Month: September 2020

The City of Pasadena Planning & Community Development Department will hold a virtual open house and live webinar to introduce and gather input on future development standards for projects located in the Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Specific Plan area. Participants will have an opportunity to navigate through a series of stations, interactive maps, and submit comments online.  Visit the virtual open house and join us during the webinar to learn about key updates to Fair Oaks/Orange Grove and how it promotes... continue reading »"Fair Oaks/ Orange Grove Round 3 Open House - Brining it Together Virtually"

Pasadena Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month PASADENA, Calif. - The City of Pasadena is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the cultures and  contributions of Hispanic and Latin Americans with exhibits, demonstrations, book discussions, films, events, lectures, workshops and activities for all ages. Programming is provided by the City of Pasadena's Pasadena Public Library and the Latino Heritage Committee, in collaboration with the City of Pasadena Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department.  For more information visit http://www.pasadenapubliclibrary.net or http://www.cityofpasadena.net/parks-and-rec.  Exhibits Exhibit -... continue reading »"Press Release - Pasadena Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month"

Press Release - Increase in Violence (1) News Release Additional Patrols Scheduled to Combat Weekend Violence Pasadena, CA – As a result of the weekend violence, The Pasadena Police Department will be deploying additional resources the next several weeks to prevent further violence. Assaults with deadly weapons have increased more than 40% this year as compared to last year and this weekend there was a stabbing which resulted in a homicide, a car to car shooting where close to twenty... continue reading »"Press Release - Increase in Violence"

Pasadena Second Unit ADU Program Just a reminder that the Informational Zoom webinars are scheduled for September 16, 2020 at 12:00pm & September 17, 2020 at 5:30pm at https://bit.ly/PasadenaADU Please share this flyer 2nd Unit ADU Program Announcement (Spanish) .  For more information please visit http://www.cityofpasadena.net/housing/second-unit-adu-program/. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL 2nd Unit ADU Program

The Bobcat Fire continued to slowly progress in all directions overnight, as anticipated. An evacuation order was issued for portions of Arcadia and Sierra Madre yesterday, but firefighters have been able to maintain lines and keep the fire out of the communities. Currently, the fire is at 36,366 acres and 6% containment. Crews today will be focused on strengthening and improving the fireline between the south end of the fire and the foothill communities. With the current fire behavior and... continue reading »"Bobcat Fire Update 9/14"

The Bobcat Fire continues to actively grow to the north and south. On the south end, the fire reached Santa Anita Canyon near Chantry Flat and remained active overnight. Crews worked actively all last night on the southern end of the fire where it is burning downhill into the foothill communities. This morning, an evacuation order was issued within the CITY OF ARCADIA for all residents north of Elkins Avenue and east of Santa Anita Avenue [https://bit.ly/3kdzrVv]. 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗮 [https://lacounty.gov/emergency/]. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗹𝘆, 𝘀𝗼 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬! 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 (𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲. See Los... continue reading »"Bobcat Fire Update 9/13"

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9_13_20_AM_ Bobcat Fire_Daily Fire Update  Sunday, September 13, 2020 7:00 AM Bobcat Fire TODAY: The fire continues to actively grow to the north and south, with keeping it out of the foothills communities as the top priority. Crews are constructing handline and dozerline where possible to stop the downhill progression. Indirect lines are being used where direct attack is not possible. As air conditions allow, helicopters are being used to support the ground forces. Elsewhere on the fire the focus... continue reading »"Bobcat Fire Update September 13"

Orange Grove Resurfacing Press Release Orange Grove Resurfacing Project All American Asphalt is currently constructing the City of Pasadena’s asphalt pavement resurfacing of Orange Grove Boulevard, from Lincoln Avenue to Sierra Madre Villa Avenue. This project involves resurfacing 4.5 miles of Orange Grove, using cold-in-place recycling and rubberized asphalt sustainable paving techniques, as well as construction of 1.7 miles of concrete curb and gutter, driveway aprons, cross gutters, and 105 access ramps. Upcoming phases of work include resurfacing between Lincoln... continue reading »"Construction on Orange Grove: Press Release and Notice"