Letter To The Editor

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Letter to the Editor | Bob Joe Concedes Election to Evelyn Zneimer

Congratulations to City Clerk Evelyn Zneimer for winning the City Council seat representing District 1. I wish her the best in representing the City of South Pasadena and her district. I extend my thanks to all those who...

Letter to the Editor | ‘THANK YOU South Pasadena Voters!’

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Once again you have affirmed your support for our public safety departments, city services and small town way of life. On November 3rd South Pasadena voters approved Measure U by a...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Concerns About City Response to Trump Rally’

By Ava Dunville My name is Ava Dunville and I’m a very concerned resident of South Pasadena. Sunday, I was in attendance of the Counter Protest taking place on Mission and Fair Oaks. I was...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Jack Donovan for City Council’

The upcoming City Council Race is important to the future of our City.  The sitting City Council has made some good moves in accepting the resignation of a dishonored City Council person, and the...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Tips for South Pasadena Voters’

By Alan Ehrlich The SOUTH PASADENA LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM on El Centro Street is now open for in person voting from 10 am to 7 pm daily. On Election Day, Nov. 3, hours are 7 a.m....

Letter to the Editor | ‘Write In Rossi and Here’s Why’

By Ron Rosen  It has come to my attention that three candidates for City Council are sharing the same campaign backers and working together to help each other get elected. Those candidates are Bob Joe,...

Letter to the Editor | ‘My Support for Dr. Patricia Martinez-Miller for School Board’

By Richard Murphy I am a resident of South Pasadena, father of two school-aged boys, a dedicated coach and an infectious disease doctor with L.A. County. I write here to voice my support for Dr....

Letter to the Editor | ‘My Full Support and Endorsement for Jon Primuth’

By Andrew Berk Jon Primuth is a skillful leader and an exceptional candidate who I fully support and endorse for our next Councilperson, District 3, South Pasadena. Jon has continued to show his balanced, diligent and...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Vote Yes on Measure U to Preserve the South...

By Ellen Torres, President, Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library Vote yes on Measure U to preserve the South Pasadena that we all love. As a child growing up in South Pasadena, I enjoyed going...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Letter to Chief Ortiz Regarding Joe Richcreek Hate Crime’...

Letter submitted to South Pasadena Police Department Police Chief Joe Ortiz by James DeSimone, Civil Rights Lawyer on August 12, 2020. Dear Chief Ortiz: I am writing on behalf of and at the request of Fahren...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Bob Joe Has Always Been a Leader’

By Shireen Chang I am supporting Mayor Bob Joe for re-election as City Councilmember for District 1. As Mayor, he was instrumental in the City’s ability to meet unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic and...

Letter to the Editor | Support Erik Gammell for School Board

By Noel Garcia, AYSO Region 214 Commissioner I first met Erik Gammell as a parent several years ago while our kids played together in the park. Our first conversations were about the schools, and I...

Letter to the Editor | ‘I Support Mayor Bob Joe in His Campaign’

By Barbara Klein Dear Editor: As a community volunteer at the Senior Center and a longstanding South Pasadena resident who attended almost every City Council meeting before the pandemic, I support Mayor Bob Joe in his...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Join Us and Vote YES on Measure U’

By Lissa & James Reynolds, Fremont Centre Theatre  Do you want community, senior, youth, and library programs? Sidewalk, street, sewer and road repairs? Park maintenance, tree trimming and landscaping? Infrastructure and technology upgrades? Public safety, paramedic services, and rapid...

Letter to the Editor | Anti-Racism Committee of South Pasadena: City Council Candidates Address...

Responding to a questionnaire sent by the Anti-Racism Committee of South Pasadena to all of the candidates in the November 3 election for South Pasadena City Council, three of the six candidates have outlined...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Time to Let Go of Anger’

Letter to the Editor submitted by: Gretchen & Vic Robinette Bianca Richards Lissa & Jim Reynolds Lorena Manriquez Gregg Kettles Peggy O'Leary John Vandercook Lela Bissner We are grateful to our City Council for hiring Sean Joyce as Interim City Manager. Our fervent...

Letter to the Editor | ‘The Unintended Harm of Chief Ortiz’s ‘Error in Judgment”

Letter to the Editor: Submitted by Will Hoadley-Brill On the afternoon of Thursday, September 24, South Pasadena Police Chief Joe Ortiz invited members of the police department, the City Council, and the Public Safety Commission...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Letter of support for Measure U’

Letter to the Editor: Submitted by Zahir Robb   I have spent 40 years in South Pasadena. I was born here, I met my wife here, and we are raising our children here. It turns out...

Letter to the Editor | City Staff and City Council Tried to Eviscerate the...

City Attorney Highsmith, recently retired City Manager DeWolfe (who retired on September 12, 2020), Police Chief Ortiz and Public Safety Commission Subcommittee consisting of two City Councilmembers, tried to eviscerate the powers of the...

Letter to the Editor | ‘City Government Offers No Help with Power Blackout in...

All the homes on Las Palmitas Street in the Monterey Hills have been without power since about 10:30 am on Sunday, September 7. Temperature in our homes reached 106 degrees yesterday. Requests to the City...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Edison is Extremely Difficult to Work With’

For those of us living on Las Palmitas, this Labor Day weekend represents the umpteenth three day weekend in the last five years we have spent without electricity. It’s a regular occurrence, I could...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Gratuitous PR for the Police Department’

Dear Editor, I am troubled by a string of articles coming out in The South Pasadenan online over the last week. The first article involves a modest increase in the crime rate but is written to...

Letter to the Editor | ‘A Letter from a Local Housing Advocate’

Dear South Pasadena: With all the chaos that has ensued the past six months, I was torn away from my usual activism of fighting for South Pasadena renters. As early as April, I knew the inevitable...

Letter to the Editor | ‘We Support Stephen Rossi and Lawrence Abelson’

Dear Mayor and City Council: As South Pasadena residents who live in District No. 2, we, Delaine Shane and Susan Sulsky, thank most of the city council who voted for the expedited process to appoint...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Vote Yes on Measure U’

The UUT is on the ballot for renewal this fall. Measure U will not increase in the current rate and voters can repeal this tax at any time. What makes South Pasadena exceptional? In the midst of...

Letter to the Editor | ‘Let’s Not Make Our Financial Situation More Difficult’

South Pasadena Needs to Keep the Utility Users Tax (UUT) by Voting Yes on Measure U November 3. 2020 will go down as a year we would all like to forget. Businesses have shut down,...

Letter to the Editor | ‘City’s Actions Against Alison Smith’

Khubesrian was right. She’s not solely responsible for the City’s horrendous actions against Alison Smith. City Manager DeWolfe and City Attorney Highsmith are equally to blame. DeWolfe lead an organization that: Violated city and state law...

Letter to the Editor | ‘I Speak as an Ally’

I’m here to support Fahren and London and the Black Lives Matter movement nationwide. I’m here to support the cause. I believe in this. I speak as an ally. I’ve lived in South Pasadena for...

Letter to the Editor | A Response to TASP Concerns

Letter to South Pasadena Residents & Parents: (A follow-up from a group of SPUSD parents to the TASP letter 8/2/2020) On August 2, the Teachers Association of South Pasadena expressed concern in the South Pasadenan about...

TEACHERS SPEAK OUT: A Letter to South Pasadena Residents & Parents

Dear South Pasadena community, We love your kids, and we love our jobs. We love South Pasadena and decided to work here because we believe it is a unique community--in fact, we have several teachers...
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