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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Pasadena public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Carbon-free energy by 2030 funding gap
Roughly a dozen residents blasted the draft CIP for leaving municipal solar and the Broadway battery storage unfunded while allocating $33 million for a new PWP headquarters, defying the 2030 carbon-free goal. Council members echoed the criticism, and staff promised a clarifying funding document before next week's CIP hearing.
November 2026 ballot measure positions
Facing a structural deficit, the council is weighing new taxes for the November ballot. It unanimously directed staff to draft a fire-focused parcel tax covering station rebuilds, a new station, headquarters and a training center, and will revisit a parking tax next week. Housing advocates pushed a real property transfer tax for affordable housing instead.