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Political Gumbo: COVID-19, Media Matters and the Koz

Monday, March 16, 2020 | 8:11 am

One of the things that hurts the country the most during a crisis is denial and privilege — no not white privilege, but American privilege. Honestly I’m not sure if those are the same thing, but that’s a point for another pot of Gumbo. COVID-19 was always head... More »

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Reporter’s Notebook: Thursday’s PUSD Board Meeting

Friday, March 13, 2020 | 12:29 pm

According to Hilda Ramirez, PUSD spokesperson, the district will release “as much as possible while observing personnel confidentiality” regarding the test results of the staff members tested for the COVID-19 virus. Last night’s emergency resolution passed 5-0... More »

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We Get Letters

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 | 7:00 am

Comments from the readers To the Editor of Pasadena Now: Re: “The Lost Children of Los Angeles County: Foster Care Reform Moves Steadily Through Growing Pains” A vast overhaul to the structure of Los Angeles’ Department of Children and Family Services indeed s... More »

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We Get Letters

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 | 5:17 am

Comments from the readers Help with Preparedness on Coronavirus Greetings: Curious readers want to know: if “containment” of the disease is likely to fail, what resources, such as oxygen masks and ventilators, are available for we vulnerable old timers? Stay w... More »

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Political Gumbo: Vote Centers, Election Count and the Races

Monday, March 9, 2020 | 4:14 am

The county clearly was not ready to run city elections. New laws forcing cities to hand over their elections to increase voter turnout led to nightmares on election night. Not sure who had the idea that after early voting, there should be fewer voting centers.... More »

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We Get (MORE) Letters

Thursday, March 5, 2020 | 8:19 pm

Comments from the readers Charter School Chatter March 2, 2020 Via E-mail to Dr. Brian McDonald, Superintendent Members of the Board of Education Pasadena Unified School District 351 S. Hudson Ave. Pasadena, CA 91109 Re: Response to Concerns About Melkonian Hi... More »

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We Get Letters: Straight Talk on the Coronavirus

Thursday, March 5, 2020 | 5:09 am

Comments from the readers Straight talk on the Coronavirus Don’t be fooled by claims that this is “just the flu,” or “no worse than the flu” unless you are specifically referring to the 1918 Spanish Influenza outbreak, with its fatality rate of 2.5 percent. Th... More »

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Political Gumbo: Time to Vote

Monday, March 2, 2020 | 5:51 am

Some final thoughts heading into Election Day – It’s unlikely Jason Hardin or Major Williams will win the mayor’s race. Can they combine for enough votes to send the race into a runoff? I still don’t like the way we elect the mayor and I have to go with door k... More »

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We Get Letters

Friday, February 28, 2020 | 7:00 am

Comments from the readers On the Coronavirus [This letter was addressed to City Manager Steve Mermell and Mayor Terry Tornek] [Wednesday] the Mayor of San Francisco declared a State of Emergency over the looming coronavirus pandemic. President Trump has submit... More »

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Board of Education President Previews Highlights of Today’s Meeting

Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 5:45 am

Pasadena School Board President Patrick Cahalan provided Pasadena Now with this Executive Summary previewing today’s School Board meeting. The meeting’s public session will be called to order at 7:00 p.m. in PASADENA UNFIED’s Elbie J. Hickambottom Board Room a... More »

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Reporter’s Notebook: Bertral Washington

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 | 11:23 am

Due to requests from our readers, we are again presenting a rough transcript of a discussion Monday’s City Council meeting regarding the reassignment of Bertral Washington at Monday’s City Council meeting. The transcript includes public speakers. Naja Benson: ... More »