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March 2025

February 2025

Commemorating Black History Month 2025
02/28/2025

Transportation at the Pasadena Village
02/28/2025

A Look at Proposition 19
02/27/2025

Behind the Scenes: Understanding the Pasadena Village Board and Its Role
02/27/2025

Beyond and Within the Village: The Power of One
02/27/2025

Celebrating Black Voices
02/27/2025

Creatively Supporting Our Village Community
02/27/2025

Decluttering: More Than The Name Implies
02/27/2025

Hidden Gems of Forest Lawn Museum
02/27/2025

LA River Walk
02/27/2025

Message from the President
02/27/2025

Phoenix Rising
02/27/2025

1619 Conversations with West African Art
02/25/2025

The Party Line
02/24/2025

Status - Feb 20, 2025
02/20/2025

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski
02/17/2025

Dreams by Langston Hughes
02/17/2025

Haiku - Four by Fritzie
02/17/2025

Haikus - Nine by Virginia
02/17/2025

Wind and Fire
02/17/2025

Partnerships Amplify Relief Efforts
02/07/2025

Another Community Giving Back
02/05/2025

Diary of Disaster Response
02/05/2025

Eaton Fire: A Community United in Loss and Recovery
02/05/2025

Healing Powers of Creative Energy
02/05/2025

Living the Mission
02/05/2025

Message from the President: Honoring Black History Month
02/05/2025

Surviving and Thriving: Elder Health Considerations After the Fires
02/05/2025

Treasure Hunting in The Ashes
02/05/2025

Villager's Stories
02/05/2025

A Beginning of Healing
02/03/2025

Hectic Evacuation From Eaton Canyon Fire
02/02/2025

Hurricanes and Fires are Different Monsters
02/02/2025

January 2025

SCOTUS: Rulings on Cases with No Standing

By Richard Myers
Posted: 07/10/2023
Tags: history
Notes by Sharon Jarrett
 
 
The meeting began with a thoughtful discussion of recent Supreme Court decisions on Affirmative Action and LGBTQI rights relative to businesses.
 
One participant who self identified as not being an attorney believed each of the cases merits a re hearing. Of primary concern to this participant was the lack of standing of those who brought the actions. The ensuing conversation resulted in the following concerns:
 
1.   What is the law relative to the concept of standing
2.   The message to the public created by these cases has a chilling effect on people
3.   The reduction in personal freedoms created by these decisions is disturbing.
 
The discussion then turned to the court and reform with term limits and ethics standards being the primary elements of discussion. Later in the discussion, the participants discussed what would need to happen to implement these reforms.  Primary to this portion of the discussion was the need for constitutional changes or legislative changes to achieve outcomes.
 
The flow of information to the public was then discussed including the limitations created by socioeconomic factors and access to broadband, newspapers and other information sources.
 
The need to be involved at the local level to make meaningful change was discussed. 
 
The next meeting will be July 21st at 12:00 PM PST.  Brian Biery and Marcus Renner will discuss the Arroyo Seco and the Arroyo Seco Placekeepers Project.
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