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Public commenter criticizes police annex funding and accuses department of failing response duties

2064166 · January 3, 2025
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Summary

A disabled veteran and local business owner criticized the city’s funding priorities during public comment, contrasting a more than $1 million Pasadena Police Department annex request with a $150,000 fire-station item, and accused police of slow response and malfeasance.

During the Oct. 15 public-comment period, Anthony Del Vasas (who also identified himself as a disabled veteran and business owner) criticized public-safety spending priorities and the Pasadena Police Department’s responsiveness.

Del Vasas questioned why the police department requested more than $1 million for an annex building while a listed construction item for Fire Station No. 7 showed a $150,000 appropriation in the materials read into…

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