The oft-repeated claim that no incumbent has lost a Pasadena election since 1987 may be no more as of Tuesday. Councilmember Victor Gordo seemed headed toward victory late Tuesday in the race for mayor against incumbent Terry Tornek. Gordo holds the lead over ... More »
County voters appeared Wednesday to have passed a charter amendment requiring that a minimum of 10% of the county’s unrestricted general funds be spent on housing, mental health treatment, jail diversion programs and other alternatives to incarceration. With i... More »
George Gascon was clinging to a lead Wednesday in a closely contested race for Los Angeles County district attorney against two-term incumbent Jackie Lacey. With initial vote-counting from Tuesday’s election completed, Gascon had 53.8% of the vote, to Lacey’s ... More »
At least one PUSD School Board race is over. With an early commanding lead District 2 School Board candidate Jennifer Hall Lee has declared victory in her District 2 race over Attorney Wayne Hammack and realtor Mike Crowley. “I am declaring victory in my PUSD ... More »
Pasadena Unified School Board President Patrick Cahalan and Tina Wu Fredericks appeared headed to victories in PUSD Board Districts 4 and 6, while in District 2 Jennifer Hall Lee declared victory Tuesday evening. Lee said she had won after garnering 48% of the... More »
[Updated] It looks like Measure O — a $516,300,000 school bond question put forth by the Pasadena Unified School District – has been overwhelmingly approved by city voters. As of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, 2 ½ hours after the polls had closed, the measure had receiv... More »
[Updated 10:53 p.m.] Pasadena’s Measure P, seeking voter approval for the continued transfer of some funds from the city-owned power and water utility to the city’s general fund – and, according to city officials, a critical element in maintaining a wide range... More »
Opinions of people who live and work in Pasadena varied when asked what they considered to be the most important issues of Tuesday’s election. Those contacted by Pasadena Now said that homelessness, COVID-19 and social justice issues were their top issues. Loc... More »
Critical fire weather conditions will return to the Southland Wednesday, with two days of hot, dry weather followed by the first truly cold days of autumn, forecasters said Tuesday. “Big swings in the weather this week, going from near normal temps, to much ab... More »
[UPDATE] As of 7:30 a.m. Election Day, voter turnout was nearing 60 percent in Pasadena. According to data compiled by politicaldatainc, 54,201 ballots, or 59 percent, were turned in during early voting, with just 37,902 of the 93,103 ballots sent to local res... More »
Documented COVID-19-related deaths have been trending downward throughout L.A. County in recent days, even as new cases of the virus increase, officials said. Pasadena reported a single new infection and no new deaths in the city on Monday, although city spoke... More »
Election Day is finally upon us, but Los Angeles County voters have already been turning out in droves, with about 3 million people already casting ballots, heeding the call to vote early and help alleviate long lines and expedite results. As of Sunday night, ... More »
