Thanks to aggressive virus-control restrictions across California and a rapidly expanding vaccination roll out, the state’s economy will likely bounce back faster than the nation’s as a whole, although lagging tourism will continue to impact hospitality sector... More »
In February, the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE) welcomed David Warren as its new division operations officer (DOO), charged with overseeing space planning, human resources, logistics, grants and finance, compliance, and other crucial admi... More »
Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Michael Cooper was among the nine first-time finalists announced Tuesday for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Despite playing behind Bryon Scott most of his career, the 6-foot-5- inch Cooper was a five-time first-team NBA All-Defens... More »
The Pasadena Design Commission was scheduled to consider an application for review of a 100% affordable residential development at 274-282 N. Oakland Ave. on Tuesday, March 9. The project would require the demolition of four non-historic residential units and ... More »
Southern California Gas Co. Tuesday began an annual initiative that assists fleet owners in applying for incentive funding to replace diesel trucks with new near-zero emissions natural gas models. Through the Carl Moyer Program, about $36 million is available ... More »
[Updated] A winter storm is expected to drench Pasadena Wednesday, with some local mountain areas potentially seeing more than a foot of snow and the rest of the region expected to see rainy conditions through Friday. Forecasters said there could be three to s... More »
The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena has chosen Jimmy Francis to serve as the facility’s president and executive director. Francis, who served on the RBAC board of directors in 2019 and 2020, was named to the position following “a comprehensive national s... More »
A man whose murder conviction for a Pasadena killing was vacated as a result of a recent change in state law was re- sentenced Tuesday to 23 years in state prison. Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen imposed the lower term on John Michael Piepoli, now 27, who ... More »
A documentary for Amazon following the mission and exploration of Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Opportunity Mars Rover, which captured the world’s attention in 2004 along with its twin robotic explorer, Spirit, is in the works, the creators have announced. “Good... More »
The City Council on Monday approved three conditional use permits (CUPs) for a 99,996 square-foot, four-story office building with a two-level subterranean parking garage at 590 S. Fair Oaks Ave., near Huntington Hospital. But the item led to a call for staff ... More »
Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) will host on Facebook Live a COVID-19 Vaccine town hall featuring city Health Director Ying-Ying Goh from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Along with Goh, other experts expected to attend include Timothy F. Brewer, professor of m... More »
Burglars broke into two homes in the Hastings Ranch neighborhood of Pasadena while residents were inside on Monday, police said. The first break-in took place about 12:15 p.m. in the 3500 block of Ranch Top Road, Pasadena police Lt. Sean Dawkins said. Two teen... More »
