Share: California’s Primary Election, which will help decide the state’s new governor after incumbent Gavin Newsom’s term has ended, takes place on Tuesday June 2, 2026. The Courier spoke to PCC students who are eligible to vote to see how they felt about the election, as well as issues they care most about. “I’m going to be honest. None of the candidates seem very appealing,” Business major Kimberley Chen said of the governor’s race. She hadn’t voted as of Monday afternoon, but plans to side …
New ADA guidelines require digital accessibility reforms
Share: In April of 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) set a deadline for certain state and local government entities to align digital content to amendments made to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by April 26, 2027. In 2024, the DOJ adopted the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA as the now-required ADA standard for web content, mobile applications, and digital services across state and local government entities with populations of 50,000 or more, including California Community Colleges like Pasadena City College …
Drug raid in MacArthur Park: The war that keeps repeating itself
Share: The Los Angeles Police Department conducted much-needed raids in MacArthur Park on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as well as at multiple locations across Southern California, including San Gabriel and Calabasas. Officers seized approximately 40 pounds of fentanyl and 3 pounds of methamphetamine. The removal of these drugs is not an abstract policy matter; it is the prevention of immediate, often irreversible harm. “Enough drugs to kill 190,000 people,” said LAPD Chief Jim McDonald. The MacArthur Park location, long described by law enforcement and media …
10 cents per fast food bag is starving my wallet
Share: As a society, we’ve easily moved past the mysterious ingredients in fast food and the cold food they hand you after waiting in line for twenty minutes. However, what we cannot move past is the bag charge that’s being added to your bill without proper acknowledgement. Although we’ve utilized paper and plastic bags for a couple of decades, it wasn’t until 2014 that the California Assembly approved and passed Senate Bill 270. A bill that banned single-use plastic and paper shopping bags and imposed …
PCC’s lack of active shooter drills leaves campus concerned
Share: The United States is no stranger to school shootings, but with shootings becoming more constant, on or near campuses the last four years, staff and students are being asked to attend training to stay aware and alert but most plans in place haven’t been practiced, including at Pasadena City College (PCC). Earlier this year a deadly shooting at Brown University had students under lock down, also known as sheltering in place. This tragedy, amongst others, prompted neighboring colleges such as East Los Angeles College …
Legislative theater: The billionaire battle for the end of the world
Share: For someone so well-versed in the field of being a billionaire, it is baffling that Musk couldn’t see through Sam Altman’s facade. The two are now locked in a court battle, draining each other’s endless amounts of money in the process. In 2024, Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, for allegedly changing the original goal of developing AI for the greater good of humanity to make money instead. This court battle has become a high-stakes display of legislative …
‘Invincible’ season 4 is better and bloodier
Share: When Season 3 of “Invincible” came out it was regarded as one of the best yet, with an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B on IMDb.This left fans waiting impatiently for season 4. After a little over a year, they got what they wanted, and it did not disappoint, being one of, if not the, best seasons of Invincible, with a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. The season started off with Mark Grayson still feeling intense emotions from not killing Angstrom, as well as …
Trump duels with the truth in ’60 Minutes’ standoff
Share: President Trump’s 60 Minutes interview following the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting took a disrespectful turn as the President felt he needed to become defensive over the alleged shooter, Cole Allen’s manifesto. The President relied on his typical derogatory and dehumanizing responses towards the interviewer, Norah O’Donnell, when questions were too much for his fragile ego to handle. Trump called O’Donnell a ‘horrible person’ for reading a part of the manifesto, which seemed to be directed at him but did not mention him by …
Clothes aren’t consent: PCC students wear denim to support survivors
Share: On April 29, the Office of Institutional Equity, Diversity and Justice (IEDJ) gathered students to participate in activities on Denim Day in support of sexual assault survivors. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day is an annual event to uplift survivors. The IEDJ hosted the event to invite students to learn more about the meaning behind Denim Day while writing messages of support for survivors. Walking through the event, students could find activities like button making, coloring pages, and jewelry making. Throughout …
The Bunny Museum celebrates Easter with a basket full of art and Side Street Projects
Share: On a sunny spring day, families and communities clustered around tables spread out with pastel paint, cups of water, and mounds of clay. In the eve before Easter Sunday, Side Street Projects hosted a free ceramics skill-share event called “Clay Bunnychella” at The Bunny Museum in Altadena. Children in bunny ear headbands played with and molded the clay into bunnies that were straight out of their imaginations. Parents also participated in the event, shaping rabbit ears and tails, healing their inner child through creating …