It’s time for everyone to submit their votes for Aaron Proctor’s 2007 Year End Awards. These awards will highlight the best and worst of Pasadena in the year 2007.

Submit your votes by contacting the site at teamproctor@proctorformayor.com. Please, please put “Year End Awards” in the subject line. One ballot per e-mail address.

Here are the categories and nominees. One vote per category.

Best Overall Pasadena Councilmember:

  1. Mayor - Bill Bogaard
  2. District 1 - Jacque Robinson
  3. District 1 - Joyce Streator
  4. District 2 - Paul Little
  5. District 2 - Margaret McAustin
  6. District 3 - Chris Holden
  7. District 4 - Steve Haderlein
  8. District 5 - Victor Gordo
  9. District 6 - Steve Madison
  10. District 7 - Sid Tyler

Worst Overall Pasadena Councilmember:

  1. Mayor - Bill Bogaard
  2. District 1 - Jacque Robinson
  3. District 1 - Joyce Streator
  4. District 2 - Paul Little
  5. District 2 - Margaret McAustin
  6. District 3 - Chris Holden
  7. District 4 - Steve Haderlein
  8. District 5 - Victor Gordo
  9. District 6 - Steve Madison
  10. District 7 - Sid Tyler

Best Pasadena Blog:

  1. The Foothill Cities Blog
  2. Pasadena’s Political Underbelly
  3. Eye Level Pasadena
  4. Under The Dome
  5. West Coast Grrlie Blather
  6. Pasadena Pundit
  7. The Adventures of Aaron Proctor

Pasadena Moment Of The Year:

  1. Bakewell’s Breakdown At City Council
  2. “Barbecuegate”/District 1 Runoff Election
  3. The China Float Saga
  4. Melekian Becomes Interim CM
  5. Sock On Mexican/Ebony Huel Tragedy/Gang Violence
  6. City Hall Reopens
  7. Aaron Proctor On The Scene (Election, Blog, Leaving/Coming Back, Etc.)
  8. Peloton Troubles
  9. Former Councilman Isaac “Haqq” Richard’s Oakland School Scandal
  10. City’s $5 Million Strip Club Buyout

Best Pasadena News Source:

  1. Pasadena Star-News
  2. Pasadena Weekly
  3. Pasadena Journal
  4. Pasadena Independent

Most Exciting Council Election:

  1. Bogaard vs. Proctor
  2. McAustin vs. Lomako
  3. Salzer vs. Robinson
  4. Masuda vs. Haderlein
  5. Madison vs. Brown

Reporter Of The Year:

  1. Todd Ruiz (PSN)
  2. Andre Coleman (PW)
  3. Joe Piasecki (PW)
  4. Joe Hopkins (Pasadena Journal)

Most Influential Pasadenan:

  1. Wayne Lusvardi
  2. Martin Truitt
  3. Ann Lau
  4. Bill & Claire Bogaard
  5. Rev. Jean Burch
  6. Joe Hopkins
  7. Aaron Proctor
  8. Larry Wilson

2007 Hall Of Fame Induction:

  1. Bill Bogaard
  2. Bill Thomson
  3. Paul Little
  4. Joyce Streator
  5. Chris Holden
  6. Bill Bibbiani

Most Boring Pasadenan Of The Year:

  1. Larry Wilson
  2. The Tree On The Corner Of Mountain & Hill Avenues.

Submit your votes now! Voting ends on December 30th! Winners will be announced on or sometime right after January 1, 2008!

- AP