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View MoreLandlord group circulates petition to repeal Pasadena rent control by 2038
A landlord group called Pasadena Housing Providers is collecting signatures to place a charter amendment on the ballot that would phase out Pasadena's rent stabilization and eviction protections by 2038, drawing a public warning from a Rental Housing Board member who says signature gatherers are misleading voters.
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View MorePasadena utility hits 94% carbon-free electricity; battery storage facility breaks ground in August
Pasadena Water and Power's first progress report shows the utility has secured 94% of its carbon-free electricity needs ahead of the city's 2030 deadline, with a 25-megawatt battery system breaking ground at Glenarm in August and a $90 million municipal solar expansion now in procurement.
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View MorePUSD sues city over tree ordinance blocking lead cleanup at 11 school campuses
PUSD filed a lawsuit July 17 in LA County Superior Court seeking to block the city from enforcing its tree protection ordinance at 11 campuses where lead- and arsenic-contaminated soil must be excavated before school opens August 17.
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View MoreRose Bowl lease lawsuit hearing pushed to September 2 as judge weighs motions
A Pasadena judge has continued the case management conference in the city's lawsuit against UCLA, which alleges more than $1 billion in damages, to September 2, extending uncertainty over the stadium's future and the taxpayer-funded improvements tied to it.
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View MorePasadena council faces Aug. 3 deadline on fire parcel tax and parking tax ballot measures
The Pasadena City Council is weighing a 24-cent-per-square-foot fire parcel tax and a 10% parking occupancy tax for the November ballot, with a final decision due by Aug. 3 to meet the county deadline.
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View MoreCouncil approves $1.64 million to electrify city yards, shifts solar program to competitive design-build
The Pasadena City Council on Monday, July 20, unanimously approved three contracts totaling $1.64 million to wire Pasadena Water and Power's maintenance yards for electric vehicle charging and separately changed how the city will procure all projects in its municipal solar and energy storage program.
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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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