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Now that the 2026 Assessment Roll has been closed as of June 30 and publicly released with a total net taxable value of $2.272 trillion, I thought it would be helpful again if I broke down approximately where our portion of the money goes. But first I wanted t... More »
I agree with Elizabeth Pomeroy that if Pasadena Unified School District is serious about “transformation,” the community must have a meaningful role in defining what that transformation means. But there is another question that must be answered before the conv... More »
The employee who acknowledged failing to post Monday’s special-meeting agendas cannot be made the scapegoat for a special meeting notification that never should have been imposed on staff or the public in the first place. The agendas reportedly distributed aft... More »
In its Special Meeting of August 13, the Pasadena Unified School District School Board took two votes: to declare themselves a Committee of the Whole, and to address one topic: transformation of the District. They tabled items that would have approved various ... More »
We live in a designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ). We support this designation, which is based on reality. You may not live within a VHFHSZ; however, the massive devastation in the Eaton and Palisades fires foretell a VHFHSZ in your future. ... More »
In the days since Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced their wildfire reform rolled into 1700 pages of SB 492, a narrative has taken hold. Fire survivors won. I wish that were true. There is absolutely something worth celebrating here. Fire ... More »
As dozens of residents rallied at City Hall recently demanding the removal of Pasadena’s Flock cameras, I found myself thinking about the same tension I faced as Mayor: how do you give police the tools they need without eroding the trust those tools are suppos... More »
To the Editor (re: Hearing Officer to Consider Relinquishment of All Saints Safe Parking MCUP After Funding Falls Through, 8/25) I read this article with a multitude of reactions: sadness, anger, frustration, disappointment, lack of surprise and a few strands ... More »
I have been hearing a lot about parking lately. As the saying goes, you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. When you can’t find a place to park your car it can make you late, cost more money than expected, or disrupt your plans. It’s annoying at best, a... More »
The Arroyo Seco Water Reuse Project was originally conceived as a stream restoration and conservation project, but Pasadena officials have increasingly defended it as a near-unavoidable response to state mandates. The August 6 Pasadena Star-News article even f... More »
The state Capitol’s most enduring conflict pits corporate California against four powerful interest groups over new regulations, taxes, minimum wages or other costly mandates. The specific issues may vary from year to year, although some continue for decades, ... More »
Memorial Park in Pasadena has never looked better. The bandshell is sharp, the new benches invite people to sit, there’s a new water fountain, and the grounds feel genuinely cared for. You can walk through and feel proud of what the city has done. Then you rea... More »
