Overnight Mosquito Treatments in Altadena and Monterey Park
Overnight Mosquito Treatments in Altadena and Monterey Park If you heard a slow-moving truck on your street in the middle of the night this week, it wasn’t the trash crew. The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (SGV Mosquito) is running truck-mounted mosquito treatments in parts of Altadena and Monterey Park in the […]
Vote No on Measure PFD
Vote No on Measure PFD on November 3. Nobody in Pasadena is against firefighters. But Measure PFD is the City asking residents for $22.1 million a year in new money because City Hall won’t make fire protection a priority inside the budget it already has. Pasadena families are already paying some of the highest sales […]
Vote No on Measure PFD: Pasadena Should Have Budgeted for Its Firefighters
Vote No on Measure PFD: Pasadena Should Have Budgeted for Its Firefighters Sep 30, 2026 · @Victor Caballero Nobody in Pasadena is against firefighters. The men and women of the Pasadena Fire Department run toward the emergencies the rest of us run from, and they deserve modern stations, enough colleagues on every shift, and equipment […]
Public Health Reports Highest Number of West Nile Virus Cases in Nearly a Decade
Public Health Reports Highest Number of West Nile Virus Cases in Nearly a Decade Public Health Urges People to Take Immediate Steps to Prevent the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Illness The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is reporting 100 cases of West Nile virus infections so far this year, marking the highest number […]
The Insider’s Guide to Evening Parking at Pasadena City Hall
The Insider’s Guide to Evening Parking at Pasadena City Hall If you are planning an evening trip to Pasadena City Hall—whether to get involved in local government or just to admire the gorgeous Mediterranean Revival architecture—you might be wondering about the parking situation. The good news? It is a lot easier (and cheaper) than you […]
The Quorum Crisis: How Pasadena’s Legislative Delays Threaten Effective Governance
The Quorum Crisis: How Pasadena’s Legislative Delays Threaten Effective Governance In municipal governance, showing up is more than a professional courtesy—it is a baseline constitutional requirement. For a city council or standing committee to legally deliberate, vote, or enact policy, a quorum must be present. When leaders fail to appear, the gears of local government […]
Return to Sender: Pasadena’s Rent Registry Rollout is a Lesson in Bureaucratic Dysfunction
Return to Sender: Pasadena’s Rent Registry Rollout is a Lesson in Bureaucratic Dysfunction The mail carriers of Pasadena have been busy this week, dropping off official notices from the city’s Rent Stabilization Department. If you own or manage residential property in town, you likely found one of these envelopes in your mailbox: a firm, legally […]
Two Slow-Motion Failures: How Pasadena’s Health Department Is Dropping the Ball on Mosquitoes and Leaf Blowers
Two Slow-Motion Failures: How Pasadena’s Health Department Is Dropping the Ball on Mosquitoes and Leaf Blowers Pasadena likes to think of itself as a city ahead of the curve. It banned gas-powered leaf blowers a full year before the state did. It runs its own public health department, one of only three cities in Los […]
Filing a Claim with SCE for Eaton Fire Damage: What Altadena and Pasadena Residents Need to Know
Filing a Claim with SCE for Eaton Fire Damage: What Altadena and Pasadena Residents Need to Know If your property was touched by the Eaton Fire — whether it burned to the ground or simply filled up with smoke and ash — Southern California Edison has a compensation program open right now, and it […]
Unblinking Eyes: The Growing Backlash Against Flock Cameras in Pasadena and Beyond
Unblinking Eyes: The Growing Backlash Against Flock Cameras in Pasadena and Beyond Every time you drive to the grocery store, drop your kids off at school, or commute to work in the city of Pasadena, there is a high likelihood that an unblinking, AI-powered eye is logging your exact location, the make of your vehicle, […]