In the ongoing discussions of possible secondary school consolidations, many board members talk about their preference for choice and the schools they think represent it. What I think some may be missing is that often parents either do not have a choice, because they did not get their choice in open enrollment, and others cannot…
Did you know that in 2019, a black woman has to work for 598 days to make the same amount a man makes in 365 days? On average, Black women are paid 39% less than white men and 21% less than white women. That is why #BlackWomensEqualPayDay is Thursday, Aug. 22. It is important to…
In regards to cannabis licenses, fees and profits Let me open this letter with my first inquiry to the Council and the City Manager on this subject. Who is looking out for the community in this process? First, the city has collected close to $2 million in fees for the right to apply to the…
“Major Williams” is a fake name. His real name is Courtney LaPaul Williams. This man filed a court action late last year to change his first name in an obvious attempt to hide his true identity. His “Pasadena Fund” is scam designed to enrich himself. Finally, he is a registered Republican who aggressively supports Trump…
Mayor Tornek has decided to run again. Does your paper have an archive of the decisions he has made during his time as mayor as well as the other jobs he has held while the city got so much in debt during his management era? I’d like to do a story on his success and…
It’s understandable that many people who have lost loved ones to murder, crave vengeance and want those killers put to death. Nevertheless, enlightened nations are not accomplices to the vengeance seekers by doing the killing for them. Such an act becomes state-sponsored vengeance. Thus, civilized societies that have abandoned barbarism now seek justice and rehabilitation…
Dear editor, So many voters in Pasadena really don’t know the real story of the need for the sales tax increase. They only drank the fear of collapse of all the service they haven’t gotten in the past and that the tax would solve the problem overnight. So sorry but it won’t. The money will first go…
Dear Pasadena Unified Community, On Nov. 6, Pasadena residents invested in the future of our schools with the resounding passage of Measures I and J. On behalf of the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, students, and staff, we would like to thank the Pasadena community for their tremendous vote of confidence. We are…