Pasadena’s pursuit of a Sister City finds itself in an ’embarrassing situation’

The foundation of a Sister City relationship was beginning to form, just like the city has with cities in Germany, Japan, Finland, Armenia, China and Senegal. An ad hoc committee was poised to propose to the Pasadena Sister Cities Committee a new affiliation to establish a new sister city relationship between Guanajuato and Pasadena. Multiple tense exchanges echoed through the Pasadena City Council chambers, over the process of establishing a Sister City relationship with Guanajuato – or for any city, for that matter. The Pasadena Sister Cities Committee is an independent nonprofit organization that recommends international cities to become a Sister City with Pasadena. Everyone Monday agreed that Guanajuato is deserving of the Sister City designation and described it as a beautiful city.