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Pasadena firefighters were deployed Monday afternoon to assist in a brush fire in Simi Valley that has already burned about 1,360 acres and remains 0% contained, according to a Pasadena Fire Department statement. The blaze, known as the Sandy Fire, drew a resp... More »
Pasadena has long prided itself on transparent, neighborhood-sensitive planning that balances growth with quality of life. During our years on the City Council and as Mayor, we worked hard to meet housing needs while protecting the character of our established... More »
Something is changing in Pasadena, and more and more residents can feel it. Street by street and neighborhood by neighborhood, projects are becoming larger, denser, and increasingly disconnected from the scale and character of the communities surrounding them.... More »
An independent investigation did not identify any misconduct or delay in evacuation decision-making by the Los Angeles County Fire Department in response to the Eaton Fire in areas west of Lake Avenue, officials announced Monday. Fire Chief Anthony Marrone sai... More »
Pasadena’s Community Police Oversight Commission was not created to be an anti-police advocacy group. It was created, according to the City’s own description, to “enhance, develop, and strengthen community-police relations,” and to review and make recommendati... More »
There is a growing concern in Pasadena that the city is losing its unique character and control over how it adds much-needed housing. A false narrative has arisen of late, that the need for more housing and the need to protect historic resources are at odds wi... More »
The Pasadena Police Department’s Explorer Program—a volunteer program for Pasadena residents ages 14 to 21—earned trophies in five of seven scenarios at the 2026 Battle of the Badges Competition in Brea, California, the department announced. The Pasadena team ... More »
The Pasadena Police Department on Friday released video footage from the March 2 officer-involved shooting that left 32-year-old Malcolm Buchanan dead and Officer Bryan Vasquez seriously wounded near the Sierra Madre Villa Metro Station. The footage, posted at... More »
California Attorney General Rob Bonta Friday released a report concluding that criminal charges were not warranted against Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies involved in a 2023 fatal shooting in Altadena. The report, issued under Assembly Bill 1506, examine... More »
Sixteen months after the Eaton Fire, the nonprofits that fed displaced families, sheltered the homeless, and connected survivors to resources are still at it. Now the Pasadena Community Foundation is putting money into what keeps them going: the buildings, the... More »
Pasadena Community Police Oversight Commission Chair Esprit Loren Jones pressed Thursday for clearer timelines on police shooting reviews, after Jones noted that one 2024 case remains pending more than two years later and raised questions about how long the Ma... More »
The Pasadena Public Health Department issued a health advisory Monday warning of a significant increase in pertussis cases in the community and directing local clinicians to suspect, test and treat suspected infections promptly. The advisory, sent by Health Of... More »
