In order to slow the spread of COVID-19 while continuing to engage the community, the City of Pasadena Planning & Community Development Department will hold virtual open houses for its program Our Pasadena—Putting the Plan in Motion starting in July. Our Pasadena was launched in 2018 as a step towards the implementation of the city’s General Plan, which…
$80K in Fines Assessed to Pasadena Bakery for Labor Violations
A joint investigation including staff from the City’s Planning & Community Development Department and the California Department of Industrial Relations – Bureau of Field Enforcement (BOFE) has resulted in a combined assessment of more than $80,000 in back wages, damages, premiums and interest for minimum wage violations and various California labor code violations at Chapala…
City of Pasadena Launches New Presale Self-Certification Program
The City of Pasadena Planning & Community Development Department will launch its new Presale Self-Certification Program on April 1, 2019. On Jan. 28, 2019, the City Council approved an ordinance that would replace the current Occupancy Inspection Program with the Presale Self-Certification Program. The Occupancy Inspection Program was adopted in the early 1970s in an…
Community Workshops In Pasadena Are Full Steam Ahead To Update The City’s Specific Plans
By Alex Cordero Rain did not keep local residents, the Planning & Community Development staff and council members in the City of Pasadena from the Lincoln Avenue community walking tour that was scheduled on Feb. 2. Councilmember Tyron Hampton made sure to communicate that the meeting to discuss the specific plan for this particular area…