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.

A Cautious Review of Poppy Bank: What to Know Before You Deposit While Poppy Bank frequently advertises competitive interest rates and holds a 5-star rating from BauerFinancial, a closer look at their terms, physical footprint, and customer experiences reveals several drawbacks. If you are considering opening an account, here is a cautious review of what […]

The Sizzle of Summer: Your Ultimate Guide to Hatch Chile Season in LA It happens every August. The late summer heat settles over Southern California, but there’s a different kind of heat we’re all waiting for. You can smell it before you see it—that unmistakable, intoxicating aroma of charring peppers drifting across grocery store parking […]

New Leadership Takes Flight: Tyron Hampton Elected President of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority If you’re a frequent flyer in Southern California, you already know that Hollywood Burbank Airport is a true gem when it comes to travel convenience and customer service. Now, as the airport prepares to enter a historic new chapter, it will be […]

Have you ever stopped in the middle of Los Angeles, surrounded by concrete, roaring traffic, and towering buildings, and wondered where nature fits into the equation? In a sprawling, fast-paced metropolis like LA, green spaces are often paved over for parking lots, and the delicate balance of our local ecosystem can easily be forgotten in […]

Here is a comprehensive summary of the July 16, 2026, Pasadena Rental Housing Board (PRHB) meeting. As is often the case with this board, the meeting stretched well over four hours, mired in bureaucratic confusion, circular debates, and procedural quicksand that perfectly encapsulated the community’s frustration with a body that regularly meets for 3 to […]

Pasadena’s Parking Enforcement Gamble: Why Bringing Inter-Con In-House Could Cost More Than It Saves For the past several years, Pasadena’s streets have been patrolled by a mix of city employees and workers from Inter-Con Security Systems, a private contractor that has handled the bulk of parking enforcement since 2020. That arrangement is now in question. […]

Sips & Stories: Women in Mexican Art History Art Trippin’ and the the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) present Sips & Stories: Women in Mexican Art History, an evening lecture series blending art, wine, and community. Thursdays in August, Art Trippin’ is collaborating with the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) to offer a four-part […]

PASARROYO FARMERS MARKET! Pasarroyo | 225 S. Lake Avenue | 626-792-5161 Pasarroyo Pasadena hosts a weekly farmers market starting Tuesday, July 14th from 9:00am – 2:00pm. Enjoy fresh produce, artisan baked goods, coffee and beverages, prepared foods, international cuisine, specialty foods, local farmers and more! View Printable Flyer. For more information, please visit Pasarroyo or call 626-792-5161.

  5 Tons of Danger: Why Pasadena’s Historic Fireworks Bust Should Be Your Wake-Up Call As we inch closer to the Fourth of July, the evening skies across Southern California usually start popping with early, illegal celebrations. It’s a familiar soundtrack for many of us—a random boom echoing off the foothills, followed by the distant […]