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The City Council on Monday will consider modest annual adjustments to taxes and fees associated with New Year’s Day events and the Rose Bowl Game, in accordance with city code and inflation indexing. Under the proposal from the Department of Finance, the City ... More »
The City Council will conduct a public hearing Monday on adopting California’s 2025 Building Standards Code. But the city faces new restrictions on its ability to tailor the rules. Assembly Bill 130, signed last year, sharply limits Pasadena’s power to amend b... More »
Pasadena finance officials will ask the City Council on Monday to increase a disaster recovery consulting contract by $1.2 million to help secure maximum reimbursement for January’s devastating windstorm and fire events. The proposed amendment would boost Fram... More »
Pasadena’s debt collection software has become obsolete. Now officials are asking the City Council to approve a new system. The council will consider a contract Monday with Avenu Insights & Analytics for upgraded collections software. The five-year deal would ... More »
The City Council will decide Monday whether to award a half-million-dollar contract for sidewalk repairs across approximately 200 locations. The proposed agreement with Addison-Miller Inc. would fund removal and replacement of roughly 25,000 square feet of sid... More »
The City Council on Monday will consider awarding a $297,000 contract to plant 600 new street trees across the city. The Department of Public Works is recommending approval of the contract with United Pacific Services Inc. of South Gate, which submitted the lo... More »
Altadena voters chose two first-time candidates and returned the rest of the field’s incumbents in the 2025 Town Council election, according to preliminary results released by election chair Isis Moulden. A total of 890 ballots was tallied; all were legible an... More »
Pasadena landlords who failed to register their rental units by Nov. 7 will now face a steep penalty. A 15% late fee takes effect Saturday, adding $35.70 to the standard $238 per-unit registration charge. The annual rental registration requirement affects all ... More »
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu on Thursday called for sweeping state and county-level interventions after new findings revealed widespread lead and asbestos contamination in homes affected by the Eaton Fire, despite prior remediation efforts. The report, released Nov. 6, ... More »
Pasadena’s Rental Housing Board has approved new guidelines giving renters the right to seek rent reductions if landlords fail to maintain properties or remove essential amenities such as elevators or pest control. The unanimous vote creates set valuation char... More »
Pasadena will install its first major battery energy storage system after securing a $9.66 million state grant. The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded the funds through its Distributed Electricity Backup Assets program. The battery system will be built... More »
While much of California has moved on from Tuesday’s tallies, Altadena’s ballot isn’t quite done. The tract-by-tract race for Town Council concludes this weekend with one last in-person voting day. Altadena’s slow, deliberate form of democracy will take its fi... More »
