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Letter To The Editor
Letter to the Editor | Save Our 18 Hole Arroyo Golf Course
Dear City Council and Community Members,
I have lived in South Pasadena for more than 35 years now. My children grew up and graduated from our school sustem and I took my turn as PTA...
CalTrans Property | Former Mayors & Council Members Urge Representation
To: City Council
From: Former Mayors and Councilmembers, 1990-2020
The undersigned appreciate the current council’s efforts to bring the situation at 626 Prospect Avenue to an agreeable conclusion. We acknowledge the fine legal work done necessary...
Letter to the Editor | A Tribute to Tom Ashby
By Bob Weaver
My friend, Tom, died recently. In processing his loss, I have two very different emotions—deep sadness at the passing of a dear friend, but also profound gratitude at how our friendship has...
Letter to the Editor | Caltrans Homes Plan “An Opportunity for Reset” and Move...
BY The South Pasadena Preservation Foundation 'SPPF', Submitted by Mr. Gallatin
The City of South Pasadena finds itself in danger of getting bogged down in a costly, unproductive quagmire if it continues to follow its...
Letter to the Editor | Caltrans Homes Sales Decision is Vital
By Delaine Shane
Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council Members:
DON’T IMPLEMENT SENATE BILL 381!
I live in the former 710 freeway corridor and STRONGLY SUPPORT THE SOUTH PASADENA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION’S PLAN!
Selling the Caltrans properties to qualified buyers...
City Treasurer Election | Alan Ehrlich Candidate Statement
Provided by Alan Ehrlich
Alan Ehrlich, a frequent critic of city spending practices and priorities has entered the race to become the next City Treasurer. “I’m excited to bring my twenty years of successful business...
Letter to the Editor: South Pasadena Public Library a Haven for Learning
I am writing in support of renewing the Special Library Tax and encourage my fellow South Pasadena citizens to join me by voting YES on Measure LL.
As the Marengo Elementary School library technician for...
Letter to the Editor: Peafowl – Peacocks in South Pasadena Scheduled to be Ejected
BY BEE SIMPSON
Our city is close to contracting for removal of peafowl. The company to do this is Raptor Events which includes taking raptors to birthday parties and weddings.
They claim to have 50 “sanctuaries”...
City Treasurer Election | Zhen Tao Candidate Statement
Provided by Zhen Tao
Currently serving her second term on the South Pasadena Finance Commission, Zhen Tao will seek the city-wide office of City Treasurer for South Pasadena in November’s general election.
Zhen has 20 years...
School Board Elections | Karen Tamis Candidate Statement
Provided by Karen Tamis
Karen Tamis announced her candidacy for South Pasadena School Board Area 5.
A mother of three children in the South Pasadena Unified School District - one each in elementary, middle and high...
Letter to the Editor | Support a Spirit of Civility in Campaigning
We love South Pasadena.
There are so many wonderful characteristics that are uniquely South Pasadena. One of those being the willingness and ability of local political candidates to remain friendly and respectful in their campaign...
Letter to the Editor | A Message to City Council on Orange Grove Park...
Dear City Councilmembers,
My name is Monika Petrillo. I have been a South Pasadena resident for 23 years and have raised my two children here.
When they were little we spent lots of time at the...
Sheriff Alex Villanueva L.A. County | Letter to the Public Citing Progress Under His...
By Sheriff Alex Villanueva
On December 3, 2018, I was sworn into office on a promise to Reform, Rebuild, and Restore the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. After twenty-two months, one pandemic, civil unrest, an openly...
Letter to the Editor | Attention Councilmembers: We Hope You Can Do Better
BY ODOM STAMPS
On Monday morning at 8:30am, I attended an in-person meeting of the South Pasadena Public Safety Commission hoping to speak out in support of a fellow small town business owner. It was...
