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The “Oh my God!” moment in reading the OIR Report on the shooting of the unarmed African-American youth Kendrec McDade is the following sentence at the Report’s page 63: In fact, the Department recently informed us that they did not provide specific feedback t... More »
With the election of Hoyt Hilsman, who received the endorsement of the PCC Faculty Association, change has come to Pasadena City College. Responding to calls by faculty and students for reforms at the institution, voters chose to replace an incumbent Trustee f... More »
At 6:28 pm on September 21, Allysha Almada looked at her cell phone and saw an email that appeared to come from the White House. “The President cordially invites you to attend the White House Summit on Worker Voice to be held at the White House on Wednesday,... More »
As religious leaders serving the Pasadena community, we bear witness to the everyday struggles of the working poor. While Pasadena is the home to great institutions and enormous wealth among its residents, we also see unbearable suffering among poor families, ... More »
When I attended college, I wrote my papers on an IBM Correcting Selectric typewriter. Back then, its new auto correct feature was exciting. Today, my smartphone has the same computing power that used to fill a room of machines in the 1970s. I don’t even have s... More »
My father and I recently shared the sad and inspiring privilege of going to the Pasadena Buddhist Church for the funeral of a longtime family friend. The loved ones who honored Kazuo Kitani at the warm and solemn service remembered him as a loving husband, dad... More »
When asked in June to clarify statements he’d made about the children of single mothers in a 1995 book, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush told reporters, “It’s a huge challenge for single moms to raise children in the world that we’re in today, and it... More »
This summer, before entering my senior year at Occidental College, I interned for a nonprofit who provides health care. Its commitment to doing so is unwavering, fearless, and evident in all its work. That organization is Planned Parenthood Pasadena & San Gabr... More »
As Madison Elementary teachers, we are gravely dismayed by the media’s failure to engage in a fair and in-depth reporting about what is happening at Madison Elementary School. The media and others have oversimplified facts and circumstances, reducing the analy... More »
I would like to bring truth to all this chaos that the majority of the Madison teachers have created. The teachers who went to the Board Meeting on Thursday last week, are upset because they have been given expectations from their Principal. Madison is a low p... More »
Last weekend, I was genuinely touched by the deeply felt support shown to Planned Parenthood by our neighbors in Pasadena. When a group of anti-abortion protesters showed up in front of our Pasadena health center with the intent to disrupt care and intimidate ... More »
[Editor’s note: Yesterday, Pasadena Now published a story by former mayoral candidate Don Morgan about his experience of waiting for 17 months for the City of Pasadena to repair the sidewalk in front of his house after he paid the city $1,700 up front. We al... More »
