The Los Angeles City Council’s Housing Committee voted to recommend ending pandemic-era eviction protections in February during a contentious meeting Wednesday but did not approve recommendations made by the Los Angeles Housing Department. The committee voted 3-1, with Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson dissenting, to suggest that the full council approve ending protections for tenants facing hard... More »
Three applicants representing local community based organizations vying for a seat on the city’s soon-to-be-seated Community Police Oversight Commission will give short presentations to the City Council on Monday. “In order to guide the Council’s decision-making, the candidates have been invited to attend Monday’s City Council meeting and give two-minute presentations,” according to a report to th... More »
As part of its non-profit mission, Huntington Hospital provides significant benefits to the communities it serves, often in the form of health education, outreach, and low or no-cost hospital care for the uninsured and those with limited means. In 2018, the hospital provided an estimated total of $120,533,094 worth of health care services and support to residents of the San Gabriel Valley and beyo... More »
Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center has been serving the Pasadena and San Gabriel community for over 40 years with residential and outpatient treatment services for adult men and women. They are a non-profit community based organization – which means that services are affordable and easy to access—as long as you are over 18 and are genuinely seeking to make positive changes in your ... More »
The City Planning Commission unanimously approved the proposed East Colorado Specific Plan (ECSP) update during its meeting on Wednesday, but not before implementing key amendments to allow for drive-through restaurants, the reduction of required parking spaces in select areas around Pasadena City College, and a three-foot setback along Colorado Boulevard. The ECSP, which would replace the current... More »
Thursday, Alibaba Pictures Group Limited and the Pasadena Community Foundation announced a partnership to tell stories of “doing good” in Pasadena with the launch of a short film competition called “Big Heart Small Film.” In May, current and recent graduate filmmaking students will be selected to tell stories about Pasadena area non-profits that are supported by the Pasadena Community Foundation. ... More »
In what officials called a history-making debut, the Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Commission met for the first time Tuesday with a ceremony led by Supervisor Hilda Solis marking the occasion. The meeting culminated an effort that began in June 2023, when Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn co-authored a motion to create the commission, with a mandate to make recommendations on policies that impact LGBTQ... More »
A Pasadena nonprofit and the Altadena Town Council were among 31 recipients receiving a total of $275,000 awarded by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) for community-driven traffic safety projects in the region. SCAG announced Tuesday it had recognized Day One for “Vamos Pasadena,” “Vamos Pomona,” and “Vamos El Monte,” and the Altadena Town Council and Safe Streets for the “... More »
In his final Planning Commission meeting before being sworn in as Pasadena’s District 2 Councilmember this weekend, Rick Cole led a push to fundamentally rethink how Pasadena regulates new development, particularly as the city faces an unprecedented wave of high-density projects. “The purpose of this exercise from my standpoint, and I only speak for myself, is not to make ugly buildings less ugly,... More »
In its continued effort to champion sportsmanship, leadership, and citizenship, the Rose Bowl Institute partnered with the Aspen Institute in late March to host its third Rose Table Dialogue, focusing on the definition of competition, the DeWitt Family Rose Table at America’s Stadium. A group of renowned coaches and business leaders met in the Charles E. Young Locker Room at the Rose Bowl Stadium ... More »
