5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (350+ words) Taxation is theft, libertarian thinkers have long asserted, and Proposition 40 on the November ballot contains nothing that proves them wrong. The measure known as the Billionaire Tax Act would amend the state constitution to override existing limits on taxing and…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (171+ words) The city of Pasadena has relaunched its search for a permanent city manager after its announced hire earlier this year informed the city he would not be taking the job. In April, a city news release announced that Riverside City…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (383+ words) Voters in Pasadena have approved several special taxes to benefit the community in recent years. In November 2022, Measure L was voted in, through which citizens renewed the city’s library special parcel tax for 15 years. It raises roughly $2.8 million annually to…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (15+ words) Pasadena Star News...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (440+ words) The announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, gives the agency some stability following months of controversy and upheaval that led to a series of high-profile departures earlier this year. The announcement names permanent…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (267+ words) The Pasadena City Council will be trying out Tuesday nights for its regularly scheduled meetings this month as it prepares to make the permanent switch. An ordinance amending Pasadena’s municipal code is required to make the change. The ordinance had…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (523+ words) Until recent years, I was the yaysayer when it came to the efficiency of the United States Postal Service, which I found could sometimes deliver mail on the following afternoon that I had posted the previous morning, at least within…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (471+ words) The latest proposal is a “supplemental” rule that EPA said will help it and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers evaluate a wider range of options as they work toward a final rule that fully implements the Supreme Court’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (862+ words) Gerald Freeny, a longtime Tournament of Roses Association volunteer whose devotion to community service and the parade fueled his trailblazing path to becoming the Pasadena association’s first Black president, has died, Tournament officials said Friday. “Anyone who knew Gerald knows…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (409+ words) After months of negotiations and a last-minute compromise, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wildfire liability plan, was killed in the Assembly on Tuesday. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas said in a statement that efforts to determine who pays for massive wildfires — initiated after…...