About us

The Socialist Scientists of Pasadena are a group of student and post-doctoral researchers who rent in Pasadena. SSOP recognizes the importance of engaging with the community we live in, participating not just through ideas but through action. We believe democracy means more than voting, it requires active participation so that all aspects of community life -- work, housing, recreation -- are decided by the many, not the few.

If you are a scientific researcher in Pasadena and would like to organize with us, please reach out to us via our email (socialistscientists@gmail.com). We would love to hear from you!

Our Work

We are a member organization of the Pasadena Tenant Justice Coalition, which is a 2020 ballot measure campaign to pass an ammendment to the city's charter creating rent control and just cause for eviction protections in Pasadena.

Rent control restricts the amount by which a tenant's monthly rent can increase each year.

Just cause for eviction protections requires a landlord to have a valid reason (usually including non-payment of rent, breach of lease, removal of unit from the rental market etc.) in order to evict a tenant.

For more information please see the PTJC website.

Media

Five Pasadena Organizations Band Together to Support Rent Control and Just Cause Eviction, Kate Bartlett for the Colorado Boulevard, May 20 2019

Pasadena Renters Get More Protections From Evictions, But Will It Curb Homelessness?, John Orona for the Pasadena Independent, March 27 2019

Council Approves Changes to Tenant Protection Ordinance, Eddie Rivera for Pasadena Now, March 26 2019