During the Oct. 15 public-comment period, Anthony Del Vasas (who also identified himself as a disabled veteran and business owner) criticized public-safety spending priorities and the Pasadena Police Department’s responsiveness.

Del Vasas questioned why the police department requested more than $1 million for an annex building while a listed construction item for Fire Station No. 7 showed a $150,000 appropriation in the materials read into the record. “I never heard of a firefighter showing up and accidentally burning someone's house down. But how many times we heard about the police officers accidentally disarming somebody and breaking their arm or accidentally just setting off their gun and shooting somebody, killing them,” Del Vasas said. He described the police presence at a prior meeting as heavy and said he could not recall when funding for the building was approved.

Del Vasas also alleged failures in responding to 911 calls and recounted an incident he said involved a carjacking where a resident used a firearm to defend himself; he said residents felt compelled to protect themselves because police were not present. He called the spending priorities “disgusting” and criticized council members for what he described as a lack of accountability in responding to resident concerns.

The speaker addressed operational concerns including internal affairs and building access, questioning whether citizens could access upgraded city facilities and expressing distrust of accountability processes. No city staff or council responses to these specific allegations were recorded in the public-comment section in the meeting transcript.

No formal motion, investigation or council direction was recorded in the Oct. 15 meeting’s public transcript in response to these remarks.