Pasadena’s Department of Transportation on Tuesday will present details of a proposed Roadside Memorial Program which a city report said will pave the way for the families of fatal accidents and collisions to perpetuate the memory of their deceased loved ones ... More »
Two Pasadena Fire Department personnel have been assigned to help in Northern California fighting the massive Oak Fire in Mariposa County. Pasadena Captain Robert Sepulveda and Firefighter Kevin Adair are deployed as part of a “single resource rapid extricatio... More »
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 906 late last week, a campus safety and gun reform measure authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Pasadena). SB 906 prioritizes student safety by promoting safe at-home storage of firearms and mandating robust... More »
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is declining to testify before the Civilian Oversight Commission on Monday unless the commission meets certain conditions, namely the presence of a neutral hearing officer, the ability to cross-examine witnesses and d... More »
The City Council canceled Monday’s meeting in honor of John J. Kennedy. Kennedy was elected to a third term just last month when he defeated Brandon Lamar with nearly 60% of the vote. The cancellation is a classy move. I doubt anyone on Council is really about... More »
A total of 14 arts organizations in Pasadena has been awarded grant funding totalling $307,000 by the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, which provided more than $4.5 million in grants to 227 local organizations through its Organizational Grant... More »
Attorneys for Los Angeles County filed court papers Thursday asking a court to consider holding Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his undersheriff in contempt for allegedly ignoring subpoenas to appear before the Civilian Oversight Commission and testify about alleg... More »
On Thursday, text messages and phone calls began flooding into Pasadena Now that District 3 Councilmember John Kennedy had died. Unfortunately, I knew almost right away the rumors were true. John and I spoke about a week ago and I could tell he was going throu... More »
The Public Safety Committee unanimously approved on Wednesday the Pasadena Public Health Department’s recommendations related to the use of $2.5 million California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) grant funds awarded by the Board of State and Comm... More »
The Public Safety Committee heard reports about the recent implementation of Gang Violence Outreach and Interruption Services by a group of contractors who started working in 2021 when Pasadena saw an uptick in gun violence. At Wednesday’s meeting, one of the... More »
Union Station Homeless Services announced today the organization’s new Board of Directors Officers effective July 1, 2020 and the election of five new members since the last officer installation. “The stature and experience of the new board of directors is re... More »
Dear Editor, I was disturbed by your column “Nothing to Say.” You begin by saying, “The right to self-expression, along with the right to express opinions and convictions is one of our most precious freedoms.” Then you add, “I despise these letters,” referring... More »
