Pasadena Now

2 days ago | pasadenanow.com | Andre Coleman

On Monday, Supervisor Kathryn Barger expressed frustration with the lack of building permits issued to homeowners to rebuild following the devastating Eaton Fire. As of last Friday, just 15 building permits have been issued to property owners that lost their homes in the Eaton Fire. “We are simply not meeting the mark,” Barger said during her weekly address updating the progress of efforts to rebuild the community.

4 days ago | pasadenanow.com | Fred Shuster

Former legal heavyweight Tom Girardi is expected to be sentenced to federal prison Tuesday — his 86th birthday — for ripping off $15 million from injured clients in a long-running Ponzi scheme. Girardi is a Pasadena resident. The hearing comes a day after U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton said that despite Girardi’s age-related dementia, she will sentence him to prison rather than placement in a long-term care facility.

4 days ago | pasadenanow.com | Andre Coleman

The Pasadena City Council has approved a contract with Los Angeles County to receive $1.3 million in Measure A funding for local homeless services on Monday. The funds will support programs through June 2026 as part of the council’s consent calendar. The $1,324,440 allocation comes from the first round of Measure A’s Continuum of Care (CoC) funding, which voters across Los Angeles County overwhelmingly approved in November.

4 days ago | pasadenanow.com | Andre Coleman

[print-me target="#content"] Share The City Council approved a resolution to establish two new job classifications and approve salary updates for 24 existing positions across several city departments, aiming to improve recruitment, retention, and internal alignment with operational needs. The updates will increase pay for employees in the City Manager’s Office, Department of Water and Power, Public Works Department, Human Resources Department, Finance Department and the Department of...

4 days ago | pasadenanow.com | Lynn La

As California grapples with a $12 billion budget deficit, that state’s peer-run phone service that provides free 24/7 mental health support to thousands of residents across the state could face deep funding cuts, or even a shutdown.