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View MorePasadena weighs $2 million contract to keep up with surging eBook demand
The Pasadena City Council considered a $2 million, five-year sole-source contract with OverDrive to sustain the public library's fast-growing digital collection, as eBook checkouts rose 37% and waitlists jumped 80% over four years.
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View MorePasadena reviewing applications for Rental Housing Board vacancy
The Pasadena City Council is reviewing applications for the Alternate Tenant Member seat on the Rental Housing Board after the application window closed July 9; no appointment date has been set.
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View MoreLA County translates Board of Supervisors agendas into Spanish, Tagalog, and Mandarin
Los Angeles County launched multilingual Board of Supervisors agendas in Spanish, Tagalog, and Mandarin on July 15, complying with SB 707 and giving Pasadena's more than 20,000 limited-English-proficient residents better access to county decisions including Eaton Fire recovery measures.
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View MoreLASD to field questions on drones, surveillance gear at July 22 virtual meeting
The LA County Sheriff's Department will hold a free virtual meeting on Wednesday, July 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. to present its 2025 military equipment report covering drones, a cellular site simulator, and kinetic energy projectiles used in Altadena and Northeast Pasadena.
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View MorePasadena weighs five new tax measures for November; Cole calls for more public debate before August deadline
Councilmember Rick Cole called on the Pasadena City Council to hold broader public discussions before placing any of five proposed tax measures on the November 3 ballot, with a Friday, August 7 deadline to submit final language to Los Angeles County.
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View MorePasadena approves $740,000 car-free event on Colorado Boulevard as Olympic dry run for Rose Bowl
The Pasadena City Council voted Monday, July 13, to accept a $500,000 Metro grant and hire CicLAvia to close Colorado Boulevard to cars on a Sunday in November, framing the event as a large-scale rehearsal for moving Olympic soccer fans to the Rose Bowl in 2028.
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View MorePasadena's Human Relations Commission to track hate crimes and define city's role in 2028 Olympics
Pasadena's Human Relations Commission set its FY 2026–2027 work plan at its July 7 meeting, assigning commissioners to collect hate crime data from the police department and define the panel's role in 2028 Olympic Games preparations at the Rose Bowl.
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View MorePasadena Planning Commission holds study session on expanding safe parking zones
The Pasadena Planning Commission held a study session Wednesday, July 8, on whether to expand zones where safe parking programs for vehicle-dwelling residents can operate, though no vote was taken and any formal change would require a City Council vote.
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View MorePasadena weighs zoning rules for data centers as neighbors ban them
The Pasadena Planning Commission held a study session Wednesday, July 8, to consider draft zoning definitions for data centers, including size, power and water thresholds, but took no vote; any permitting decision would require separate public hearings and a City Council vote.
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View MorePasadena posts stop-work orders after PUSD cuts protected trees at John Muir High
The City of Pasadena posted stop-work orders at multiple PUSD campuses after the district cut four protected trees at John Muir High School without permits, escalating a standoff that could lead to litigation at a closed-session City Council meeting on Wednesday, July 8.
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View MorePasadena workshop on July 14 will walk landlords through just cause eviction rules
Pasadena's Rent Stabilization Department holds a free workshop Tuesday, July 14, at 199 S. Los Robles Ave. to explain just cause eviction rules, required notice procedures, and relocation assistance requirements for landlords of covered rental units.
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View MoreUnion Station Homeless Services loses 20% of federal funding as LAHSA sues Trump administration
Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena has lost 20% of its federal funding after HUD suspended grants to LAHSA, which filed a federal lawsuit on June 30 seeking to block the freeze while the case is reviewed in court.
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