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As the General Manager of Pasadena and Water and Power (PWP), I’m asking the community to participate in one of the most critical conversations that we have as your utility – electric rate setting. PWP is conducting an electric rate study to evaluate how best ... More »
Pasadena and its neighboring communities—Altadena and Sierra Madre—are poised to see billions of dollars flow into construction over the next decade, from public bonds to private development. Yet without intentional oversight, those dollars risk bypassing the ... More »
Southern California Edison (SCE) has announced a new compensation program for victims of the devastating Eaton Fire that swept through Altadena and Pasadena communities. The fire claimed 19 lives, destroyed nearly 9,500 structures, and caused widespread busine... More »
Chris Holden’s annual Block Party and Resource Fair returns this week. The party was canceled earlier over summer due to high temperatures. It couldn’t happen at a better time. Fire and ICE, pun intended, have taken so much celebration from our communities thi... More »
No you’re not seeing things. I appreciate the emails and phone calls calling for a fresh pot of political gumbo. Brief update, still in Fontucky. I anticipate invites for Day 1 of the rebuild to go out soon. Castle Coleman will rise. Here we go. Somebody once ... More »
On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists robbed America of more than 3,000 lives, wounding our nation in a way we had not known since the shock of Pearl Harbor. In bringing down the World Trade Center, damaging the Pentagon and downing an airliner in a Pennsylvania fiel... More »
In eulogizing his brother Robert, Edward Kennedy said, “(he) need not be idealized, or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life” while still cherishing the hope that “what he was to us and what he hoped for others may someday come to pass.” In the same spi... More »
Housing advocates often argue that California’s crisis comes down to scarcity. Their story usually goes like this, we have not built enough housing, so costs rise and families get pushed out. There is truth in that. But scarcity did not appear by accident. It ... More »
[Senate Bill 256 authored by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena/Alhambra) remains stalled in the legislature. It would have, among other things, required removal of permanently abandoned electrical infrastructure like the tower that likely caused the Eaton ... More »
When I reflect on the many years I served on the board and as president of the West Pasadena Residents Association, I picture countless meetings and long evenings spent debating the issues that define life in our community. Rose Bowl concerts, freeway threats,... More »
If you pay insurance premiums to any company, I have good news. Last week, you won big. Twice. At the State Farm billion-dollar rate hike hearings, Judge Karl Seligman issued two rulings in favor of transparency and the rule of law. That matters to us all, bec... More »
Donald Trump’s relentless push to eliminate mail-in voting is not only reckless—it is dangerous. Here in Pasadena—as across the nation—mail-in voting has long been a lifeline for seniors, people with disabilities, students, and working families who cannot alwa... More »