Letter to the Editor | A Plea to Vaccinate as New School Year Starts
Letter to the Editor | By Ken Zangwill, MD, Division Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Families with SPUSD students:
As school starts and the Delta COVID variant continues to spread, I strongly...
Letter to the Editor | Facing COVID, the US Still Must Rise to the...
Letter to the Editor | Addison Foord, Borgen Project Ambassador
Following World War II, the United States stepped up as the leader of the free world. Although many may point to the US playing a...
Letter to the Editor | Update on South Pasadena Tenants Union
Dear Mayor Mahmud and Council:
It was wonderful to be back in Chambers this week and to see all of you together in the same room.
I was late and missed General Public Comment so I'm...
Letter to the Editor | Thank You for Your Book Donations!
Sally Kilby, President for the Board, Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library
The Board of the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library thanks the community for turning out in force on Saturday May...
Letter to the Editor | Response to LAHSA Homeless Services Budget
May 5 Public Comment Re: Measure H Fiscal Year 2021-2022. Submitted by Care First South Pasadena
Dear Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office:
Care First South Pasadena is a community coalition that is reimagining public safety...
Letter to the Editor | Summer School Inequalities
General Public Comment; SPUSD Board Meeting, April 13, 2021
The South Pasadena Education Foundation is near and dear to this community, and rightfully so. But SPEF has been stubborn in its refusal to keep free...
Letter to the Editor | Pitfalls of SB-381
By Bert DeMars
At the behest of the city, Senator Anthony Portantino drafted bill SB-381 that would presumably allow the city to buy all the Caltrans properties at the original purchase price, and then decide...
Letter to the Editor | Hero Pay Ordinance: Rebuttal to the City Manager’s Report
City Council
ITEM NO. 9
Rebuttal to the City Manager’s Report
DATE: April 7, 2021
FROM: Anne Bagasao, Ella Hushagen, John Srebalus & Helen Tran, Concerned Residents of South Pasadena
SUBJECT: Public Comment, Open Session, Agenda Item...
Letter to the Editor | ‘Negotiation, Not Legislation.’
In the wake of the state decision to abandon the extension of the 710 freeway, a long corridor that runs through South Pasadena invites reinvention. Dozens of homes seized by the state decades ago...
Letter to the Editor | Chinese-American Club Boosts Local Business
The South Pas Chinese-American Club (SPCC) did something big to bolster city businesses decimated by the pandemic.
Last Saturday, its “Free Bingo” event on Zoom resulted in more than 100 dinners being sold by local...
Letter to The Editor | CalTrans Homes: Permanent government ownership by the City of...
The City of South Pasadena is a black box. Problems are deposited inside the black box; then, at some future point, a course of action falls out of the black box, fully formed, and...
Letter to the Editor | City of South Pasadena Legal Team is Out of...
South Pasadena City Council Members should know the answers to these questions at Wednesday's Council Meeting:
1.) On Friday, Jennifer Pancake told the judge that she didn't know if the other judge who signed the...
Letter to the Editor | Response to ‘South Pasadena Crime Rose About 8.6 Percent...
By Matthew Barbato, South Pasadena Resident
I've written to you previously regarding a similar issue in your reporting on crime and the police department. I'm disappointed to have to be writing again. Your recent article...
Letter to the Editor | ‘Demand for a Local Ordinance to Protect Tenants’
By South Pasadena Tenants Union (SPTU)
The undersigned ask the City Council to pass a straightforward, modest measure to stem the tide of evictions without further delay.
Under existing law, landlords can evict tenants under the...
Letter to the Editor | ‘The Negative Influence of Donald Trump’s Demeanor on Young...
By Bridget Bickell, SPHS Class of 2026
In today’s world, political opinion and stance is something that is more highly debated than ever. I feel our President, Donald Trump, is exuding a bad image for...
Letter to the Editor | Jack Donovan Assumes South Pasadena Council Seat
First I want to thank the voters of District 2. I am honored that you have placed your trust in me to be your voice on the City Council. I also pledge to not...
