With the necessary technological precursors now in place, the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence promises to reshape countless aspects of the world as we know it, according to Caltech Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Yisong Yue. Yue’s ... More »
To help slow the transmission of COVID-19, the city, upon the recommendation of its Health Department, has postponed all outdoor recreation programming, and permits for activities in parks are postponed until Feb. 1. Officials have reported 8,397 cases of the ... More »
Applications for the city’s Police Oversight Commission will be available Tuesday. The city still has not decided on the vetting process for members of the commission. The item is scheduled to come before the City Council on Jan. 25. The council unanimously ap... More »
Shortly after NASA’s Kepler mission began operations back in 2009, it identified what was thought to be a planet about the size of Neptune. Called KOI-5Ab, the planet, which was the second new planet candidate to be found by the mission, was ultimately forgott... More »
Chipotle Mexican Grill will host a “Coast To Coast Career Day” on Thursday, with plans to hire 15,000 new workers for its restaurants across the United States, the Newport Beach-based company announced today. The chain has three restaurants in Pasadena. Althou... More »
Pasadena’s Human Services Commission will be reviewing a proposal Wednesday for a “Bridge Housing Village” composed of 40 tiny homes in an effort to combat homelessness, starting with seniors. The proposal, as outlined in a staff report, calls for a two-phase ... More »
With less than a month to go until the city’s Great Plates program ends, the Parks Recreation and Community Services Department is looking to move local seniors needing assistance getting food to another program. The Great Plates program is designed to support... More »
Piqueux (MS ’03), currently the Institute’s chief institutional research officer, has been appointed assistant vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and assessment. Her new role, which continues to report through the Strategy Implementation office, ... More »
A Pasadena woman has partnered with the Latino Restaurant Association to raise more than $60,000 to buy meals for frontline workers while at the same time supporting local minority-owned restaurants. Trisha Muse said she started Pasadena Food Hug in August, in... More »
Three Pasadena Fire Department Firefighters were promoted to the rank of engineer last week in small, socially distanced ceremonies. Firefighters Kevin Ross, O’Bryan Malray and Tenoa Stevenson achieved the rank of engineer, authorizing them to take the wheel o... More »
While businesses are legally permitted, in general, to require employees to receive vaccination against COVID-19 before returning to the workplace in-person, many large companies in Pasadena say they’ve not yet reached a decision on the issue. Guidelines issue... More »
At its meeting on Tuesday, the Northwest Commission will consider amended recommendations to the City Council on the composition of the Police Oversight Commission. “The Northwest Commission encourages Councilmembers to not use excessively onerous qualificatio... More »
