Comments on: L.A. Times on the Pasadena mayoral race

By: Amanda Wray

Amanda Wray — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:29:16 +0000

It’s weird to think that my great grandmother used to have a boarding house on DeLacy Street. Now one street over from where I live in Monrovia there are several. Personally, I don’t mind them. I think they are nicer than boxy stucco apartment buildings. It’s silly how expensive it is to live here. I’m not sure what the solution is. Those big chain stores that we hate bring lots of tax revenue to the city, but where is it going? That’s the question. The key would be to keep the big chains out of Old Town and encourage more indepent stores. But the chains on side streets! Monrovia is poised for quite a bit of a facelift in the next few years. I hope they learn some lessons from Pasadena and keep the corporate monsters in check.

It’s depressing that the cute guitar shop on on Myrtle that has been there for years closed its doors and is being replaced by a Verizon store. I think three wireless companies now have storefronts along Myrtle in Old Town.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:42:53 +0000

I’d have a hard time being able to do more than rent a room if I was moving here now.

By: Aaron Proctor

Aaron Proctor — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:42:14 +0000

I am so lucky that I came out here at the time when I did…I wouldn’t be able to afford to get an apartment in Pasadena if I just moved here.

By: T. Vivante

T. Vivante — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:29:11 +0000

I’m a born and raised Pasadenite, and the changes I’ve seen are ridiculously dramatic. I can afford to live here by the grace of providence. But had I come here cold turkey? No way. We have friends leaving…moving to HAWAII…because it’s cheaper there than it is here. Plus, hey, Hawaii.

Sadly, I think we’re in for more of the same one-sided growth. Too many dollar signs spinning in too many eyes.

By: Aaron Proctor

Aaron Proctor — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:44:26 +0000

Well, I told the reporter how when I came out here, that was my first job. My co-workers were kinda like “Hey, wait a minute, why’s it say you’re a video store clerk?!”

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:48:15 +0000

Video clerks rock. There’s nothing wrong with honest work!

By: Aaron Proctor

Aaron Proctor — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:31:53 +0000

I haven’t worked as a video store clerk since 2001

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Where the Boring Mayor Lives « West Coast Grrlie Blather — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:59:53 +0000

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