There is a lot of miss information flying around in the forumsphere about this subject. I highly encourage those interested in this issue to educate yourself more about the issue by going to some non-biking related sources. Here are a few links:
Star News report (local Pasadena paper)
Star News video report
Staff Report - Pelaton Bicyclist - Rose Bowl (This is a report from City staff making recommendations to the City Council how the City feel the Council should vote. Rarely does the Council go against the recommendation from Staff.
City Council Meeting on the issue (The item comes before Council starting at minute 9. This is long but the most important thing to watch. If you want to know what your government is doing then you need to understand what they do, how they do it, and their motivation. We cannot sit back and shoot pop shots from the bleachers, you have to get out there educate yourself and tell those in power what you think.)