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I first met Mike Antonovich over forty years ago when we both served as Reserve Police Officers for the City of South Pasadena. Years later we again worked together when then Supervisor Mike Antonovich served as District 5 supervisor for Los Angeles County and... More »
On Election Day, the choice in the 25th Senate District is one of the easiest to make. Republican Mike Antonovich — who has been in office since 1969 — is an extreme conservative on every mainstream issue that matters to this district, and he has the record to... More »
During these turbulent and polarizing times, our communities should be united, not divided, when it comes to public safety. From the violence in the streets, to the violence on our screens, and to the violence in our political discourse, we seem to be stuck in... More »
In 1992 as a second term Pasadena City Councilman I ran against Mike Antonovich for the LA County Board of Supervisors finishing second in a crowded field of candidates. I don’t agree with many of Antonovich’s political positions but I am supporting him in the... More »
Pasadena’s structural budget deficit is already arriving. But some City Council members are so fiscally irresponsible that they are pushing to increase an already high Police Department budget by another $3 million. They want to fund 11 more sworn officer posi... More »
Dear Pasadena Community, I send much love and good wishes as you embark on a new school year. It has been my distinct honor to serve as a Principal and Instructional Leader with the local school district, in the Altadena community since 2012. I have had the pl... More »
The trauma that children and youth in foster care experience is a serious issue which deserves not only our attention but our concerted action to eliminate it. A recent article in the San Jose Mercury News (SJMN) suggests that Hillsides and a consulting psychi... More »
Last night ( 28 July 2016) I attended the Los Angeles County Regional Planning commission Hearing regarding the revisions to the Altadena Community standards District (CSD) at Eliot Junior High School. Some things were very clear: 1. The Altadena Clown Council... More »
As a father whose first born son lives and works in Yerevan, Armenia, I have become increasingly alarmed about disturbing news I have been receiving from Armenia over this past weekend. Throughout the day and night, the situation in Yerevan has been tense. Po... More »
Pasadena Now received a copy of this letter “of support for our police … who badly need it at the moment” from long-time Pasadena businesswoman Diana Olson. Olson said she sent the original to Pasadena Police Sergeant [Keith] Gomez, and also copies to Marilyn... More »
[Editor’s note: Black Lives Matters Pasadena organizer Jasmine Richards was arrested shortly after an August 29, 2015 incident and charged with attempting CA Penal Code § 405a, known at the time of her arrest as “felony lynching.” On January 1, 2016, SB 629, i... More »
As you may know, fireworks are illegal in the city of Pasadena. I’ve been a resident since November of 2011 when I moved here with my husband, but also before that I grew up in the Pasadena/South Pasadena area. Regardless to say, I’m familiar with the city and... More »
