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The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) today denied an appeal by the cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena, over the State’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation, which is mandating that the city build 9,400 units of housing b... More »
The City Council passed eight items on the Consent Calendar on Monday, including a $118,000 contract with Housing Rights Center to aid households at risk of falling into homelessness after the city’s rent moratorium expires. “The [Housing] Department believes ... More »
Health officials in Pasadena reported 122 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday after the city saw a peak of more than twice that number of infections last week, officials said. One additional fatality attributed to the virus raised Pasadena’s overall death toll to ... More »
The federal extension of coronavirus relief will allow Los Angeles County to distribute roughly $3 million in unspent funding to agencies working to reach hard-hit communities with accurate information about COVID-19, along with face masks and sanitizer. “The ... More »
In an update to the City Council, Huntington Hospital President/CEO Lori Morgan said on Monday the hospital continues to struggle with resources during the current surge of the COVID-19. When examining the last 30 days up to Jan. 8, Morgan said last summer beg... More »
To help slow the transmission of COVID-19, the city, upon the recommendation of its Health Department, has postponed all outdoor recreation programming, and permits for activities in parks are postponed until Feb. 1. Officials have reported 8,397 cases of the ... More »
Applications for the city’s Police Oversight Commission will be available Tuesday. The city still has not decided on the vetting process for members of the commission. The item is scheduled to come before the City Council on Jan. 25. The council unanimously ap... More »
Pasadena’s Human Services Commission will be reviewing a proposal Wednesday for a “Bridge Housing Village” composed of 40 tiny homes in an effort to combat homelessness, starting with seniors. The proposal, as outlined in a staff report, calls for a two-phase ... More »
With less than a month to go until the city’s Great Plates program ends, the Parks Recreation and Community Services Department is looking to move local seniors needing assistance getting food to another program. The Great Plates program is designed to support... More »
A Pasadena woman has partnered with the Latino Restaurant Association to raise more than $60,000 to buy meals for frontline workers while at the same time supporting local minority-owned restaurants. Trisha Muse said she started Pasadena Food Hug in August, in... More »
Three Pasadena Fire Department Firefighters were promoted to the rank of engineer last week in small, socially distanced ceremonies. Firefighters Kevin Ross, O’Bryan Malray and Tenoa Stevenson achieved the rank of engineer, authorizing them to take the wheel o... More »
In an effort to speed up the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines throughout California, state officials last week authorized dentists who undergo a brief training regimen to administer the vaccines. The California Department of Consumer Affairs issued an order t... More »
