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[UPDATED] MeTV aired “A Ransom for Yesterday” on Monday. Without a doubt, this is the best Mannix episode in the series run. Here’s the synopsis, a new ransom demand for $250,000, plunges Mannix into the five-year-old unsolved case regarding a kidnapped boy. I... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education finds itself in the position of needing to trim roughly $30 million from its annual budget. Unfortunately, its approach to these cuts is utterly backwards and self-defeating. School districts exist... More »
Securing our economic future starts with learning from our past. Our vital services and community quality of life are at risk (outlined in Part One). It takes $1.5 billion in annual spending to support the City’s current way of doing business. Plus we face $2 ... More »
Pasadena can’t sit on its assets. Fiscal challenges abound for California’s public sector. The State has seen a drastic fall in revenues after the post-COVID economic recovery and Federal bail-outs faded. The City of LA patched together this year’s budget by s... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District is at a critical moment. Earlier this fall, the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) required our district to submit an updated, Board-approved Fiscal Stabilization Plan (FSP) by December 5, 2025, identifying $30-... More »
Here’s what you can expect in today’s hearing between UCLA and the City. First some background. The City is seeking a temporary restraining order barring the Bruins from breaking its lease with the Rose Bowl. That lease doesn’t end until 2044, and apparently t... More »
Pasadena Unified is facing a $35 million deficit that will require difficult decisions. This is not just a matter of numbers — it is a test of priorities. Those numbers represent people, programs, and opportunities for students. How we respond will determine w... More »
As we enter a second month of the government shutdown, an image keeps coming to me: open and closed doors. The doors of the government are currently closed, with neither side able to figure out how to end the stalemate that doesn’t involve just blaming the oth... More »
Last week the City filed a lawsuit to compel UCLA football to honor its lease with the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium. As of now, the Bruins are legally obligated to play home games in the Rose Bowl until 2044. According to the lawsuit, officials at the school have ... More »
Councilmember Justin Jones and Mayor Victor Gordo have issued a powerful call to action, urging nonprofits and community partners to coordinate a unified response to support residents affected by the potential loss of CalFresh benefits due to the federal gover... More »
No need for creative leads or punchy, sarcastic openings on this one, although that was kind of punchy. The City must take steps to make sure that hundreds if not thousands of local residents, including school age children are not forced into food insecurity. ... More »
Eight years ago, as he began his campaign for governor, Gavin Newsom described fixing the state’s chronic housing shortage as a moral imperative. “This is a question of who we are,” Newsom wrote in 2017. “Housing is a fundamental human need — let’s not forget ... More »
