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Hotel project push back could forge new political alliance

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Brian Charles

PASADENA – A hotel project that has drawn the ire of Pasadena community members and organized labor will head to the Pasadena Planning Commission at 6:15 p.m., on Wednesday, in the Hale Building, 175 N. Garfield Avenue, according to city … Continue reading →

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Pasadena leader frustrated by NAACP’s jobs agenda

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Brian Charles

PASADENA – What did Pasadena community leaders learn about local hiring at the NAACP’s National Convention last week? Nothing, according to Ishmael Trone, community leader and Northwest Pasadena business owner. “We were looking for something on local hiring at the … Continue reading →

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Rose Bowl job fair draws residents vying for jobs

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Brian Charles

PASADENA – The unemployed and the underemployed arrived in droves Thursday to the Pasadena First Source Buy Local Opportunity Fair at the Rose Bowl. There were a few smiles, some winces and plenty of frowns on the faces of the … Continue reading →

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Pasadena NAACP to push jobs at national convention

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Brian Charles

PASADENA – It’s all about jobs at the NAACP’s 102nd Annual National Convention in Los Angeles, which begins Friday. A contingency of 25 Pasadena residents, including Pasadena-branch NAACP President Joe Brown and six delegates to the convention, will press the … Continue reading →

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