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As our fellow voters review their ballots for the upcoming March 7th municipal election, we strongly recommend endorsement of Victor Gordo for Pasadena City Council District 5. Victor has been an effective leader on the Council for the families in District 5, ... More »
At the ACT candidates forum on January 10, all City Council candidates were asked if they supported a “just-cause eviction ordinance.” We heard Fifth District Councilmember Victor Gordo, whose official City biography emphasizes his high school athletic accompl... More »
Welcome to the first week of Black History Month. Quite an advancement, some would say, from back in 1926 when the historian Dr Carter J. Woodson created Negro History Week. But knock on just about any door anywhere in America and ask the family who Carter J. ... More »
Responding to the first five days of the Trump Administration, the Reverend Mike Kinman issued the following statement: “Tragically, in the opening days of his administration, President Trump has been utterly consistent, ruling as he campaigned – by stoking fe... More »
I had the opportunity to attend the 58th Presidential Inauguration with my parents and witness a “uniquely American” tradition that has been a cornerstone of our democracy since 1801. The next day, Washington, DC, hosted approximately half a million people for... More »
A friend asked me, back when she just knew Hillary was going to be elected the first woman president of the good ol’ USA, if I were going to DC for the historical occasion. In 2009, I was there for the historical ceremony swearing in Barack Obama as the first ... More »
A few weeks ago, headed home driving north from the other part of Pasadena, one of my daughters, who was in the front seat of my car spotted a small gathering of people standing on the sidewalk. They were. in front of the low-income housing units that were onc... More »
OK everyone…here’s something from: Just when you think you’ve heard and seen everything…you are totally blindsided with an outrage beyond your wildest expectations. My own Democratic Party’s LA County Committee has refused to support me for City Council … and ... More »
A spate of shootings in Pasadena over the course of the last few weeks has renewed calls for increased staffing at the Pasadena Police Department from community and members of the City Council alike. Last Sunday, Councilman Victor Gordo reiterated his previous... More »
In the late spring of 1964, John Lewis was Chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (“SNCC”). He put out a call for young Northern men and women to go South for Freedom Summer – an ambitious plan to register Mississippi Blacks in a parallel Freed... More »
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 »
