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The Pasadena Design Commission will take a closer look at proposed changes to the plan to build a five-story above-ground parking structure and three six-story buildings with 234 residential units behind the landmark Panda Inn restaurant building at 3452-3488 ... More »
Mayor Victor Gordo has nominated Council members Felicia Williams and Tyron Hampton to sit on the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority. Authority President Ross Selvidge will remain on the body. “I want to thank Councilmembers Kennedy and Madison for th... More »
Public hearings on the city’s budget for the coming fiscal year will be ramping up this week with special meetings scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. First, at 1:30 p.m Monday in a meeting listed as a joint session with the members of the council’s Finance Comm... More »
It looks like the Office of Independent Review won’t be serving as the city’s Independent Police Auditor for the city’s newly formed Community Police Oversight Commission after all. On Monday, the Pasadena City Council is expected to enter into a one-year, $75... More »
With City Council approval Monday, the city’s new 11-member Community Police Oversight Commission will be composed of seven women and four men, including a retired Superior Court judge and retired Sheriff’s Department lieutenant. . Former Superior Court Judge ... More »
As part of Monday’s City Council consent calendar is a proposal to adopt a resolution establishing a citywide wage and salary schedule. “The wages, benefits, and other terms and working conditions of employment for all classifications in the City workforce are... More »
Restaurants in the Southland and across the state will be able to continue offering a service that evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic — selling alcoholic beverages to-go, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today. Newsom said the state will also continue permitting resta... More »
Senate Bill 15, a measure authored by state Sen. Anthony J. Portantino (D-Pasadena) that gives incentives to cities that convert abandoned retail sites into affordable and workforce housing, passed the Senate floor on Monday with bipartisan support. “Lack of a... More »
The Upward Mobility Act of 2021, introduced by Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, recently passed the Assembly floor. The legislation, Assembly Bill 105, addresses barriers to upward mobility and inclusion for people of color working in California’s civil s... More »
Ara Maloyan, who helped lead the city’s Public Works Department out of an embezzlement scandal, retired last week after nearly six years on the job. “I really enjoyed working with Ara; he was a consummate professional,” City Manager Steve Mermell said in an em... More »
City Councilmembers could choose their oversight commissioners on Monday. Last week Mayor Victor Gordo said that oversight would return to the City Council at the meeting following the Memorial Day break. “My belief is that when the council wanted to have the ... More »
There is no City Council meeting on Monday, but some important local issues are scheduled for the June 7 meeting. The council is scheduled to take up approval of the Annual Action Plan (2021-2022) and Related Funding Applications for the Community Development ... More »
