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Over some eight hours Monday afternoon and into Monday night, the City Council conducted a wide range of business during a marathon meeting that was bookended by moments of silence in remembrance of people who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic – a number that... More »
On Monday, City Manager Steve Mermell approved the suspension of some time limits related to land use matters imposed by the Pasadena Municipal Code. The action is the third supplement to Mermell’s declaration of a state of local emergency in response to the C... More »
In a letter to congressional leaders, Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) called for an inclusive Coronavirus relief package that ensures testing, medical care and relief benefits are accessible by all communities, regardless of l... More »
Suicide mitigation efforts on the Colorado Street Bridge could be placed on hold according to a city staff report. On Monday, the City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on the city’s 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Program budget. According to a city ... More »
Pasadena’s Department of Transportation is seeking to amend a contract that would supply additional preliminary engineering, preparation of plans, and other design modifications for the city’s Union Street Two-way Protected Bikeway project. As part of the cons... More »
The city is set to receive up to $11.35 million in new funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, as part of Measure R Mobility Improvement Projects (MIP) funds. According to a report by the Department of Transportatio... More »
At today’s meeting, the City Council will hear a downbeat report from Director of Finance Matthew Hawkesworth about the financial prospects of the city predicting “significant and prolonged” revenue losses in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. But Mayor Terry... More »
Pasadena could lose $30 million in revenue due to the Coronavirus outbreak according to City Manager Steve Mermell. “We are anticipating a loss of revenue between the balance of this current fiscal year, which is through the end of June 30 and next fiscal year... More »
Former Pasadena City Mayor and current Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole on Friday announced his intentions to step down. According to Cole, the global pandemic drastically changed Santa Monica’s prospects, forcing city leaders to question how to deliver ess... More »
Mayor Terry Tornek told Pasadena Now that some City Council commission meetings could restart soon. The committees and commission have not met since the City Manager declared a local emergency in March. The City Council has met, telephonically. “They’re making... More »
The City Council will vote on a contract with California Professional Engineering, Inc., a La Puente-based construction and engineering services firm, for the installation of new fiber optic cable and advanced communication systems that will provide connectivi... More »
Local immigration activists responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise to spend $75 million to create a Disaster Relief Fund for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Under the plan immigrants who are not eligible for the federal stimulus would receive $500 c... More »
