Share: The Piazza, PCC’s main cafeteria, is undergoing changes to adopt a new food vendor as early as March— following the termination of food services on campus by the current contracting company, Sodexo, in December of 2022. Even though the replacement vendor has not yet been decided, preparation to make changes is currently ongoing. Four potential food vendors— Primo Nosh, PFD Management, Inc., Thomas Cuisine, and Genuine Foods attended a mandatory pre-proposal conference and job-walk. The vendors are encouraged to present their business proposals to …
Jaywalking is now legal! Is it the right thing to do?
Share: On Jan 1. 2023, the Freedom to Walk Act that was passed and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last year which makes jaywalking in California legal. According to the leading sponsor Assembly member Phil Ting, The law states it does not ticket individuals for jaywalking “unless a careful reasonable person would realize there is an immediate danger of a collision with a moving vehicle or other device moving exclusively by human power like a bike”. Calbike.org, who supported the legislation, stated that the jaywalking …
Activists get up to speed in eliminating bike deaths in Los Angeles
Share: As cycling becomes more popular, as both a form of transport and exercise, the planet and especially the United States has faced a massive increase in cycling injuries and fatalities. Even though cities across the globe are becoming more progressive and making it easier to safely ride a bike, the United States lags behind, leading the world in preventable cycling deaths. Some progress has been made across the country, in cities like New York and Minneapolis, though, Los Angeles falls far behind. Only implementing …
Driving disasters cause road rage for PCC students
Share: Under the heat of the winter sun, freshman criminal justice major Zayann Lozano describes scenes from the road that he witnessed in these past few weeks of rain. “When I was taking the 110, I saw a lot of crashes and people still sped up,” Lozano says. “They’ll even pass a police officer while speeding.” The type of reckless behavior Lozano describes is nothing new for anybody who has been on the road for a long time, especially in California. Specifically, LA County ranked …
Local initiative helps unhoused individuals during winter weather
Share: Following the intense storms of the last few weeks, many people without homes in Pasadena were left with nowhere to go. But thanks to Pasadena For All, they are working to change that. The group has only been around since 2020 but has been able to achieve some incredible things according to one of its members, Andrew Good, who has been a resident of Pasadena for eight years. “This latest meeting was probably our biggest accomplishment, otherwise, I’d say our accomplishments have been providing …
Men’s basketball 10-game winning streak continues in victory over Mounties
Share: The Pasadena City College Men’s Basketball team handily defeated Mt. San Antonio College 75-58 in their second conference game of the season, extending their winning streak to 10 games. The Lancers dominated the game from the opening tip after which they quickly moved the ball up the court and put up 5 points immediately, which set the tone for the rest of the game. Toward the end of the first half, the Lancers got a bit sloppy and began rushing plays but they quickly …
Hop into the year of the rabbit in PCC’s Lunar New Year celebrations
Share: Save the date for Tuesday, Jan 31. PCC’s Lunar New Year celebration will be taking place from 12-1pm. The event will be held in the quad and hosted by PCC Professor Cathy Wei and educational advisor Cathy Chen. “This event has been at PCC for 4 years. Every year has different things based on resources. We started planning this at the beginning of December. At the 2022 festival, everyone had masks. We once even had an online Chinese New Year celebration,” Wei says when …
Monterey Park mass shooting hits close to home for PCC officials
Share: A gunman opened fire into Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park Saturday night during a Lunar New Year festival killing ten and injuring 10 others in the largest mass shooting in the United States since Uvalde, TX. Elizabeth Yang, a lawyer and local resident of Monterey Park, was home with her family during the shooting and said she began to receive texts from friends to see if she was alright. “They’re usually retired ladies who are looking for something to do and have …
From California bottom feeders to conference contenders
Share: The Pasadena City College Men’s Basketball team is coming off an abysmal 2021-2022 season, finishing at an historic low record of 1-26. The whole season was filled with confusion at the coaching spots, constant lineup changes, and almost no consistency. However, looking at the new and improved coaching staff and lineup fans would never know how things went down last year. The Lancers are currently on an impressive 8 game win streak which is the longest in over 23 years. For this recent success …