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Parsons building viewed from the north on Walnut Street.
- Photo by Terry Miller
Pasadena Parsons Complex Undergoing Major Face-Lift Eastern Parking Lot Being Replaced by Five Six-Story Buildings BY GUS HERRERA The City of Pasadena’s recent development trend is showing no signs of slowing down. It seems almost every few weeks a new proposal for a significant project pops up within one of city hall’s many meet-
ing chambers. Whether it is the construction of hotels or multi-story commercial/ residential structures, the city is certainly undergoing an aesthetic makeover. Many of Pasadena’s major arteries are laced with in-progress construction sites, if not vacant,
Parents Petition for Removal of Madison Principal
The parents of 194 Madison Elementary School students demanded that Principal Juan Ruelas be removed before the start of school next month, in petitions to Pasadena Unified
School District's Board of Education. 346 community members petitioned supporting their demand to remove Ruelas. SEE PAGE 15
fenced-off parcels. On Aug. 2, the city’s design commission convened a special meeting to approve a final review on the newest development, which is set to replace the Parsons Corporation building’s eastern parking lot (110 W. Walnut St.) with “approximately
210,000 square feet of office space, approximately 17,500 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and up to 475 residential units.” The project, referred to as 100 West Walnut Development, will consist of five six-story buildings, which will aim “adjoin the three streets
along the outer perimeter of the site (Walnut on the north, Fair Oaks Avenue on the east and Holy Street … on the south),” via an engaging, open-space system of trendy alleys and corridors. One building will be used as SEE PAGE 15
City Pays PETA $23,500 in Legal Fees
Madison Elementary Principal Juan Ruelas.
- Photo by Terry Miller
PETA has scored a victory in a lawsuit taking on the Pasadena Police Department’s (PPD) efforts to cover up its collusion with SeaWorld in the arrest of SeaWorld protesters at the 2014
Rose Parade. As a result of the lawsuit, the City of Pasadena has handed over a log of repeated communications between
SEE PAGE 14