Share: In Pasadena see the Courier / LAist coverage of PCC’s Board of Trustees, Pasadena’s City Council and the Pasadena Mayor’s race. This was republished with permission from LAist as a part of our joint collaboration. There are state laws and judicial rulings that support the right of a person who is experiencing homelessness to register to vote. But that doesn’t mean the process is easy to figure out. If you’re unhoused and want to vote, this FAQ is intended to help address some of the most common challenges, …
You Can Vote In The March 2024 Presidential Primary Even If You’re Not Registered With A Party. Here’s How
Share: In Pasadena see the Courier / LAist coverage of PCC’s Board of Trustees, Pasadena’s City Council and the Pasadena Mayor’s race. This was republished with permission from LAist as a part of our joint collaboration. California is voting in the presidential primary election this March. If you’re a registered voter with a political party, you’ll automatically get a ballot with that party’s presidential candidates.But if you aren’t affiliated with any party — that is, you’re registered as “No Party Preference” — here’s what to do if you want to participate …
How Do I Vote By Mail?
Share: In Pasadena see the Courier / LAist coverage of PCC’s Board of Trustees, Pasadena’s City Council and the Pasadena Mayor’s race. This was republished with permission from LAist as a part of our joint collaboration. Have you made a plan to vote in the March 5 primary election yet? Millions of vote-by-mail ballots are going to homes across the state.We’re still voting during a pandemic, so voting by mail is definitely encouraged and, just as in the last election, every registered voter in California …
What’s on the ballot: Pasadena City College Board of Trustees
Share: This voter guide covers both the Pasadena area and Pasadena City College Board of Trustee elections in partnership with The PCC Courier and LAist. For coverage of L.A. County, California, and federal races that might be on your ballot, head to LAist’s Voter Game Plan. To find out what will be on your ballot, head to the L.A. County interactive sample ballot website. In the March 2024 primaries several local leaders and new candidates are campaigning and spreading the word about what they bring …
What’s on the ballot: Pasadena City Council
Share: This voter guide covers both the Pasadena area and Pasadena City College Board of Trustee elections in partnership with The PCC Courier and LAist. For coverage of L.A. County, California, and federal races that might be on your ballot, head to LAist’s Voter Game Plan. To find out what will be on your ballot, head to the L.A. County interactive sample ballot website. In the March 2024 primaries several local leaders and new candidates are campaigning and spreading the word about what they bring …
What’s on the ballot: Pasadena Mayor
Share: This voter guide covers both the Pasadena area and Pasadena City College Board of Trustee elections in partnership with The PCC Courier and LAist. For coverage of L.A. County, California, and federal races that might be on your ballot, head to LAist’s Voter Game Plan. To find out what will be on your ballot, head to the L.A. County interactive sample ballot website. In the March 2024 primaries several local leaders and new candidates are campaigning and spreading the word about what they bring …
FAFSA Simplification Act aims to make financial aid more accessible
Share: As one of the nation’s premiere transfer schools-Pasadena City College and its students are majorly impacted by changes to the FAFSA applications in the 2024-25 FAFSA cycle-such as increases in federal grants and a streamline of the application process. The FAFSA Simplification Act was originally passed by Congress in 2020 with the goal of overhauling and simplifying the student financial aid process. This act changes the method of measuring a family’s ability to pay for college; the previous Expected Family Contribution (EFC) method has …
4-year universities and community colleges swap degree programs
Share: Amid transfer season, higher education alternatives are beginning to materialize for students who struggle with paying high tuition. While community colleges typically offer associate’s degrees and four-year universities with bachelor’s degrees, the opposite may soon be true. In other states, four-year universities such as Butler University in Indianapolis and the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis have either implemented or are preparing to implement new, two-year colleges after Chicago’s Loyola University started the model in 2015. The effort comes in response to rising college …
Faculty Association survives ouster from state union
Share: In the second decertification attempt in a year, the Pasadena City College Faculty Association (PCCFA) won a majority over the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) to remain as the on-campus faculty union representative. The vote to remain with the FA was at approximately 52%, according to Political Science Professor and PCCFA Director Marcus Green. Just above the 50% needed to remain as the on-campus faculty representative. The CFT does not plan to contest the vote at this time or challenge the results. “I’m hoping …
New community college diversity rules sparks political fire
Share: As of mid-October, California Community Colleges are instructed to implement diversity, equity, and accessibility (DEIA) policies that were first introduced in 2020, though professors across California are pointing to how their free speech may be impeded by the implementation of these policies in their tenured reviews. Several California community college professors recently filed lawsuits against local leaders in response to their districts’ implementation of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) on campus. California community college districts had until Oct. 13 to incorporate the rules …