Mayor Terry Tornek (Photo – W.K.).
Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek has filed a ‘Candidate Intention Statement’ seeking re-election to the Office of Mayor of the City of Pasadena in 2020.
By News Desk
Tornek stated:
During my term as Mayor, I have achieved many of the goals that I set in my 2015 campaign, but there is much more to do.”
Touting his achievement in leading the campaign for Measures I and J (READ: Who Funded Measures I and J?) to stabilize the City’s financial condition and to strengthen Pasadena public schools, he said, “It continues to be a priority to work with PUSD. As a grandfather of a PUSD student and a father of a PUSD teacher, I am committed to improving our public schools.”
Tornek touched on the defeat of the proposed 710 tunnel and the environment by saying: “We have finally, decisively defeated the 710 freeway extension proposal, begun to revitalize the Arroyo Seco and continued to preserve and protect the quality of life in our neighborhoods.”
Mayor Terry Tornek (Photo – Jason Hardin).
Mayor Tornek is naturally energized by the prospect of a second term as Mayor. He stated, “We need to build on these successes; continue to maintain fiscal discipline, reduce the homeless population, implement the projects in the Arroyo Seco and plan for the recapture of the land in the 710 ditch. Also, having obtained a $105 million commitment to grade-separate the Gold Line at California Boulevard, we must continue to make improvements to our traffic circulation.”
As he did during his first campaign, Tornek plans to walk all the neighborhoods in Pasadena:
I have begun the process of speaking to residents all across the city about the things they value about Pasadena. I will always place the quality of life in our neighborhoods first.
As of publication, the other declared Pasadena mayoral candidate is Major Williams.
Terry Tornek was first elected to the Pasadena City Council in 2009, was re-elected in 2013 and was elected Mayor in April 2015.
Source: tornekformayor.com
I’m sorry to hear that he’s filed for reelection.
In my opinion, the lack of decent affordable housing is Pasadena’s biggest problem!
I’m still waiting for the traffic circles to be removed from Glenarm.
….I’ve met the mayor and like him personally but I dont believe that he envisions a plan for all of Pasadena….the same for a few of his fellow council members that represented areas outside of northwest Pasadena. Economic vitalization has occured in areas that dont support, historically, our PUSD…hence the declining enrollment that was done in our faces since and during his tenure. Northwest Pasadena needs to be rezoned and much of the city property in the area needs to be converted to affordable housing, and the Rose Bowl, and not just for football events, needs to be more accommodating and open to soliciting black and minority businesses operating in the city, and the former Y which the city sold for 500k and repurchased for 8 million, needs to be reopened for its original purpose… there’s much more, but anyone running with these objectives in mind has my ear…..
Todd Laurence He’s still a million times better than Major Williams. I wonder if Major will wear a red MAGA hat to the first debate? Maybe he can even get a video endorsement from Donald Trump that he can play for the good people of Pasadena. ?
…..Major has some good ideas for the city…dont be surprised by the number of Republicans in the city that will support him tho…..as for Tornek, his objective has been clear but he lacks perception…..for example, I spoke in front of the council in opposition to the naming of the Rose Bowl Field for 10million…..I argued, in short, it wasn’t enough….about 4 months later my point was proven when USC and the Coliseum did a similar transaction for 75million….Tornek supported it, as did others on the council, but it was an eye opener for me….he supports development..but not for growth….for community….the football field in his view, I believe, had nothing to do with the city or its residents. Which is evident throughout the City under his tenure as mayor…..we build hundreds of new projects that hinder the quality of life for many in the city…our renters which there are more than home owners….our schools. ..and now sales taxes…again, all planned but no growth….looking forward to the next election.
He has been the most public school friendly mayor in a loong time.
“plan for the recapture of the land in the 710 ditch”
READ: build more homogenous, traffic inducing mixed users with condos.
What they should REALLY do with the ditch is: fill it in and create parkspace out of it. Some athletic fields, some tree filled areas with picnic benchs, a bike path, etc
However, parks don’t generate revenue to pay for public employee pensions, so Tornek will never go for a park
A park would be cool… but what’s the price on that much land in the middle of the city? Guessing we’d have to buy the land, regrade, etc. If not development, would probably require a fat tax hike.
The freeway ramps there seem to be generating a lot more traffic than mixed-use buildings. How often do you see a line of cars into or out of apartment buildings downtown? Seems unheard of. But they line up for blocks at the freeway ramps everyday.
Either way, I doubt the mayor has much say over pensions (isn’t that a state issue?)
I love parks, but IMO Pasadena is already pretty good about having plenty of parks within a reasonable distance from most locations.
Cory Reider where do we have any sports fields south of the 210?
I’m impressed. He seems like a better choice than his challengers
I’m not surprised nor impressed
Well hopefully we can get rid of that Republican, Trump Supporting Major Williams once and for all after this.
Really
Jacque Robinson-Baisley should run!