Op-Ed | The South Pasadenan News
Op-Ed | Coping with Uncertainty, an Unintended Gift
By San San Lee
To weather the corona storm and sociopolitical ugliness in the US, we left LA for Barcelona at the end of August....
OP-ED | ‘Leadership and Transparency Go Hand-in-Hand, Where is the Leadership in South...
By Alan Ehrlich
2020 has been a strange year for a number of reasons, not just nationally, but also here in South Pasadena. It...
OP-ED | ‘Why This Single Mom POC Housing Advocate Supports the Fighter, the Hero,...
By Anne Bagasao
Last week, more than 150 yard signs for District 3 candidates Alan Ehrlich and Michelle Hammond went missing. For someone to round...
OP-ED | ‘We’ve Decided to Meet Bigotry with Bigotry’
By Chris Bray
South Pasadena is a model community: diverse, tolerant, open. But none of that is a given. We have to fight for it,...
OP-ED: Care First South Pasadena | Community Coalition Calls for Fully Investigating any Improper...
By Care First South Pasadena
Amid growing national concern about connections between local police departments and religious and right wing extremist groups, the Care First...
Op-Ed | Councilmember Mahmud ‘s Perceived Apprehension Over Rossi’s Appointment
By Ron Rosen
On August 19, the City Council met to decide if and how they would fill the empty District 2 seat.
It was the...
Op-Ed | ‘Understanding Why Hundreds of Residents Support Steve Rossi’
By Sheila Tully, Council District 2
Our city is in a financial crisis. No budget. No audit. No interim financial reporting. Five Finance Directors in...
Op-Ed | ‘Important Moment in the City’s 132-Year Financial History’
By Josh Betta
Rogers, Anderson, Malody and Scott, LLP, Certified Public Accountants (or, RAMS) will make public statements at the City Council meeting of August...
Op-Ed | Want to Improve Police Relations? Start with the Public Safety Commission
By South Pasadena Youth for Police Reform
After some of the largest protests South Pasadena has ever seen after the killing of George Floyd, the...
Op-Ed | Hazardous Traffic Conditions on Pine St Still Pose a Threat
By Caitlin Lainoff
Saturday night, July 25th, illustrated yet again an extremely dangerous traffic situation in South Pasadena. At 1 am, a car came barreling...
Op-Ed | Corona Yo-Yo or Moderation
By San San Lee
Several years ago, I lost 50 pounds. After being diagnosed with high blood pressure, I realized it was time to take...
OpEd | Reopening – A Good Time for Paranoia
By San San Lee
Birds are chirping, the sun is out, and the morning glories are flowering. Cool mornings and warm days – overcast skies...
OP-Ed | Finance Director Called to Task by Finance Commission for Mistakes
By Stephen Rossi: (Credentials Click Here)
Over the past few weeks, numerous questions have been raised regarding the lack of reliability, credibility, or transparency with the...
Finance Department Presented the Wrong Budget to City Council & Finance Commission | Report...
By Stephen Rossi: (Credentials Click Here)
Greetings Fellow South Pasadena Residents & South Pasadena Finance Commission:
The next finance commission meeting is eminent, and their recommendations...
OP-ED | Do Our Black Students Matter?: A Call to End Drug Sniffing Dogs...
By Jayden Eden
I still remember the cool air of a spring afternoon. In a small apartment building, I sat in my brown chair with...
You Really Are More Powerful Than You Think | Colette Whitaker, M.A., LMFT
If you take an early morning walk in South Pasadena like I do, your senses are rewarded daily with the sweet scents of jasmine...
Opinion | Reconsidering the Bank Street Surrender at SPHS
Buried on the South Pasadena City Council’s consent agenda tonight is a resolution to surrender, or “vacate,” a 600-foot section of Bank Street, a...
City Budget Deficit | Shedding Light on the Projected Budget
From William J. Kelly | Letter to the Editor
As the City of South Pasadena begins discussing some combination of higher taxes and fees and...
