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Three of my colleagues let us down last night. I moved to formally oppose the disastrous tunnel proposal for the 710 freeway extension, but my motion failed by a 4-3 vote; even though our Council only has seven members presently because of Chris Holden’s elect... More »
I’m going to assume that the vote taken two weeks ago to approve the DEIR will ultimately lead to the NFL entering into a contract with the city. Despite the unanimous objections of the four (4) neighborhood associations whose members will be most adversel... More »
Very soon the NFL may be in the market for a temporary home in Greater Los Angeles. I believe the Rose Bowl can fill that need as well as the opportunity for employment. Thousands of Pasadena residents are out of work and others are struggling to make ends mee... More »
Los Angeles County is being overrun by criminals released into our communities and you can do something about it! Demand answers from your candidates for District Attorney of Los Angeles County. In the final weeks of this election cycle, the voters of Los Ange... More »
On Sunday, September 9, 2012, many Armenian community leaders and members gathered at Chris Chahinian’s residence in Pasadena to “meet and greet†Mr. Chris Holden. Mr. Holden has served the Pasadena community for over 20 years as a City Council member, M... More »
After twenty years in business, Yujean Kang’s Gourmet Chinese restaurant at 67 North Raymond Avenue in Old Town Pasadena reportedly closed Sunday July 22. However, this type of bad news has not deterred the wealthy City of Pasadena to renew efforts to pass a... More »
The City of Pasadena has about $450 million in cash, reserves, investments, receivables, and surplus property according to its Certified Annual Financial Report for 2011. Nonetheless, the city is pleading that it needs a quarter percent (0.25%) sales tax inc... More »
Recently the Mack Robinson Processing Facility closed without fanfare. This closing affects some 125+ employees, their families, and the community as a whole. Employees have been dispersed to other facilities around the greater Los Angeles area. These dispersa... More »
“Pasadena Unified Cuts Will Include Layoffs†(Pasadena Sun, June 30) is an example of the annual crying wolf ritual at the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD). When PUSD pushed for a school parcel tax called Measure CC in 2010 but lost at the ballot ... More »
The House is due to vote Thursday on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress – setting up a protracted, unnecessary and expensive court battle between coequal branches of government about the extent of executive privile... More »
Open Letter to Mayor Bill Bogaard, Chris Holden, City Council and Pasadena Community: While the community respects and applauds the numerous investigations being conducted by various agencies, it does not diminish our everyday concern about racial profiling an... More »
Pasadena City College student Andrew Bott, whose open letter last week drew a quick and lengthy reply from Geoffrey Baum, President of the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, reacts to news that $2.4 million is being spent to retrofit the college with ene... More »
