Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 6:16 am
The Municipal Services Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt the resolution to declare a climate emergency and set greenhouse gas reduction goals for Pasadena to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. “The City Council hereby sets a policy goal to reduce GH... More »
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 6:13 am
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion today by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell that establishes a $45 million countywide relief fund for small property owners. During the Board’s deliberation on... More »
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 5:52 am
Pasadena Assemblymember Chris Holden reintroduced The California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement, AB 280, for the 2023 legislative session. The legislation is a reintroduction of AB-2632, a bill Holden co-authored that sought comprehensive reform on the i... More »
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 5:49 am
One week before they were set to expire, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday extended by two months its tenant protections against eviction for those impacted by COVID-19, while also approving the establishment of a $45 million “relief fund” fo... More »
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 5:44 am
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to call upon President Biden and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) to end Armenian suffering due to the Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin Corridor – a nearly four-mile road that is the only land connec... More »
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 5:40 am
The City Council has unanimously passed the second reading of an ordinance that would amend the zoning code for a large development planned along Arroyo Parkway near California Boulevard called the Affinity Project. The legislation is needed to facilitate cons... More »
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 6:03 am
Pasadena’s Design Commission will hear Tuesday an application for Concept Design Review covering a proposal to demolish three non-historic commercial buildings at 1501-1525 E. Walnut Street in Pasadena, and build a new 46,300-square-foot, four-story, 83-unit s... More »
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 5:59 am
The City Council on Monday adopted a resolution adding members of the Rental Housing Board to the list of local officials and employees required to file reports under the Conflict of Interest Code. The resolution was approved unanimously along with other items... More »
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 5:53 am
The City Council deferred its vote Monday on the $6. 104 million contract award to Los Angeles-based Gruen Associates for design services for the Central Library seismic retrofit and renovations project. The Councilmembers agreed to reschedule the voting to n... More »
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 5:30 am
Climate advocates and environmentalists in the Pasadena area appear to agree there will be serious fallout on projects related to climate change mitigation with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to reduce climate spending. Newsom earlier this month said he was prop... More »
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 5:10 am
As part of Monday’s consent calendar, the City Council voted to authorize the City Manager to amend a contract with the Old Pasadena Management District (OPMD) to $1,990,000 through January 31, 2025. On January 24, the City Council awarded OPMD a new contract... More »
Monday, January 23, 2023 | 7:24 pm
Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced AB 262, which directs the Department of Social Services (DSS) to lead a stakeholder group to develop regulations that will protect children while attending day and overnight camps. “When parents take their children to day... More »