In a unanimous vote last Monday, the Pasadena City Council gave the approval to begin negotiations for the development of a senior affordable housing community on a city-owned parcel of land across from City Hall. The proposed development will provide 112 apartment homes for low-income seniors with an average affordability of 50% of the area median…
The City of Pasadena Human Services and Recreation Department will host its third annual, free “Centennial Square Boxing Show” featuring a full-scale boxing ring in front of City Hall, located at 100 N. Garfield Ave. The show will be Friday, Aug. 24, from 7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Weigh-ins begin at 4:30 p.m. The “Main Card” will feature pugilistic match-ups…
PTU wants City Hall to intervene with “just-cause eviction policy” By Staff According to Pasadena Tenants Union (PTU), 54 longtime residents at 120 S. Roosevelt have been given a 60-day notice to vacate. PTU is asking why Pasadena does not have a just-cause eviction policy to protect these Pasadena residents. In open commentary at City Hall on…
Photo by Terry Miller/Beacon Media News National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON) and other social justice groups will participate in a march to City Hall Feb. 27. The LA Times reported last week that Trump’s initial executive order on immigration enforcement prioritized 8 million of the 11 million plus undocumented immigrants in the U.S. for enforcement action….
Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek discusses major developments in Pasadena during State of the City Address The following is the transcript from last night’s state of the city speech at Washington School. Last year I devoted the entire State of the City to finances. This year I will devote some time to finance, but I will…
