Jess Rivas - Pasadena City Council District 5

"There is currently a strong commercial incentive on the part of the technology industry to overstate the capabilities of their products." https://trib.al/HsaSxYx

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💪Congrats to the Commission on the Status of Women on a productive year!

Commission on the Status of Women, Strictly Advisory, Closes a Year in Which Two of Its Recommendations Became City Practice

Pasadena’s Commission on the Status of Women has no authority to enact policy. Yet over the past fiscal year, two of its recommendations moved into city practice: the city administratively adopted California’s pay-equity pledge, and the City Council revised its candidate guide to require express consent before a resident’s name or street address can appear in campaign literature — a change the commission grounded in the safety of domestic-violence, stalking, and sexual-violence survivors.
---> https://pasadenanow.com/main/commission-on-the-status-of-women-strictly-advisory-closes-a-year-in-which-two-of-its-recommendations-became-city-practice

Pasadena Raises Pride Flag at City Hall, Calling Visibility ‘Critical’ in Fraught National Moment

On the first day of Pride Month, city officials, community leaders, and residents gathered on the steps of Pasadena City Hall on Monday to raise the rainbow flag for the sixth consecutive year, a ceremony that, in the current political climate, carried weight beyond the ceremonial.
---> https://pasadenanow.com/main/pasadena-raises-pride-flag-at-city-hall-calling-visibility-critical-in-fraught-national-moment

The Commission on the Status of Women is busy! Thank you for all you do!

Commission on the Status of Women, Strictly Advisory, Closes a Year in Which Two of Its Recommendations Became City Practice

Pasadena’s Commission on the Status of Women has no authority to enact policy. Yet over the past fiscal year, two of its recommendations moved into city practice: the city administratively adopted California’s pay-equity pledge, and the City Council revised its candidate guide to require express consent before a resident’s name or street address can appear in campaign literature — a change the commission grounded in the safety of domestic-violence, stalking, and sexual-violence survivors.
---> https://pasadenanow.com/main/commission-on-the-status-of-women-strictly-advisory-closes-a-year-in-which-two-of-its-recommendations-became-city-practice

Good summary of last night’s discussion. Thanks Pasadena Now!

City Committee Split over Use of Flock Cameras as Flood of Residents Raise of ICE Fears

Pasadena officials supporting license plate reader cameras as crime-fighting tools collided Wednesday with residents who argued the technology now threatens immigrant-community trust because any data collected by local police could be used against locals if it reaches federal immigration enforcement.
---> https://pasadenanow.com/main/pasadena-committee-split-over-use-of-flock-cameras-as-flood-of-residents-raise-of-ice-fears

The Pasadena City Council voted this week to clear the way for new apartments for low-income fire survivors. But some council members noted their hesitancy to approve the project, saying their hands were tied by state law.

Mayor Victor Gordo joined the rest of the council in denying an appeal from homeowners opposed to the project that would bring 133 units of low-income housing to East Pasadena. But he expressed reluctance, blaming state lawmakers for pitting local elected leaders against the interests of existing residents.

The council vote upheld an earlier Design Commission approval for the developer’s plans, which include adapting a former office building into 50 units of permanent supportive housing for tenants including formerly unhoused people. A new five-story building will include another 81 units of income-restricted housing. Two units will be for property managers.

Members of the Lower Hastings Ranch Association appealed the project’s design approval, arguing the project was too tall, too dense and unsuited to the neighborhood.

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