New Pasadena city manager could be selected tonight (or might not be)

Riverside city officials are a little more open-mouthed about the Pasadena city manager job than Pasadena officials. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported over the weekend that Riverside Assistant City Manager Michael Beck is a finalist for the Pasadena job.

A Riverside city offical told him that Pasadena council members Jacque Robinson, Margaret McAustin and Sid Tyler spent Friday afternoon at Riverside city hall talking with officials about Beck.

Beck also says he expects he could hear something on Monday (today). There is another closed session scheduled at 5:30 p.m. tonight.

Fortunately, in the PE's story they got nothing out of Pasadena officials, which I find relieving, since I also can't get anything (at least on the record) out of them.

A source told the Pasadena Weekly a few weeks ago that a decision would likely be made by the end of July, so this could be it. However, last week, a source who I can't name told me that time estimate was pretty optimistic, and that it wouldn't surprise him/her if it dragged well into August.