City Council: Mayor Victor M. Gordo
Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, Victor immigrated to the United States with his parents as a young child. The oldest of six, Victor grew up in Pasadena and is a proud product of the Pasadena Unified School District. Both of his parents worked two jobs. Victor’s father was a dishwasher and cook at Ranchero's Mexican Restaurant for 50 years. His late mother, who died when his youngest brother was four years old, was a seamstress. From age nine until he was 17 years old, Victor delivered the Pasadena Star-News newspaper every day before school and every weekend.
Victor played football, baseball, and soccer at Pasadena High School and received a number of athletic honors including All Pacific League honors and All San Gabriel Valley Ambassadors Co-Athlete of the year. The Pasadena High School faculty awarded him the George Stewart Memorial Scholarship established to “honor the graduating senior whose character, determination, and quiet leadership best reflect the memory of George Stewart.”
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City Council Goals & Objectives
- Maintain fiscal responsibility and stability
- Improve, maintain and enhance public facilities and infrastructure
- Increase conservation and sustainability
- Improve mobility and accessibility throughout the city
- Support and promote the quality of life and local economy
- Ensure public safety
Government Structure
The City has a Council-Manager form of government with seven City Council districts each electing a Councilmember to a four-year term. The Mayor is an at-large or Citywide elected position serving a four-year term.
The City Council is responsible for setting policies, passing ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing committee members, and hiring the City Manager, City Attorney/City Prosecutor, and the City Clerk.
The Mayor acts as the chief executive of the City in performing all acts required to be performed under the laws of the State of California and our City Charter. The Mayor is the official head of the City for all ceremonial purposes, by the Courts for the purpose of serving civil process and by the Governor of the State for military purposes. The Mayor has a voice and vote in all proceedings of the City Council and presides over City Council meetings
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• September 22, 2023
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• September 17, 2023
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• September 10, 2023
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• July 10, 2023
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• June 19, 2023
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• June 12, 2023
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• June 1, 2023
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• May 22, 2023
PROCLAMATION: Whereas gun violence touches every segment of our society...
• May 22, 2023
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• May 4, 2023
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, a nationally recognized Day of Prayer came into...
• May 1, 2023
PROCLAMATION: Whereas it is important to acknowledge the contributions older...
• April 24, 2023
PROCLAMATION: Whereas on April 24, 1915, the Turkish Government perpetrated...
• April 24, 2023
PROCLAMATION: Whereas sexual assault affects people of every age, race,...
• April 17, 2023
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• April 1, 2023
PROCLAMATION: Whereas the City of Pasadena celebrates the role that...
• February 27, 2023
PROCLAMATION: Whereas women of every race, class and ethnic background...
• January 16, 2023
PROCLAMATION Whereas the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s has...
• November 13, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas serving as trusted frontline providers of health care...
• November 11, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas the history of the United States is rich...
• November 1, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas according to the United States Small Business Administration,...
• October 24, 2022
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• October 17, 2022
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• October 3, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas walking is a healthy mode of travel that...
• October 3, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas recognition of the contributions of persons with disabilities...
• September 19, 2022
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• September 17, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas it is fitting and proper to accord official...
• September 4, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas suicide is a national and statewide public mental...
• July 11, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas Pasadena’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department promotes...
• June 13, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas Pasadena’s older adults are valued members of society...
• June 11, 2022
PROCLAMATION Whereas Pasadena is home to some of the world’s...
• June 1, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas Pride Month began in June, 1969 on the...
• May 23, 2022
PROCLAMATION Whereas gun violence touches every segment of our society...
• May 16, 2022
PROCLAMATION Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities and services are of...
• May 6, 2022
PROCLAMATION Whereas a nationally recognized Day of Prayer came into...
• May 2, 2022
PROCLAMATION Whereas it is important to acknowledge the contributions older...
• April 25, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas sexual assault affects people of every age, race,...
• April 11, 2022
PROCLAMATION Whereas on April 24, 1915, the Turkish Government perpetrated...
• April 11, 2022
PROCLAMATION Whereas established in 1872, Arbor Day encourages the planting...
• March 2, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas for more than a century, the American Red...
• February 28, 2022
PROCLAMATION: Whereas women of every race, class and ethnic background...
• January 17, 2022
PROCLAMATION Whereas the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s has...
• December 30, 2021
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As 2021 comes to a close and we...
• December 14, 2021
Our City lost a bright light yesterday evening with the...
• November 27, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas according to the United States Small Business Administration,...
• November 22, 2021
November 22, 2021 Dear City of Pasadena: This past Saturday...
• November 11, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas the history of the United States is rich...
• November 7, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas serving as trusted frontline providers of health care...
• October 18, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, in Pasadena there are over 1,000 persons living...
• October 18, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas the mission of The Friends of the Pasadena...
• October 4, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas the path towards LGBTQ+ equality and liberation has...
• October 4, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas bullying is physical, verbal, sexual, or emotional harm...
• October 4, 2021
PROCLAMATION Whereas recognition of the contributions of persons with disabilities...
• September 27, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas enhancement: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance,...
• September 17, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas it is fitting and proper to accord official...
• September 5, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas suicide is a national and statewide public mental...
• July 12, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, Pasadena’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department promotes...
• June 1, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, Pride Month began in June, 1969 on the...
• May 24, 2021
PROCLAMATION Whereas, gun violence touches every segment of our society...
• May 24, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, established in 1872, Arbor Day encourages the planting...
• May 17, 2021
PROCLAMATION Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities and services are of...
• May 3, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, a nationally recognized Day of Prayer came into...
• April 26, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, sexual assault affects people of every age, race,...
• April 19, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas on April 24, 1915, the Turkish Government perpetrated...
• April 10, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, quality early childhood education promotes the intellectual, emotional...
• March 30, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas the act of donating an organ, tissue, marrow,...
• March 8, 2021
PROCLAMATION: Whereas, women of every race, class and ethnic background...
• January 14, 2021
PROCLAMATION Whereas the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s has...
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