Victor Caballero
This blog is written by Victor Caballero. I write about a wide variety of topics ranging from music to community events to energy.

Well, it depends….but if you are taking an existing intersection and retrofitting the ramps to current ADA standards and then adding a basic international style crosswalk with no lights, not sensors…. the cost could range from $650k to well over $1million. That’s what we are seeing done on a street a block away…. I was […]

The end of an era. When El Cholo moved from Fair Oaks to the Paseo it was a big move…. now El Cholo Pasadena is closing. Is this a sign of the timee, the cost of doing business, over regulation, wages, or a combination of all of the above. From Instagram To Our valued guests […]

Corpse Flower at The Huntington 2025 The Corpse Flower “Green Boy” is getting ready to release its pungent scent and is on view now for a limited time in The Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science. Watch the livestream, check the growth progress chart, and plan your visit. Join us as we watch and […]

As of Sunday morning July 27, 2025. Victory Park: DC Fast Chargers are Victory Park are ALL still offline. There is nothing posted on the chargers and you can attempt top use them and receive either an error or nothing happens. Robinson Park: It appears that 4 of the 5 DC Fast Chargers are back […]

As of July 23, all DC Fast Chargers are Victory Park and Robinson Park are OFFLINE.  Although you can attempt to use the ones that appear to be usable, they will not work. Returning either nothing or a variety of errors 302, etc.. Messages have been left with the City Manager Miguel Marquez at (626) […]

As the summer rolls along and there are more EV owners and people driving the need to charge quickly has not gone away and is actually more more critical than ever.  This is why we continue to bring up this issue with the state of charge in Pasadena in particular. All the parties who can […]

State of PWP EV DC Fast Charging July 14, 2025 This is an email sent to the general manager David Reyes and the assistant general manager of PWP who is responsible for EV charging.  I encourage people to call and email the top management: Varoojan Avedian  vavedian@cityofpasadena.net Assistant General Manager Pasadena Water & Power – […]

City of Rosemead announces launch of affordable on-demand transit program, Rosemead Go, to expand transportation access The City of Rosemead is excited to announce the launch of Rosemead Go, a new microtransit program that allows anyone in Rosemead to book an on-demand shared ride for a $1 or less for eligible riders. The Rosemead Go […]