Local film Director Brett Nicoletti has featured another hidden Pasadena gem in his new short documentary film titled, “Repair Café ‘Building Resilience.’” Repair Café is an international nonprofit organization that helps communities become more sustainable by holding meetings where people can have items repaired for free to reduce waste and improve the environment. There are…
Building on the success of Project Roomkey in California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced last Thursday the immediate release of $600 million in funding for Homekey — a project set forth to protect Californians that are at high risk for serious illness and or have been impacted by the pandemic and are in need of safe…
As government officials at all levels across the country scramble to provide answers for all issues surrounding COVID-19, Union Station Homeless Services leaders are planning to deal with a potential rise in homelessness rates caused by the pandemic. Results for the 2020 Pasadena Homeless Count were based on a count performed in January — before…
Local residents who recently organized the protest against ICE in Pasadena are part of The Compassion Support Team, a.k.a. CST2020. The group of volunteers is funded by the community and has been in the trenches of all the mass Black Lives Matter protests in local areas. The group is responsible for bringing water, first aid…
Local youth activists did not let the global pandemic discourage their plans to demand that government leaders support the Green New Deal (GND) and other policies regarding the environmental welfare of humanity during Earth Day 2020. Ozzie Simpson, student lead coordinator of Sunrise Sequoyah and founding member of Sunrise LA Youth, kicked off the week…
An eviction moratorium concerning residential and commercial renters was put in place as an effort to protect thousands of local residents from being evicted for non-payment of rent due to the global health crisis and economic catastrophe COVID-19 has caused. Many people were left with only a couple of weeks to learn about the temporary…
By Alex Cordero The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced provisional guidelines for COVID-19 prevention measures and recommended the public and communities to cancel and/or postpone public gatherings that consist of 50 people or more throughout the nation for the next 8 weeks. Per the CDC, large gatherings can contribute to the…
By Alex Cordero Julia Allegretti is an undergraduate student at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena and hosted a queer clothing trade on Monday as a way to connect with the community by sharing journeys in a brave artistic form. “When I came out as [transgender], I started transitioning my wardrobe to better express my…
