California’s funding from gas taxes will drop by nearly $6 billion in the next decade due to the state’s electric car rules and other climate programs, “likely resulting in a decline in highway conditions for drivers,” according to a new state analysis release... More »
An estimated 1,937 unclaimed individuals who died in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday will be laid to rest. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, along with the Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs and the Lo... More »
On Monday, the Pasadena City Council approved and adopted the 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The Plan identifies multiple approaches to transition to the policy goal of powering Pasadena entirely with carbon-free electricity by 2030. An IRP is an electr... More »
Seemingly, California is a deeply blue state in which Democrats hold virtually all of the levers of political power, including all statewide offices and three-fourths of the Legislature’s seats. However, California’s most frustrated political bloc these days a... More »
California State Assemblymember Mike Fong has officially endorsed former Sierra Madre City Councilmember and Mayor John Harabedian who’s running for the State Assembly to represent District 41, which includes Pasadena. In a statement released by Harabedian’s c... More »
The City Council unanimously passed on second reading an ordinance to establish the Pasadena Rental Housing Board (PRHB) as a City department. Mayor Victor Gordo recused himself from voting because he owns a rental property in Pasadena. The ordinance establis... More »
The City Council on Monday authorized the City Manager to enter into professional services contracts with local real estate brokers for the sale of five Caltrans properties. Under the agreement, William Podley, Compass (formerly Deasy Penner Podley), Michael S... More »
The Pasadena Rental Housing Board (PRHB) has released a much-anticipated letter to clarify frequently asked questions by tenants and property managers around government-subsidized rental housing and protections under the Fair and Equitable Housing Charter Amen... More »
In front of a packed house, Steve Madison was installed as the City’s Vice Mayor on Monday during a tense reorganization meeting. As Vice Mayor, Madison will stand in for Mayor Victor Gordo when Gordo cannot attend events and will ride in the Rose Parade. Madi... More »
Mayor Victor Gordo and his daughter, Emma, attended Vice President Kamala Harris’ holiday reception in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. The pair also visited the White House by invitation. The festive reception, hosted by Harris at her official residence,... More »
Pasadena’s Design Commission will deliberate on a proposed development at 810-818 North Marengo Ave., a three-story, 32-unit multi-family residential project with subterranean parking, which is in the Concept Design Review phase of the city’s approval process.... More »
Pasadena’s Design Commission on Tuesday will deliberate on a proposal for a new three-story, 42-unit multi-family residential development at 555 N. Mentor Avenue that’s currently in the Preliminary Consultation phase of the city’s rigorous approval process. As... More »
