The Chair of the Charter Study Task Force tasked to make recommendations to the City Council for City Charter reform said on Monday night the group is struggling regarding a solution to the timing of the mayoral elections. Currently, the mayor is elected on th... More »
Bill Gross’s Caltech students had a problem familiar to millions: They could not get Taylor Swift tickets. A limited number are available for every concert, and AI-aided scalpers gobble up tickets to resell them for top dollar before many fans have a chance to... More »
After supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza held a vigil at 5 p.m. on the steps of City Hall, supporters attended the City Council meeting and demanded the Council pass a resolution demanding the ceasefire. The item had been scheduled to go to the Legislative Poli... More »
The latest official tally from the Secretary of State’s office shows that more than 5.8 million ballots have been counted from California’s primary, with 1.7 million still to go. Based on today’s updated umbers, the total of 7.5 million votes means a turnout o... More »
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that he is throwing his weight behind legislation to bar medical debt from showing up on consumer credit reports, a Democratic-led effort to offer protection to patients squeezed by health care bills. Bont... More »
Last Thursday, the City of Pasadena’s Commission on the Status of Women held “Herstory 2024: Women at Work Overcoming Barriers and Bias” at All Saints Church. The panel, a mosaic of success stories, featured women trailblazers such as a high-ranking fire depa... More »
The recent rains which drenched Southern California over the last several months were a very good thing, said Adel Hagekhalil, the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, as he addressed the Pasade... More »
The Pasadena Human Resources Department will provide an update on the search for a Director to lead the newly established Rent Stabilization Department during a meeting of the Pasadena Rental Housing Board on Wednesday. The search is a critical initiative in t... More »
Senior Lily DeBell has been named to the 2024 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship program, established in 2000 through a donation to Cambridge University from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, ... More »
The City Council authorized a $563,357 contract with Rotorcraft Support to purchase a Wescam MX-10 camera and install it on a police helicopter. The Pasadena Police Air Operations Section is a multi-disciplined aviation operation whose primary role is supporti... More »
City Manager Miguel Márquez has announced the appointment of Joaquin Siques as director of the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT), following a nationwide recruitment. Mr. Siques began his career with the City of Pasadena Department of Transportation alm... More »
The National Weather Service had some dry comments about Pasadena early Monday morning. National Weather Service forecasters said that Pasadena won’t see rain this week at all, and instead, cloudy mornings that yield to sunny and warming days. On Thursday, the... More »
