On Monday, PUSD Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Blanco joined Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leaders to discuss ongoing wildfire recovery efforts statewide as Pasadena Unified acknowledged the six-month mark since the Eaton Fire The January fire disrupted education... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to improve the county’s CARE Court program for people with untreated mental health disorders. The motion, authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn and co-authored by Board Chair Kathryn Barger, di... More »
When white dwarfs—the hot remnants of stars like our Sun—are orbited closely by another star, they sometimes steal mass away from their companion. The stolen matter builds up on the surface of the white dwarf, triggering eruptions called novae. Theorists have ... More »
City officials will present conceptual design studies on how a former freeway corridor could be transformed into an ‘Urban village’ residential neighborhood on Thursday. The concepts being explored include housing options that could accommodate between 1,900 t... More »
Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Tuesday morning among donated items outside a Goodwill store in Pasadena, in what authorities are calling a suspicious incident that may be drug-related. The body, wrapped in a blue tarp and blan... More »
California government agencies are going all-in on generative artificial intelligence tools under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2023 executive order to improve government efficiency with AI. One of the first to roll out is a chatbot from the California Department of Fo... More »
After 85 years of rigid street tree prescriptions, Pasadena could revolutionize its urban forestry strategy, prioritizing climate resilience, fire safety, and biodiversity over uniform street-by-street plantings. The city’s Public Works Department is developin... More »
Pasadena could dramatically reduce its transportation impact fees across multiple land use categories, with residential projects experiencing the most significant reductions. On Tuesday, the Municipal Services Committee approved (with one member absent) a comp... More »
A mini heat wave is gripping Southern California this week, with Pasadena expected to hit a sweltering 97 degrees Thursday before a cooling trend brings relief by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The heat spell, driven by a high-pressur... More »
New Board of Directors Chair Fernando Dutra will receive the gavel from Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn Wednesday as part of Metro’s annual “State of the Agency” address at Union Station. Dutra has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2021 a... More »
A groundbreaking digital archive honoring Bayard Rustin — the Civil Rights Movement’s unsung architect and a key figure with deep ties to Pasadena — is set to launch this fall, offering an expansive look at his legacy as a queer Black leader and strategist. Th... More »
A new Internal Revenue Service rule allowing houses of worship to endorse political candidates comes nearly two decades after Pasadena’s All Saints Episcopal Church faced a high-profile IRS investigation for a sermon discussing moral implications of war and po... More »
