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California State Assemblymember John Harabedian has announced his endorsement of Dennis McNamara for the open District 7 seat on the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) School Board, according to the McNamara campaign. “Dennis cares about Pasadena, our stu... More »
Gov. Gavin Newsom started a program Thursday designed to help disaster survivors, including those from the Eaton and Palisades fires, access additional funding to help speed rebuilding. The Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Program offers financing tools to help ... More »
Los Angeles County’s planning director Thursday ordered an immediate prohibition on the development of large-scale data centers that power artificial intelligence in unincorporated areas of the county. Department of Regional Planning Director Amy Bodek issued ... More »
The Pasadena Rental Housing Board is scheduled to consider a resolution Thursday that would amend its 2026-27 meeting schedule and designate a new meeting location, because the City Council Chambers are no longer available for the Board’s use. The Rent Stabili... More »
Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday, Sept. 15, ordered regular progress reports on a second independent review of the January 2025 fires, a study that found residents returned to Altadena without the access-pass system used in the Palisades burn area. Th... More »
Pasadena’s Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a citywide walking and biking plan, starting with an outreach stop at the Pasadena Chalk Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, the city said in a Sept. 16 news release. The Active Transportation Plan... More »
The city posted an updated job description earlier this week in its quest for the next city manager. “Pasadena is looking for a city manager ready to help write the next chapter of one of California’s most distinctive cities,” according to the job description.... More »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a package of bills in Altadena to expand mortgage protections, strengthen insurance coverage, improve testing and remediation standards, and create a permanent framework to accelerate wildfire recovery in light of... More »
The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to send back to the Economic Development and Technology (EDTECH) Committee a pilot program that would have allowed residents to operate small restaurants from their homes. Councilmembers Tyron Hampton, Rick Cole, J... More »
The City Council accepted $850,000 in federal funding Tuesday to help plan a new job-training and education facility at Pasadena City College (PCC). The proposed two-story building would contain as much as 55,000 square feet and offer training in professional,... More »
Residents living near the Western Justice Center have appealed a city hearing officer’s decision affirming the organization’s compliance with its conditional use permit and clarifying which events are subject to an annual limit. The appeal, filed Monday by att... More »
The Housing, Homelessness and Planning Committee meeting briefly turned contentious Monday as Mayor Victor Gordo and Councilmember Rick Cole sparred over whether Pasadena has treated homelessness with sufficient urgency. The dust up occurred as the committee c... More »
