Support Safe Parking Program at All Saints Church

As you may have heard, a Safe Parking Program at All Saints Church came before Pasadena city council last month and was narrowly rejected.

These three council members voted against the Safe Parking Program:

• Mayor Victor Gordo: vgordo@cityofpasadena.net
• District 1 Tyron Hampton: THampton@cityofpasadena.net
• District 3 Justin Jones: JJones@cityofpasadena.net

Pasadena already approved a similar program at Trinity Lutheran, which has operated for years without issue. However, Pasadena’s charter requires five affirmative votes for approval. The Safe Parking Program was halted by a minority—even though a majority of the Council supported it (Steve Madison was absent). Those same three members also voted against continuing the hearing on a date when the full Council could be present. The result is that a legally compliant, urgently needed program—already funded, vetted, and approved—was left in limbo.

From our allies at San Gabriel Foothills Indivisible:

"The Safe Parking Program at All Saints provides a secure, overnight place where people living in their cars can sleep without fear. It would operate from 7pm to 7am, allowing at most 25 cars in the Church’s most northern lot. It requires registration, enforces behavioral rules, and includes on-site security and case management to help people transition to stable housing. Tonight, people will sleep in their cars in Pasadena. Some are in their seventies. Some work full-time. Some have children. Some are students. Some are simply trying to survive until they can afford a room or receive a voucher. Please help us make this program a reality."

We are asking for your help in reaching out to the three councilmembers who voted no.

• Tell them you want them to reopen and reconsider the matter, correct the record, and align its actions with both state law and Pasadena’s stated goals
• Ask them to to change their votes to support the All Saints’ Safe Parking program