Pasadena News: Week of Sept. 14, 2015
Pasadena City College Reinstates Winter Intersession
Illustration by Keely Damara, pcccourier.com.
The Public Education Relations Board (PERB) ordered the Pasadena City College (PCC) District to reinstate a winter intercession to its calendar after nearly four years of grueling debate, protests and stalemated negotiations between the District and its Faculty Association (FA).
Winter intersession will be included in the 2016 – 2017 academic calendar, according to a statement made earlier this week by PCC’s vice president of academic affairs Robert Bell.
According to its report published on July 30 this year, PERB declared the college had violated the rights of the FA by excluding them from negotiating the deletion of a winter intersession in 2011.
“The District failed to meet and negotiate in good faith over a trimester academic calendar [for the 202-2013 academic year], which it adopted while still meeting and negotiating thereon with PCCFA,” the report notes.
Infant Girl Hit By Crashing Drone: FAA Opens Investigation
The falling drone in Pasadena hit an 11-month-old infant girl on Saturday will be investigated by the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), according to reports from latimes.com.
Authorities explained the privately owned drone crashed down and hit the girl while being pushed by her mother in a stroller on Marengo Ave. The drone’s owner said he lost control of the craft while attending a Pasadena City Hall meeting. The FAA said it would look into the incident. If the owner — whose name is kept confidential pending the investigation — is found guilty of violating federal law, he faces charges up to $25,000.
Pasadena Announces Launch of “China Ready” Program
The Pasadena City Council announced its launch of a program aimed at attracting Chinese tourists during its Sept. 15 meeting, according to pasadenastarnews.com.
Mayor Terry Tornek explained that the “China Ready” initiative’s plan on attracting an Asian audience in Pasadena is a sign that the city is embracing its diversity.
“The fastest growing population in Pasadena is, in fact, Asian-Americans, and so we welcome them. We embrace them,” he said at the meeting.
