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Granma Covington, according to the Chicago newspaper, said this about her two grandkids, 24-year-old Tanishia and 18-year-old Brittany who kidnapped and brutalized a disabled teenager: “I’m so upset, my head is about to bust open.” The elder Covington went on ... More »
When it comes to making Resolutions for 2017, the kids in the household ought to join in on it as a sustainable family activity. A joint effort (not talking about “pot”) for New Year’s Resolutions can bring some real accomplishments with only a small amount of... More »
Who can forget the housing crash of 2008? Do we want to see a repeat of this debacle? As someone who has advocated for affordable housing and housing justice in the city of Pasadena for twenty years, and given Housing Justice workshops around the country, I am... More »
The views in guest opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Pasadena Now. Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell and Police Chief Phillip Sanchez stuck their thumbs in the eyes of Pasadena’s African-American political leadership on November 7. Bla... More »
The views in guest opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Pasadena Now. In our op-ed last Sunday entitled “The Science Deniers on Body Camera Policy”, we discussed the cognitive science basis for the best policing practice of allowing officer... More »
Reflecting the views of the Chamber of Commerce, Pasadena City Councilmember Andy Wilson has asked his council colleagues to consider rolling back the city’s progress on the minimum wage. Last February, the City Council voted unanimously to implement a path to... More »
The views in guest opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Pasadena Now. Pasadena police union President Roger Roldan recently defended to the City Council the Pasadena Police Department’s new body camera policy that was sprung on the City thi... More »
A silver lining for Latinos in Tuesday’s election is San Francisco’s passage of Proposition N. Proposition N gives all San Francisco Unified School District parents the right to vote for Board of Education members irrespective of their immigration status. Can ... More »
It was with great sadness that I recently saw three healthy ficus trees come down on Lake Street. As an environmentalist and passionate walker, I have a deep passion for the 60,000 street trees that grace our city. As a member of the City’s Urban Forestry Comm... More »
Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell knows better, but he’s about to foist on the City a bad police bodycamera policy that discriminates in favor of police officers by allowing them alone to view video of their killing civilians before they give their statement... More »
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 »
