After the pandemic led to financial troubles, Downey’s float returns this year to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. It’s thanks to a community effort and beauty pageant fundraiser. People with properties worth over $5 million are trying to get around Measure ULA, while some advocates for ULA want to amend it for other reasons. Big Bear Mountain Resort has purchased property it plans to develop into worker housing, and for the past five seasons, it’s been focusing on increasing diversity on the slopes.