This is part of the statewide “Day of Action” to protest cuts to education. District Superintendent Joel Shapiro was sending out the robocalls yesterday. From the South Pasadena High School PTSA: South Pasadena Council PTA Invites You to a Rally for Our Children Thursday, March 4, from 3-4 p.m., in front of the SPUSD Administration Building: 1020 [...]

The headline says it all. District Superintendent Joel Shapiro insists cuts would be greater if not for the parcel tax passed by voters last year. Here’s the Pasadena Star-News story. Tweet

The ambiguously titled blog Friends for Fullerton’s Future reports that Fullerton School District Superintendent Mitch Hovey played this video at a recent school board meeting. The blog suggests it might have been used to float the idea of a parcel tax. One gem from the post: “Enjoy the manipulation of children by the same mindless [...]

I should have posted on this earlier, and by now it’s old news, but for what it’s worth … Joel Shapiro has been named to replace Brian Bristol as South Pasadena Unified School District’s superintendent. He spent 28 years in Glendale before hopping over to Burbank, where he spent the past five years as the [...]

Now that some conservatives have started to beat the drum of outrage over President Obama’s insidious plan to talk to the youth of America about, um, the importance of education, the South Pasadena Unified School District has sent out both an email and a robo-call warning parents. I guess this in case kids go to [...]

Sorry, but this came when I was out enjoying the holiday weekend. The district has hired a headhunting firm to find a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Brian Bristol. There’s a public meeting tomorrow if you’d like to weigh in. Full e-mail after the jump. Tweet

South Pasadena’s Community Services Department has set up a Facebook page. The Pasadena Star-News congratulates South Pas for being oh-so eco-friendly. South Pas resident Aileen Sevajian, 49, gets three years for defrauding Glendale residents. Here’s some background on the case. Sure, our schools are in superintendent limbo, but the Lawndale School District has tapped Ellen [...]

Inside Private Lives extends its run at the Fremont Centre Theatre, which pushes the production past the one-year mark in South Pas. Pasadena Unified School District might try and follow South Pasadena’s lead and push for a parcel tax. The district is facing a $14 million deficit. The question is whether a city as large [...]

It’s over, the measure passed. The L.A. Times got trigger happy on Tuesday and called the election before all the votes were counted. The South Pasadena Review is still struggling with the Internet, with this headline on the front page of their site: “When They Become Available: Results of Parcel Tax Election Posted on Review [...]

All the walk-in votes have been added to the tally, and Measure S still squeaked by. Here’s how it all shook out: Yes: 67.6% (4,158 votes)    No: 32.4% (1,993 votes) Here’s what it means in a nutshell: If you’re a homeowner in South Pas, you’ll now pay an annual $288 parcel tax for the next [...]