor... More »
California lawmakers pass nearly 1,000 new laws each year. How do they know whether they are working? Many new laws include a requirement for progress reports to the Legislature, but state agencies and commissions assigned to prepare those reports often fail t... More »
Just a year and half into its creation, and two years following the passage of Measure H, the City’s first-ever rent control amendment, the City’s Rent Stabilization Department held a community holiday open house at its Los Robles Avene offices Tuesday. Approx... More »
Two rent control Boards have filed an amicus brief supporting Pasadena’s rent control Board in the ongoing lawsuit between the California Apartment Association and the City. The California Apartment Association wants to stop Measure H, which provides eviction ... More »
At Monday night’s special Pasadena City Council organizational meeting, Felicia Williams reflected on her term’s accomplishments in District 2 as the Council welcomed the District’s incoming Councilmember, Rick Cole, who won the March primary with 59.8% of the... More »
Pundits and academics who have parsed the data of Donald Trump’s presidential victory five weeks ago differ on the fine points but generally agree that it reflected voters’ widespread unhappiness with the status quo, particularly their personal finances and in... More »
After nearly a quarter-century in the House of Representatives, Burbank Democrat Adam Schiff was sworn in Monday as California’s newest U.S. senator, replacing Sen. Laphonza Butler. Alex Padilla, California’s other U.S. Senator, escorted Schiff across the floo... More »
A new City Council was sworn in at Monday’s organizational meeting, and a new Vice Mayor was named. The City Council voted Jess Rivas as the new Vice Mayor. Rivas succeeds Councilmember Steve Madison in that position. Madison nominated Rivas for the position. ... More »
The new City Council will be sworn in at City Hall on Monday in an organizational meeting. Incumbents Tyron Hampton, Justin Jones, Gene Masuda, Steve Madison and Mayor Victor Gordo will be sworn in at the meeting along with Rick Cole. The meeting will begin wi... More »
We know how legislatures work: lawmakers introduce bills, debate on them and vote yes or no. Right? Not exactly. Of the 2,403 bills that died in the recent two-year session, CalMatters’ Digital Democracy data found just 25 failed because a majority of lawmaker... More »
The Environmental Advisory Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday to review several key environmental initiatives affecting Pasadena residents, including updates on solar energy programs and a proposed environmental justice element. The ag... More »
The City’s Design Commission will hold a study session on the design review process as part of an effort to streamline the city’s development approval procedures. These revisions aim to make the review of construction and renovation projects more efficient, in... More »
