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View MoreNearly 5,000-sq-ft home on East California Blvd. faces neighbor appeal
Pasadena's Board of Zoning Appeals will hear a neighbor appeal Aug. 27 of a permit for a nearly 5,000-square-foot home at 3140 East California Blvd. that exceeds the neighborhood compatibility standard by 1,325 square feet.
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View MoreVice Mayor Rivas opposes Flock cameras as dozens rally at City Hall
Dozens rallied at Pasadena City Hall on Aug. 19 demanding the city cancel its Flock license plate reader contract before its September renewal, with Vice Mayor Jess Rivas publicly declaring she opposes any LPR system in the city.
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View MoreChu delivers $850K to replace six gas buses at Foothill Transit
Rep. Judy Chu delivered $850,000 in federal funding to Foothill Transit on Aug. 18 to retire six aging natural gas buses and replace them with zero-emission models, a move that touches Pasadena through Mayor Gordo's board seat and the agency's Rose Bowl shuttle service in Old Pasadena.
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View MoreRally planned at City Hall against Flock surveillance cameras
Pasadena residents, joined by Vice Mayor Jess Rivas and the NAACP, will rally at City Hall on Wednesday to demand removal of 61 Flock surveillance cameras after the Public Safety Committee canceled its meeting for the second time.
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View MoreAssembly committee kills Pérez's detention inspection bill without a vote
State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez condemned the Assembly Appropriations Committee for shelving SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, which would have required health inspections of California's private immigration detention facilities despite passing the Senate 39-0.
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View MoreLA County ADU boom hits record, but Pasadena still faces 9,400-unit gap
LA County built a record 10,230 ADUs in 2025, making up 37% of all new housing, but USC researchers say the boom won't close the region's massive housing gap as Pasadena pursues multiple development projects to meet its 9,429-unit state mandate.
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View MorePWP wants solar on city libraries, parking lots by 2028
Pasadena Water and Power released two RFPs on Aug. 5 seeking contractors to install solar and battery storage at 13 city properties and inviting private developers to sell renewable energy directly to the utility, as PWP races to meet its 2030 carbon-free electricity deadline.
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View MoreGordo challenges county over Measure ER funding gap for Pasadena
Mayor Victor Gordo is challenging LA County's plan to send just 1% of Measure ER sales tax revenue to Pasadena and Long Beach, even though the two cities generate 6.2% of the tax and run their own health departments.
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View MoreSix affordable housing projects could add 760 apartments along East Colorado Boulevard
Six affordable housing projects that would add about 760 apartments near East Colorado Boulevard drew a packed crowd to Pasadena's Housing, Homelessness and Planning Committee on Aug. 6, with residents raising concerns about density, parking and local control while housing advocates stressed the city's urgent need for affordable units.
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View MorePasadena to present first Environmental Justice plan at Aug. 12 commission meeting
Pasadena's Planning Department will present the city's first Environmental Justice General Plan element to the Human Services Commission on Aug. 12, while the commission also votes to send a Transitional Housing Report to City Council.
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View MorePasadena's Rose Bowl, SoFi Stadium are locked into Ticketmaster and banking rules are the problem
Federal banking laws prevent SoFi from selling tickets at its own Inglewood stadium, and the same Ticketmaster monopoly controls ticketing at Pasadena's city-owned Rose Bowl, where the council just approved a new Live Nation concert series and residents face fees averaging nearly 35% of face value.
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View MorePasadena launches master plan for crumbling Arroyo overlook
The City of Pasadena, One Arroyo Foundation and RJM Design Group are developing a master plan to restore the deteriorating One Arroyo Overlook and Emma Dickinson Bird Sanctuary; a second public listening session on Aug. 26 at Brookside Golf Club is residents' last chance to weigh in before conceptual designs are finalized.
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