Share: As the midterm elections wrapped up yesterday, students and community members came out to vote at PCC’s on-campus voting center. With the voting center set up in the Creveling Lounge, voting in the midterms has been made accessible and convenient for Pasadena locals. Lots of people have already voted early, which had been available since Oct. 5. Important races on the ballot included electing the California governor, the Los Angeles mayor, and voting on state measure ballots. There was significant interest concerning divisive state …
Xavier Becerra wins California Governor race
Share: Democrat Xavier Becerra won California’s Governor Race amongst a historic democratic sweep during the midterm elections, beating Trump-backed Republican Steve Hilton. He will become California’s first elected Latino Governor. Come January, Becerra will have the ability to sign new bills into law, oversee state agencies and departments, and propose and monitor state budgets, including funding over higher education, amongst other responsibilities. He succeeds Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has reached his term limit after eight years in office. Becerra ran his campaign on affordability, one …
10 women’s basketball players sue PCC, former coaches over alleged sexual harassment
Share: Ten members of Pasadena City College’s women’s basketball team have sued the college and three members of its coaching staff, including former Head Coach Joseph Peron, and former Assistant Coaches Bill “Rocky” Moore and Gary Potts, alleging years of sexual harassment, discrimination, battery and financial misconduct. The lawsuit was officially filed in the Superior Court of California on September 17. The plaintiffs are identified as Jane Does in the lawsuit to protect their identities given the sensitive nature of the allegations. In the complaint, the plaintiffs jointly allege that Peron, Moore, and Potts sexually harassed them, discriminated against them due to their religions and sexual orientations, took money from them, made sexual comments, and other inappropriate behavior that made them feel embarrassed and scared. According to the lawsuit, this alleged sexual commentary …
Chief of Police Steven Matchan resigns amid lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment
Share: PCC Chief of Police Steven Matchan has resigned amid a lawsuit involving allegations of sexual assault, according to an email sent to PCC faculty on Thursday morning. As the Courier previously reported, Matchan is being sued, along with the college and other officials, due to allegations of sexual harassment against him from six former and current female Campus Police employees. According to court documents, the alleged harassment spans over nearly a decade. In the Courier’s original reporting, the college did not clarify the employment …
Editorial: PCC needs to be transparent about alleged sexual harassment
Share: As a student newsroom, we love PCC. We’re more in the know about PCC’s upcoming events, news and successes than any other student on campus. We try to keep PCC student interests in mind with every story we write, and we love hearing and experiencing everything that the campus has to offer, then telling everybody else about it. So why does hearing, “PCC is committed to providing a safe, respectful, and supportive environment for its students, faculty, staff and the broader campus community” from …
Campus Police employees sue PCC over alleged sexual harassment by Chief of Police
Share: Six current and former female PCC campus police employees are suing the college and Chief of Police Steven Matchan, alleging years of sexual harassment and gender discrimination they endured under him, according to court records. The female employees named as plaintiffs in this case—Ruby Valdez, Rocio Diaz Ortiz, Raquel Barron, Nishelle Andrion, Francis Echeverria and Delilah Patino—all filed their complaints in March with the California Civil Rights Department, while the official lawsuit was filed on May 4. The complaint included similarities in what Matchan …
Who owns the past? Norton Simon caught in legal battle over Nazi-looted art
Share: More than 80 years after Nazis forces seized the art collection of Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker, two of the paintings hanging inside Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum are once again at the center of a battle over who the rightful owners are. Although courts previously sided with the museum after years of litigation, a new lawsuit is using recently enacted California and federal laws designed to give families of survivors another opportunity to recover artwork taken through Nazi persecution. The outcome could extend far beyond …
Police arrest man outside gym after reported firearm threat
Share: Pasadena City College students received a Rave Alert on Tuesday morning instructing them to avoid the campus gym due to police activity after an individual allegedly threatened to have a firearm and harm people, according to campus police. “We contacted Pasadena Police to come and provide armed backup since campus police is unarmed,” said Sergeant Tyler Robins, the supervisor of police and safety services on campus. The Rave Alert was sent at 10:54 a.m. with only the instruction to stay away. The message had …
‘Oh the Places You’ll Go!’ New PCC Metro station links SGV to SFV
Share: Students at Pasadena City College (PCC) will soon have a new way to commute to school as Metro Transit constructs the new eastern terminus of Metro’s North Hollywood to Pasadena bus transit line, which will connect the San Fernando Valley and the San Gabriel Valley. “The fact that the line has a terminus at our campus is not only convenient for our students, faculty, and staff, it also represents our commitment to a sustainable future,” said PCC President Dr. José A. Gómez. The 19 …
Local dealership offers PCC auto techs the fast track to luxury
Share: Pasadena City College (PCC) announced a new automotive fellowship program in partnership with Rusnak Auto Group, at a Board of Trustees meeting on August 12, 2026. This partnership will involve a 12-week paid internship starting in the upcoming winter 2027 school session, aiming to offer automotive students the opportunity to get hands-on experience on luxury cars alongside experienced technicians. “When students are able to get into a large dealership, such as the Rusnak Auto Group, it creates a real career pathway vs. independent shops …