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View MorePasadena Rose Bowl lawsuit lands on UC Regents agenda
The UC Regents will discuss Pasadena's Rose Bowl breach-of-contract lawsuit in closed session at their Sept. 14-16 UCLA meeting, as the informally stayed case over UCLA football's future at the stadium remains unresolved.
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View MorePasadena council advances Tuesday meetings ordinance
The Pasadena City Council took the first reading of an ordinance on Sept. 1 to permanently move its regular meetings from Mondays to Tuesdays, a change that would affect ten city commissions and boards.
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View MorePasadena lawmaker's smoke-damage bills clear Legislature, await Newsom
Two bills by Pasadena Assemblymember John Harabedian establishing the nation's first scientific testing standards for smoke-damaged homes passed the California Legislature on Sept. 1 and now await Gov. Newsom's signature by Sept. 30.
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View MoreAltadena anti-speculation bill passes Legislature, awaits Newsom
SB 1090, co-authored by Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez and Assemblymember John Harabedian, passed the California Legislature unanimously on Aug. 30 and would suspend a state lot-splitting law in Altadena's Eaton fire zone until 2030 if Gov. Newsom signs it by Oct. 13.
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View MoreSB 492 dies without vote, killing Eaton Fire fast-pay plan
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas declined to bring SB 492 to a vote on the final day of the California legislative session, killing a wildfire liability compromise that would have created a fast-pay program for Eaton Fire survivors and barred utility CEO bonuses after deadly fires.
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View MorePasadena City College becomes terminus for new Metro bus line
Pasadena City College will be the eastern terminus of Metro's new 19-mile all-electric Bus Rapid Transit line from North Hollywood, with a station under construction on the Colorado Boulevard campus and revenue service planned for February 2028.
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View MorePasadena weighs turning vacant lot into 3.5-acre park
Pasadena's City Council considered a stormwater project on Aug. 31 that would convert a vacant city lot near Eaton Blanche Park into 3.5 acres of parkland with a dog park, gardens and walking paths while capturing polluted runoff from a 10,294-acre drainage area.
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View MorePasadena weighs cutting council committees from six
Pasadena city staff presented options to cut the City Council's six standing committees to as few as three, citing persistent quorum problems and scheduling delays, though no final decision was made at the Aug. 31 meeting.
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View MoreSB 492 deal preserves Eaton Fire survivors' right to sue
California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to a wildfire liability deal that preserves Eaton Fire survivors' full litigation rights against utilities, with no damage caps and no contingency-fee limits, delivering the outcome Pasadena-area advocates fought for in Sacramento.
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View MorePasadena fire survivors break record waiting for federal funds
Nearly 600 days after the Eaton fire, Pasadena and Altadena survivors have surpassed Maui's 500-day record as the longest wait for federal long-term disaster recovery funds in U.S. history, with no appropriation in sight and rebuilding gaps averaging $500,000.
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View MoreEaton Fire survivors rally at Capitol against Newsom utility plan
Dozens of Eaton Fire survivors joined Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez at the California State Capitol on Aug. 25 to oppose Gov. Newsom's proposed fast-pay program, which would require wildfire victims to waive their right to sue utilities in exchange for expedited payouts, with the legislative session ending Aug. 31.
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View MoreLibrary retrofit passes halfway mark, moves to main floor
Foundation work on Pasadena's Central Library seismic retrofit has passed the halfway mark in the basement, with crews now preparing the main floor for reinforcement on the $186 million project targeted for summer 2028 completion.
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