Here’s why Pasadena’s City Council said a former school campus can’t be a ‘landmark’

Here’s why Pasadena’s City Council said a former school campus can’t be a ‘landmark’

A potential roadblock for a Pasadena Unified School District workforce housing project was removed Monday, June 2, when the Pasadena City Council unanimously voted to deny an application to make the site of the proposed housing, Roosevelt Elementary School, a landmark. At its April 15 meeting, the city’s Historic Preservation Commission voted 5-4 to recommend the City Council approve the designation. In a 6-0 vote, with Councilmembers Steve Madi…