Share: On the ballot this year is Measure H, an attempt to help rent control and tenants in Pasadena continue living without fear of ridiculous rent increases. Weighing on the measure is Bee Rooney, a member of Pasadena For Rent Control, a group in favor of Measure H, who explained the group’s goals. “It’s all for the intention of keeping people housed,” Rooney said. “We want to allow people to stay at a place for a year or two or even three at a time. …
PCC pro-choice voters eager to secure abortion rights with Prop 1
Share: The PCC community will be voting on Proposition 1 on Nov. 8, which would amend the California constitution to expressly protect reproductive freedom, including abortion services and contraceptives. As it stands, reproductive products and services are provided in California under the state’s 2002 Reproductive Privacy Act, which says that people have the right to privacy in their reproductive choices. The act operates prior to the viability of the fetus, which is legally defined as before the fetus can survive outside of the uterus without …
How fear feeds authoritarianism and corrupts democracy
Share: The political climate in American politics has been challenging how our democracy functions and if it will continue to function as a democracy at all. With the Republican Party using misinformation to appeal to the biases in its voting base, it has seemingly groomed them to accept dictatorial leaders as well as a draconian government. Lisa Pringle, a professor of political science at PCC, discussed how the authoritarian mentality can take over a large swath of the political spectrum and what makes an individual …
Does your vote matter? PCC students say yes. And no.
Share: Enthusiasm towards voting varied while asking, “does your vote matter?” to students and staff across campus. This group included first-timers to non-voters as well. One student was caught on her way out of the poll place on campus at Creveling Lounge. When asked about what compelled her to vote early–or vote at all, Amelie Shelton credited her parents. “It’s more so just the fact that my parents always made it out to be something that is important. And that always kind of stuck with …
PCC voters hit the polls for the first time
Share: Election day in the U.S. midterms is coming up fast and as such a brand new wave of voters are present and ready for their voices to be heard, some for the first time. Voting is an integral piece of our nation’s legislative process, which is completely reliant on people’s willingness to get out to the polls and make choices they think will benefit them. Whether it’s by visiting polling stations or voting by mail, the people’s voice is what decides how our elected …
BLOTTER: Campus stalking and disturbing the peace
Share: Monday, October 17, 2022 A student reported that a man was stalking her around campus. Information was taken and a report was filed. Staff reported a man sleeping in the grass on Lot 1. He was escorted off campus. Pasadena Police dispatch reported that they received a call about a verbal dispute between students in Lot 5. The suspects could not be located by the time an officer responded. Paramedics responded to a call from a student in Lot 4 regarding severe chest pains …
Early voting open at PCC’s Creveling lounge daily for Pasadena residents
Share: The Creveling Lounge at Pasadena City College has been open for in-person voting and ballot drop-off since Saturday, October 29, 2022 up until election day on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Their hours of operation every day are 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, except on Nov. 8 when the hours change to 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM. The Pasadena community has come out due to proximity, access, and the sanitary conditions that PCC provides. You can park in Lot 1 or Lot 3 which …
On The Spot: Courier asks, does your vote matter?
Share: Hailey Juarez and Collier Marshall go out to on campus to ask PCC students and staff if they vote and if they believe their vote matters. Follow:
Pasadena Gobbler event seeks to feed 300 local families for Thanksgiving
Share: The 38th annual Operation Gobbler fundraiser and food drive will feed hundreds of people in Pasadena this Thanksgiving. The Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) and Friends in Deed on Sunday, Nov. 20, offering free thanksgiving themed meals to Pasadena locals. Students can contact Friends in Deed for information on signing up and on whether or not they qualify for the thanksgiving meal, according to the executive vice president and secretary of the Jaycees Justine Gray. The food that will be distributed by the …