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Knox Presbyterian Church in Pasadena is inviting the community to join in a series of worship services and gatherings marking Holy Week and Easter. The church will begin its observances with a Palm Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. on March 29, when congregants will receive palm branches as the congregation recalls the biblical account of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. On April 2 at 7 p.m., Knox wil... More »
Pasadena authorities have increased patrols around places of worship and other high-profile locations as global tensions rise amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. While a recent media report described an FBI alert warning California law enforcement about a possible Iranian plan to use drones in an attack, Pasadena police emphasized that no verified or specific threats have been identified... More »
A coalition of Latino-serving organizations launches a bilingual “Know Your Rights” campaign Thursday aimed at helping families affected by the Eaton Fire navigate legal claims, insurance disputes and rebuilding fraud — issues that have mounted in the 14 months since the blaze destroyed more than 9,000 structures in Altadena and surrounding communities. The campaign, called “Know Your Rights/Conoc... More »
Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Carl Douglas announced Thursday the filing of a California Public Records Act request seeking documents from Los Angeles County about the emergency response to the January 2025 Eaton Fire in West Altadena, where 18 of the 19 people killed in the blaze lived. The request, announced at a news conference at Douglas Hicks Law in Los Angeles, is part of what the att... More »
A landlord advocacy group filed a proposed charter amendment with the Pasadena City Clerk on Wednesday that would give property owners and tenants equal seats on the city’s Rental Housing Board, the panel that regulates rents for the majority of Pasadena’s residents. The filing by Pasadena Housing Providers is the first formal step in a multi-stage ballot initiative process under California elect... More »
Friends In Deed, the Pasadena nonprofit that has served homeless and at-risk residents since 1894, is asking the community to help raise $10,000 this month for The Women’s Room, its daytime program for women experiencing homelessness — the only facility of its kind in the San Gabriel Valley, according to the organization. The crowdfunding challenge runs through March as part of Women’s History Mon... More »
The city’s Public Works Department is inviting residents to walk Jefferson Park on Thursday afternoon and help shape a stormwater capture project that would intercept polluted runoff from areas burned in the Eaton Fire. The guided community walking tour, scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. at the park at 1501 E. Villa St., is the first public outreach event for the Jefferson Park Stormwater Capture Project... More »
For the 21st consecutive year, Pasadena Unified School District students will display their artwork in a professional gallery during ArtNight Pasadena — but the students who built the exhibition won’t be the only ones surprised by what they find on the walls. Before the public arrives Friday afternoon at The Paseo, representatives from ArtCenter College of Design, Armory Center for the Arts, and t... More »
When 19 cultural institutions open their doors free to the public Friday night for ArtNight Pasadena, one exhibition at ArtCenter College of Design will be asking why some people cannot walk out of theirs. “2-YOKAI,” a multimedia installation by Los Angeles artists Andy Fedak and Bruce Yonemoto at the Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery, uses Japanese mythological spirits to examine hikikomori — a form... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education will consider certifying the district’s financial condition as “Positive” Thursday evening, a required state designation that says PUSD can meet its obligations for the current and two subsequent fiscal years, through 2027-28. The certification, contained in the district’s Second Interim Budget Report, must be filed with the Los Angeles Count... More »
