Al Evans of the County Parks and Recreation Department tells Patch that while the market has not received final approval, it could be coming as soon as October.
The state's high court will hear a case filed by city redevelopment agencies that challenges a recent state law forcing them to pay millions to California to keep operating.
At Tuesday night's ACONA meeting, professionals in the film industry and officials with Alcoholic Beverage Control and LA County Regional Planning discussed two very popular topics among Altadenans.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors holds a marathon public hearing on proposed redistricting boundaries that will continue next month.
Californians for Legislature Ethics and Accountability Now are demanding that the Assembly opens its books to the public.
A usual opponent of the Department of Public Works talks about his recent experience with the department's Flood Control Division.
For the first time, JPL scientists believe they found salty liquid water on the red planet.
The incumbent Monterey Park congresswoman officially announced Friday that she will run in the proposed 27th Congressional District, which includes Altadena
At Tuesday's County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board will discuss whether to endorse a plan that Latino groups say violates federal voting rights laws meant to protect minority voters.
The owner of the Healthy Family Farms, who sells poultry and eggs at the South Pas Farmer's Market has been arrested on charges related to illegal production and sale of unpasteurized goat milk
Peter Scheer of the First Amendment Coalition tells Altadena Patch that the government's refusal to release the budget figures of legislative offices does not comply with California open records law.
If it weren’t for the new cars we see running up and down the streets of Altadena each year this town would look exactly like it did over 50 years ago. We need to keep developing Altadena, so the question is can we work together with the county to get it
If the plan released last week by a state redistricting commission is approved, one likely candidate is incumbent congresswoman Judy Chu, who would live in the newly-created district.
A public records request for legislative staff budgets filed by Altadena's representative, Anthony Portantino, has been officially denied. Portantino filed the request after he was told he would have to furlough his staff because he had gone over budget.
The City of Pasadena approved a request from the county to use the field to store sediment removed from the Devil's Gate Dam, which will greatly reduce the level of truck traffic that was expected for Windsor Avenue in Altadena.
A Los Angeles city building inspector from Eagle Rock who was convicted alongside another inspector from Altadena had his sentencing delayed on Monday.
Oliver Goodall, an Altadena veteran who served with the Tuskegee Airmen, was once arrested for joining 60 other black officers in an attempt to integrate an all-white officers' club.
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission voted on Friday to approve its final maps for congressional and state legislative offices. There will now be a two week public review period before the final vote, but there will be no revisions to the map
The ordinance, which passed on Tuesday, would give animal control officers authority to declare a dog vicious in an administrative hearing, rather than forcing the issue to go before a court.
After initially planning to relocate the Los Angeles Universal Preschool in December at the earliest, the Pasadena Unified School District now plans to have the school moved by the end of August.
Three seats on the Altadena Library District's Board of Trustees will be on November's ballot, and August 12 is the deadline for candidates to run.
The Gold Line extension will connect the western-most station, at Sierra Madre Villa, out to Glendora. The process had been threatened by contentious negotiations to build a required maintainence yard in Monrovia.
The community meeting on Saturday addressed previously unanswered questions from residents regarding the mandatory waste service that takes effect on Sept. 1, 2011. Athens Services will be the sole provider in Altadena and Kinneloa Mesa.
Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, has been claiming that his staff budget is being threatened as retribution for his vote against the state budget.
Representatives from the county and new contractors Athens Services are hosting community meetings to answer questions about the upcoming switch in September.
Town Council sends letter to county, expressing concern that drilling could be a headache for residents near Rubio Canyon.
The county recently reduced its fees for residents who want to install solar panels on their homes — and it's considering doing the same thing for businesses.
On Tuesday's meeting, the council is expected to elect new executive officers, hear a trash report from Athens Services and take action on community identification signs and permits for a water well
The state's redistricting commission has released a new concept for Altadena's Assembly District that groups it with Monrovia and South Pasadena while removing La Cañada Flintridge and some foothill areas to the west.
The plan, which will next go to the Board of Supervisors, keeps Altadena in the 5th District and represented by Michael Antonovich.
The head of the one-time Altadena charter school, Kate Bean, tells Patch in an interview about the process of trying to get space at Burbank Elementary and why it did not work out.
The Altadena Arts Council, a local non-profit, has gotten permission from the Pasadena Unified School District to put an arts center at the campus of Loma Alta Elementary
Though the state budget that has been passed eliminates funding for redevelopment agencies, LA County redevelopment officials are still waiting for figures from the state's Finance Department on what it will cost the county to keep the agency.
Sheriff's Department asks for the public's help in tracking down the John Muir High School student's killer
The county's redistricting commission will be evaluating three plans at its final meeting on Wednesday, and all three keep Altadena in the 5th District.
Altadena's representative in the State Assembly was the lone Democrat to oppose the state budget passed last month. Now he says a move to cut his office budget is retaliation from Democratic state leaders.
Bruce Wasson, a proponent of a separate Altadena school district, is part of a statewide group that filed a conflict of interest complaint against a State Board of Education representative.
The county's redistricting committee did not come to agreement on a plan at its meeting on Wednesday, but it will meet two more times next week.
The final flight of the space shuttle today will also mean an end to JPL's 30-year relationship with NASA.
Columnist Gregory Middleton sits down for a candid conversation once again with Altadena's two top cops, to talk about Altadena Capt. Steve McClean's 14 months since taking over the Altadena Sheriff's Station.