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Pasadena’s Latino Heritage Parade Is Looking for Its Next Marshals

Monday, August 17, 2026 | 6:14 am

Extended nominations for the grand marshals of the 2026 Latino Heritage Parade and Festival close Monday, according to a City of Pasadena social media notice from the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. This year’s theme, “Unidos por el Latido... More »

A Postmodern Garden Beside City Hall Gets a Second Look

Monday, August 17, 2026 | 5:44 am

Most people who cut through the garden at Plaza Las Fuentes are on their way to somewhere else — a hotel lobby, a lunch table, the sidewalk toward City Hall. Few stop to consider that the tiled fountains and shaded water channels around them were the work of o... More »

Pasadena Unified Opens School Year After Difficult Summer

Monday, August 17, 2026 | 5:26 am

About 13,800 Pasadena Unified School District students return to classrooms Monday for the first day of the 2026-27 school year, as Eaton Fire-related soil remediation remains unfinished at several affected campuses. The district spent the summer removing fire... More »

Fire Department Seeks Whole Blood Program for Emergency Patients

Monday, August 17, 2026 | 5:03 am

The Pasadena Fire Department could soon begin carrying whole blood for emergency transfusions in the field under a proposed contract designed to improve survival rates for patients suffering from severe, life-threatening bleeding. The City Council on Monday wi... More »

The Heat Returns, Mid to Upper 90’s All Week

Monday, August 17, 2026 | 4:47 am

Pasadena will see a stretch of hot weather this week, with temperatures climbing into the upper 90s by Thursday before easing slightly over the weekend, according to National Weather Service forecasters. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high... More »

City Council Could Test Moving Meetings From Mondays to Tuesdays

Monday, August 17, 2026 | 4:22 am

Monday nights could be on their way out for the Pasadena City Council. The City Council on Monday will consider temporarily moving its two September meetings from Mondays to Tuesdays as a test of whether the city’s elected officials should permanently change t... More »