Category Archives: Pasadena

Police are telling us that a Pasadena woman lit her house on fire before shooting and killing herself yesterday morning, a day before she was supposed to be evicted because she couldn’t pay her mortgage. Our reporter is out there … Continue reading →

Speaking of city managers, in talking to La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan on Wednesday about Frank Tripepi’s recent appointment to transition manager, Lujan started talking about the possibility of La Puente needing to reevaluate it’s city manager salary when a … Continue reading →

Pasadena’s virtual gadfly is calling it quits and his attorney is advising him to take down his blog, Foothill Cities blog is still down, and Rosemead’s city Web site is finally up.

Washington is looking at a $700 billion bailout, California is facing an economic crunch and many San Gabriel Valley cities are weathering budget shortfalls. But Pasadena apparently has $2 million for a “quieter” helicopter. The move to buy one was … Continue reading →

Only for two hours that is. Rose Bowl to try vehicle banHuman-power only on the loop on ThursdayBy Janette Williams, Staff Writer Article Launched: 09/22/2008 10:34:38 PM PDT PASADENA – In a two-hour experiment this Thursday, the 3.3-mile loop around … Continue reading →

The L.A. Times wrote a really interesting article on the Aurora Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, where earlier this month, a 14-year-old girl was raped by a 16-year-old patient at the hospital, as staffers and the suspect’s probation officer slept … Continue reading →

So Pasadena has a new city manager, Michael Beck. But what is he going to get paid? More on that later in the day… Here’s what a Riverside blog had to say about the hiring. And here’s how a Pasadena blog intiated him. Riverside asst. … Continue reading →

It seems the Foothill Transit Governing Board wants Pasadena to join its Joint Powers Authority. Frankly, I guess I’m a little surprised they weren’t already a part of it……

This just in from business reporter Ben Baeder: Pasadena-based East West Bancorp Inc. reported a $26 million loss for the second quarter, the bank’s first quarterly loss in at least five years. The bank president is hosting a conference call … Continue reading →

Pasadena Star-News reporter Fred Ortega tells us that parking signs in Pasadena are confusing motorists. Apparently, the drivers get two-free hours of parking, but you can’t tell that by reading the signs. But signs noting that patrons need not pay … Continue reading →