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‘Editor’s Note: After our story on the Great Plates program on Wednesday several people reached out to Pasadena Now to praise the program. FEMA extended the program on June 10, which allows local restaurants to team up with the city to deliver three meals a da... More »
Due to the importance of Wednesday’s Public Safety meeting on use of force and police oversight, Pasadena Now is running a transcript of PSC Chair John Kennedy’s comments in full. John Kennedy: The wrongful and shameful death of George Floyd provides us all wi... More »
By way of background, during my 12 year tenure on the Pasadena City Council I was the biggest champion of the Pasadena Police Department. During a time of budget reductions I insisted that our Department be maintained at full strength, that our Officers were a... More »
Look at the Leader Leadership cuts both ways. When you are given authority, people tend to follow your lead. If that leadership is upright, a society can be led to prosperity. If that leadership is evil, a society can be led into catastrophe, as was the case i... More »
Executive Order/Statement from the White House and or Laws Promulgated by the U.S. Congress or both – Reform all policing agencies in the United States by: Demilitarizing; Rewriting general and specific orders and other policies in a manner where the sanctity ... More »
The protests across the country continue, but one particular moment that seems to be playing out over and over just doesn’t impress me. Mayors, police chiefs and other policy makers taking knees and tossing their fist in the air does not mean anything to me. I... More »
After 40 years I returned to Altadena, the place where I was raised for most of my childhood. It’s been a joy to ride my bike down familiar streets and hike familiar trails with my 11 year-old son. But most of all, it’s been a pleasure meeting my immediate nei... More »
Not Just a Pretty Picture Good morning: More has changed than the format. Thank you for more and better reporting and columns. I appreciate the Caltech interviews, Kathryn Ross, Eddie Rivera, Andre Coleman, et al. Congratulations. John Got something to say, em... More »
In these past weeks we have shared stories of Pasadena’s nonprofit organizations and the extraordinary work they are doing to care for our community during the COVID-19 crisis. Now we face a different crisis; one that is heartbreakingly familiar. We have watch... More »
Do you remember the scene in Get Out where Allison Williams’ character Rose is talking on the phone, completely blank-faced and calm, making her voice sound more and more distressed and hysterical? She’s doing it to throw someone off, to make them think they’r... More »
The Board of Trustees of the Pasadena USD voted unanimously on June 26, 2014 to appoint Dr. Brian McDonald as the district’s interim superintendent. He had served as the chief academic officer for PUSD for the previous three years. The board then removed the ... More »
For three months people sat at home watching you as you broadcast the news from home offices with whole libraries behind you. You shared videos from perfectly set-dressed and aesthetically pleasing area of your house, jogged down beautiful tree-lined streets ... More »
