Bill Crowfoot

Moments after retiring City Councilman Jess Hughston pleaded for mutual respect among council members on Monday, Councilman Isaac Richard cuttingly criticized the man who will take Hughston's place. "On election night, I had some pretty harsh and vitriolic words for my colleague to the left," Richard said, nodding toward newly elected Councilman Bill Crowfoot. "I said some vengeful, hateful things, and I meant every one of them."

- Bill Crowfoot, the Pasadena city councilman who gave up a lucrative corporate law practice to become a teacher in a run-down high school. - L.A. Police Academy instructor Mike Grasso, who, haunted by an inability to save a drowning teenager two years ago, dove into the swift Pacoima Wash to rescue a 7-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man who had been swept away. The act nearly cost him his own life, but when they were all finally pulled out, Grasso's first question was, "How's the boy?"

There were recriminations and regrets in the aftermath of Tuesday's City Council election in Pasadena, in which a Spanish-speaking Anglo defeated a Latino to represent a predominantly Latino district. Even as Joe Morales was congratulating Bill Crowfoot for winning their hotly contested District 5 race, Crowfoot's critics were slamming him for running what they said was a negative campaign that appealed to the fears of Anglo voters.

It was right around Easter when he decided to chuck it all--the big salary, the skyscraper view. Bill Crowfoot, corporate lawyer and Pasadena city councilman, remembers he was drafting a boring legal document when he found himself muttering: "This is ridiculous." When word got out, of course, people talked. Some said he was grandstanding; some wondered if it was a mid-life thing. No matter.

- Bill Crowfoot, the Pasadena city councilman who gave up a lucrative corporate law practice to become a teacher in a run-down high school. - L.A. Police Academy instructor Mike Grasso, who, haunted by an inability to save a drowning teenager two years ago, dove into the swift Pacoima Wash to rescue a 7-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man who had been swept away. The act nearly cost him his own life, but when they were all finally pulled out, Grasso's first question was, "How's the boy?"

There were recriminations and regrets in the aftermath of Tuesday's City Council election, in which a Spanish-speaking Anglo defeated a Latino to represent a predominantly Latino district. Even as Joe Morales was congratulating Bill Crowfoot for winning their hotly contested District 5 race, Crowfoot's critics were slamming him for running what they said was a negative campaign that appealed to the fears of Anglo voters.

It was right around Easter when he decided to chuck it all--the big salary, the skyscraper view. Bill Crowfoot, corporate lawyer and Pasadena city councilman, remembers he was drafting a boring legal document when he found himself muttering: "This is ridiculous." When word got out, of course, people talked. Some said he was grandstanding; some wondered if it was a mid-life thing. No matter.

Hahamongna Operating Co.'s board of directors has announced that it will meet next week to discuss the Pasadena City Council's recommendation that all 10 of its city-appointed members resign. The nonprofit company was created to direct development of a 300-acre park and water reclamation project. The council voted 5 to 4 Monday to scrap most of the Hahamongna Operating Co.'

The City Council's public safety subcommittee will hold a forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the City Council chambers. Police Chief Jerry Oliver and City Manager Philip Hawkey will make presentations on community policing. Human Services Director Patsy Lane will discuss ways to increase public safety. The public can participate in small group discussions. Members of the subcommittee--Councilmen William Paparian, Bill Crowfoot and Isaac Richard--will discuss related issues.

A free shuttle bus will link the Old Pasadena and South Lake Avenue shopping districts next year. The City Council last week approved spending $900,000 for six buses that will run Monday through Saturday up South Lake Avenue, west on Colorado Boulevard to Old Pasadena, then east along Green Street and down South Lake Avenue. The service could start as early as April. The council voted 4 to 3 in favor of the buses, with councilmen Bill Crowfoot, Isaac Richard and William E. Thomson Jr.

Moments after retiring City Councilman Jess Hughston pleaded for mutual respect among council members on Monday, Councilman Isaac Richard cuttingly criticized the man who will take Hughston's place. "On election night, I had some pretty harsh and vitriolic words for my colleague to the left," Richard said, nodding toward newly elected Councilman Bill Crowfoot. "I said some vengeful, hateful things, and I meant every one of them."

There were recriminations and regrets in the aftermath of Tuesday's City Council election in Pasadena, in which a Spanish-speaking Anglo defeated a Latino to represent a predominantly Latino district. Even as Joe Morales was congratulating Bill Crowfoot for winning their hotly contested District 5 race, Crowfoot's critics were slamming him for running what they said was a negative campaign that appealed to the fears of Anglo voters.

There were recriminations and regrets in the aftermath of Tuesday's City Council election, in which a Spanish-speaking Anglo defeated a Latino to represent a predominantly Latino district. Even as Joe Morales was congratulating Bill Crowfoot for winning their hotly contested District 5 race, Crowfoot's critics were slamming him for running what they said was a negative campaign that appealed to the fears of Anglo voters.

Within the next few weeks, the Pasadena Business Enterprise Committee is expected to make a recommendation to the City Council that, according to at least one committee member, "no one will like."

The City Council has voted to clarify the city's conduct ordinance, which is being challenged in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union and by Councilman Isaac Richard as a violation of the 1st Amendment. After a closed-session discussion about the lawsuit Monday, the council in open session approved a resolution to make clearer the 1992 ordinance requiring council members to be civil to one another. The resolution succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with Richard dissenting.