Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 6:17 am
Eleven bills authored by state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, D-Pasadena, have cleared the California Legislature and are awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature or veto, according to her office. Six respond to the Eaton Fire, and one applies only to Altadena. That me... More »
Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 5:08 am
Landlords in Pasadena have paid tenants a combined $847,838 to voluntarily give up their units through 36 buyout agreements filed with the city from January 2025 through May of this year — an average of $23,555 per agreement — and the Pasadena Rental Housing B... More »
Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 5:07 am
The Pasadena Rental Housing Board is scheduled to open a study session Thursday on whether to formally define a “small landlord” — a step that could lead to reduced relocation payments for owners of three or fewer rental units when they displace tenants throug... More »
Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 3:58 am
Los Angeles County officials broke ground Wednesday, Sept. 2, on a $63.7 million restoration of Baldwin Lake and Tule Pond at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, the outdoor summer home of the Pasadena Symphony and POPS and a projec... More »
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 9:25 am
The City Council had a robust discussion Monday on committee attendance, including the possibility of lowering the number of members required to meet a quorum. Several committees have not met in recent months due to councilmembers work schedules. City Council ... More »
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 6:48 am
A city hearing officer on Wednesday will conduct its six-month review of the Maxwell House’s permit to host weddings and other private celebrations. The Conditional Use Permit (CUP) allows the Western Justice Center to hold up to 18 private events annually at ... More »
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 6:44 am
Los Angeles County is spending $63.7 million to restore Baldwin Lake and Tule Pond at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, with dredging scheduled to begin this month and about 86 percent of the money coming from the countywide storm... More »
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 6:39 am
Four wildfire recovery bills written by Assemblymember John Harabedian, D-Pasadena, cleared the California Legislature and now await Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, Harabedian announced Tuesday. The package grew out of the January 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena, w... More »
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 5:42 am
A 0.6-mile stretch of North Lake Avenue — the busy spine that links central Pasadena to the neighborhoods north of the 210 Freeway and into Altadena — is heading toward a $9.9 million rebuild designed to slow traffic and shorten the walk across the street. Aft... More »
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 5:30 am
The City of Pasadena’s Rent Stabilization Department (RSD) opened the city’s 2026 Rental Registration cycle on Tuesday, September 1. All residential rental properties in the City of Pasadena must be registered with the City’s Rental Registry. Property owners h... More »
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | 6:13 am
The City Council successfully conducted the first reading of an ordinance that could eventually move City Council meetings to Tuesdays. Councilmembers say the change would give council members an additional workday to review agendas, meet with stakeholders, ga... More »
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | 6:11 am
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday with a new public comment registration system in place, changing how Altadena and Pasadena residents sign up to address the five supervisors who govern unincorporated Altadena. Altadena has no city coun... More »