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08/18/2026

Yesterday, we welcomed students of Thurgood Marshall Secondary School back to school! 🎒📚

As a proud Pasadena public school graduate, I know firsthand that our public schools are better than people sometimes think. For our youth, the year ahead will be full of excitement, growth, and opportunity. Let’s work together to keep our schools safe, strong, and great for our future leaders!

08/16/2026

💚🏛️ Young people are in touch with the future — and deserve a voice in shaping what comes next for Pasadena!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Youth Engagement Night! We had real conversations, shared ideas, heard what young people want to see in Pasadena, and talked about how to turn those ideas into action. Stay tuned for information on our next event! This is only the beginning.

A special thank you to Wild Parrot for giving us a great space to come together.

08/14/2026

🏟️✨ Yesterday, Steve Olivas — my appointee to the District 2 seat on the Rose Bowl Operating Company Board — and I visited the newly constructed Rose Bowl South End Zone Legacy Project, which will enhance the seating and viewing experience for fans attending the more than 200 events held at the Rose Bowl each year, including iconic Bruins games.

And the best part? Not a dime of taxpayer money has been spent. The $31 million project has been fully funded through private donors and the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. It’s exciting to see this investment taking shape and to see the Rose Bowl continue to evolve while preserving what makes it so special to Pasadena.

08/13/2026

🌡️☀️ The brutal heat wave we've just experienced is the new normal. We've always had hot summers in Pasadena, but the inexorable upward creep of temperatures is happening globally. The last ten years have seen the highest average temperatures in recorded history.

We need to do our share to slow this dire trend, but we also need to adapt to the reality. That means recharging our groundwater basin; planting more trees; ensuring residents have access to air conditioning; shifting how we get around; and building climate-resilient infrastructure for a hotter and drier climate.

Our Climate Action Plan, adopted back in 2018, hasn't been monitored since 2019.

The historic Climate Resolution adopted unanimously by the Council in 2023 declares "that climate change is an emergency that threatens the health and welfare of our city, region, state, nation, and the environment" and commits the City to "environmental stewardship and continued leadership in sustainability."

Yet it doesn't specify any other actions beyond achieving 100% carbon-free energy for our utility by 2030. We still have work to do to achieve that goal, but it's past time for comprehensive climate action. That's the only way to ensure Pasadena has a brighter future, not just a hotter one.

08/08/2026

🚒🧯The decision on whether to approve a parcel tax to modernize our Fire Department is now up to you.

Monday night, by a 7-1 vote (with one abstention), the Council voted to put the measure on the November ballot. For a detailed (and objective) account of the discussion, see Andre Coleman's story in Pasadena Now ➡️ https://pasadenanow.com/main/city-council-votes-to-place-22-1-million-fire-parcel-tax-to-november-ballot

At the outset, I acknowledged that the public discussion was rushed. I am certain that many of the legitimate concerns raised by both skeptics and opponents of a Fire parcel tax would have been addressed with a fuller opportunity for public debate. The alternative, however, is to wait another two years to augment our Fire Department's capacity to respond not only to the growing threats of disasters, but the realities of greater demands on day-to-day response to medical emergencies in an aging community.

The Council has already made hard choices to add additional capacity within our existing budget. Over the past three years, the overall city budget has increased by 9.2% (just under the cumulative inflation rate of 9.6%. But we have increased the Fire budget by 22.6% to add an additional paramedic ambulance for faster response; 7 additional fire inspectors and an Emergency Manager to focus on prevention; augmented PORT homeless response team to reduce 911 calls; and pioneering carrying whole blood on our response vehicles to improve patient survivability.

So to those who advocate that the City prioritize its existing resources to invest in fire and medical emergency response — we have. What's clear to me, however, is that replacing two stations that would likely collapse in a major earthquake and stretching our operational resources to improve citywide response times where seconds count cannot be accomplished without additional revenue. We can't afford to continue this level of aggressively augmenting the Fire Department without shortchanging other critical citywide needs.

Which leaves citizens with a clear choice: is it worth less than a dollar a day in additional taxes for the average homeowner to add an additional margin of security for your home and family against the threats of urban wildfires, earthquakes and to guarantee fast response when you need it for a family medical emergency?

08/05/2026

🚨🚒 Yesterday, we gathered at Jefferson Park for National Night Out, a great evening of connecting with neighbors, first responders, and community partners who help keep Pasadena safe.

Along with Mayor Gordo, I had the opportunity to catch up with some of our Pasadena police officers and firefighters, and thank them for the work they do every day to keep our community safe. And when it comes to protecting Pasadena, being prepared is one of the best investments we can make.

08/01/2026

🔍 Let’s just say there’s no shortage of aura in District 2…

🎙️Two surreal experiences: reporting live on military war games in a quiet Pasadena neighborhood — and being on "This Am...
08/01/2026

🎙️Two surreal experiences: reporting live on military war games in a quiet Pasadena neighborhood — and being on "This American Life" to talk about it.

When the US Army "Night Stalkers" invaded East Pasadena, I was there — and one of my videos racked up 8 million views on TikTok and Instagram. Then I was talking with a voice I'd heard for thirty years — but this time the legendary Ira Glass was talking to me (over headphones in the studios at LAist).

The segment airs tomorrow (Sunday) at 11 am on KCRW.

In my years of public service, I've talked to US Presidents, foreign heads of state, sports and entertainment superstars and Nobel laureates. But talking with Ira Glass for an hour ranks right up there.

08/01/2026

🇦🇲✨ It was a pleasure to welcome the interns from the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) to Pasadena City Hall. I enjoyed giving them a tour, but I also learned just as much from them through thoughtful conversations about advocacy, civic engagement, and public service.

For decades, ANCA has been a leading voice advancing the interests of the Armenian American community while empowering the next generation of leaders. The future of public service is bright with these young leaders!

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