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The annual PasadenaLEARNS Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Community (ELOP) annual Community Showcase was held on May 17 at the District headquarters and it was spectacular. For those who aren’t familiar with this unique accoutrement of the Pasadena Uni... More »
Most students and families would be saddened by their school being closed, but the prospect is especially heartbreaking when you have very intentionally chosen that school. My daughter, Fiona, is a 6th grader at Blair Middle School. Blair isn’t the school we’r... More »
Pasadena is a community that looks ahead and plans with purpose. Over the past several years, this outlook guided our work to address climate change, maintain reliable electricity, and support rate equity while firmly on the clean energy path. With the City Co... More »
I pray this message finds you well and in good spirits. What a week it has been! On Monday night, we approved the 100% affordable housing project at 600 Rosemont in East Pasadena. This is considered a “by-right project,” meaning the city has no legal grounds t... More »
Pasadena residents are right to ask difficult questions about surveillance technology. Privacy matters. Transparency matters. And any government program that collects data should face careful examination and accountability. But after years of debate over Pasad... More »
There has been a lot of coverage about the crowded field of candidates seeking to become California’s next governor. It’s especially crowded because this is an open-seat contest, with no incumbent running. Also California conducts state elections under “open p... More »
When our son was ready to graduate from his balance bike to one with real pedals, I asked friends which brand to buy. The response was confounding. Woom, Cannondale, and Co-op camps all said theirs was the only option. I found myself measuring my little one’s ... More »
Across the state officials keep throwing money at the homeless problem as politicians on both sides of the aisle continue to make empty promises. And yet, the problem keeps getting bigger. Either we’re not getting anywhere, or it’s taking a really long time to... 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 »
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 »
