Pasadena’s Finance Committee is scheduled to consider $7,521,019 in additional capital improvement spending Tuesday, including $5 million for Raymond Avenue underground utility-related street lighting and $750,000 to address failing elevators at City Hall. The proposed amendments to the fiscal 2027 Capital Improvement Program would direct money to infrastructure, pedestrian safety and community fa... More »
Pasadena’s Northwest Commission is scheduled Tuesday to consider updates to a strategic plan that places neighborhood health and safety, local economic development and preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games at the center of its work through June 2027. The plan divides responsibilities among three ad hoc committees and outlines potential coordination with city departments, community ... More »
Pasadena’s Senior Commission is scheduled to consider an updated annual work plan Tuesday, Oct. 13, that calls for broader distribution of a senior resource guide, more contact with underserved older residents and a citywide Older Americans Month event next May. The plan sets three priorities for the fiscal year ending in June 2027: celebrating older adults, helping residents find services and ass... More »
A senior Pasadena Water and Power official will join a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist, a regional water manager and a technology company executive Wednesday, Oct. 14, for a discussion examining the relationship between water supplies, energy use and emerging technologies. The event, presented by Pasadena Climate Commons and Caltech’s Resnick Sustainability Institute, is scheduled from 6 ... More »
One person was struck and killed by a Metro train in Pasadena, officials said Monday. The pedestrian was struck by an A Line train on the tracks south of the Fillmore Station near the intersection of Glenarm Street and Arroyo Seco Parkway, a Metro spokesperson said. Pasadena Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and confirmed the fatality, officials said. A bus bridge was set up between... More »
Students as young as grade-school age will join college students, young professionals and older community members in Pasadena on Saturday, Oct. 17, for a public discussion examining how different generations of girls and women view politics, leadership and civic responsibility. The National Women’s Political Caucus Greater Pasadena Area has scheduled “The Intergenerational Conversation on Politics... More »
State and local firefighter unions are demanding that opponents of Pasadena’s Measure PFD remove a website and advertisement they say misleadingly suggest firefighter support for the No campaign, escalating a dispute over the proposed public safety parcel tax. The calls come on the heels of accusations by the No on Measure PFD campaign accusing Pasadena city officials of using Fire Chief Chad Augu... More »
Pasadena City Hall, city services and Pasadena Unified School District campuses will operate on a normal schedule Monday, Oct. 12. Federal offices, post offices, Los Angeles County offices and most bank branches will close for the day, which the federal government observes as Columbus Day and Los Angeles County observes as Indigenous Peoples Day. Police, fire and trash collection run as usual. The... More »
People who want to run for the Altadena Town Council have until 5 p.m. Friday to file for one of eight seats up for election this year, one in each of the community’s eight census tracts. The council is an elected, nonpartisan advisory body for Altadena, an unincorporated community that lies outside all 88 of Los Angeles County’s incorporated cities. Its bylaws say its purposes are to convey resid... More »
The Black Education Expo (BEE), founded and produced by Victoria Williams, recently hosted 2,000 attendees at the Pasadena Convention Center. K-12 families, educators and community members traveled from Northern California and across Southern California for a free, intergenerational experience connecting education, literacy, technology, mental health, wellness and opportunity. Led by Williams, co-... More »
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