City General Plan Update Meeting to be Held
The West Pasadena Residents Association (WPRA) will be holding a community meeting on July 21, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. at the Maranatha High School Student Center, 169 S. St. John Ave, to discuss with city officials the city’s General Plan, which is currently being updated. Community members are urged to attend the meeting which will [...]
Don't be Afraid to Mix It Up
I love walking into a room and finding a design scheme that is completely unexpected. Sleek, modern pieces mixed with traditional antiques and fabrics can be lively and fresh.
In fact, one of my favorite dining rooms is in a modern home with floor-to-ceiling windows, modern art decorating the walls, and the owner’s ornate antique Chippendale dining chairs paired with an IKEA all-white surfboard-shaped dining table. It’s fabulous and clever, all at once.
Judy Chu Sworn in as 32nd District Rep.
Judy Chu has been sworn in as the representative for the 32nd Congressional District, representing nearly half of the San Gabriel Valley as the first Chinese-American ever elected into Congress. Chu’s inauguration comes two days after she won the district’s special election for the vacant Congressional seat, after Hilda Solis resigned from the post to [...]
What would you do with a Free Car that Never Runs out of Gas?
South Pasadena’s Hilary McHone Drove East, Got Hitched South Pasadena’s Hilary McHone has just returned from an extended elopement, hitting the road and marrying her fiancé whom she has been dating for the past year. She met him, as do many these days, in the vast, fish-filled oceans of the Internet. On Tuesday, after a [...]
California Police Chiefs Oppose State Budget Cuts Releasing Prisoners and Reducing Local Revenues
The California Police Chiefs Association opposes the Legislature’s budget recommendation to cut the CDCR budget by $1.2 billion by releasing up to 20,000 prisoners. “The first priority of any government is to ensure the safety of its citizens. This is true regardless of whether we are talking about national defense or local policing,” says CPCA [...]
A Calm Port in the Perfect Storm
One Example of the Powerful Senior Reverse Mortgage By Steve Aranda I recently got a phone call from a past client of mine. She asked how I’d been doing. I told her about my kids, about business, about the things that people talk about in polite conversation when they haven’t spoken for some time. Appropriately, [...]
Water Shortage Declared in Pasadena
The Pasadena City Council declared a Level 1 water shortage Monday night, adding two new restrictions on water use in Pasadena and other areas that receive water from the Pasadena Water and Power Department. Effective July 16, outdoor watering is restricted to Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays during the summer period (April 1 to Oct. 31) [...]
Courts Furlough Employees, Continue Serving up Justice
Court employees had their first budget driven mandatory furlough day on Wednesday, July 15. Court reporters and clerks as well as the court security officers had an unpaid day off. The deputy sheriffs who act as bailiffs in some courtrooms were not forced to take the day off as they are not employees of the [...]
Eastward Connections Still Absent from New Pasadena Bicycle Plan
The City of Pasadena Department of Transportation has convened this year to begin revisiting its existing Bicycle Master Plan, which describes Pasadena’s long-range planning for developing bicycle infrastructure. A new plan will look at the full range of actions Pasadena could take to improve biking conditions, and is expected to require more innovation as the [...]
