The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 64 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Stories: Judge Rules Against City in Development Lawsuit Community Organization Candidate Interviews fo... More »
District Attorney George Gascon Friday outlined plans to reorganize his office’s gang unit and co-locate prosecutors in police stations in hopes of creating closer community ties. Gascon’s remarks came during a news conference he co-hosted to promote Assembly ... More »
I, along with other members of our City, listened to the Public Safety Committee meeting today during which the Committee considered the 13 applicants for the three open, community-based organization seats (“CBO seats”) on the Community Police Oversight Commis... More »
A Superior Court judge has ruled the city must allow a developer to appeal a ruling on a project that was denied by the city after the developer attempted to use a concession to get around a law that restricts converting commercial buildings to housing on port... More »
Los Angeles County has been awarded a $1.12 million grant to use in its efforts to combat homelessness. The Emergency Solutions Grant was awarded by the California Department of Housing and Community Development for L.A. to fund its Homeless Management Informa... More »
Among the hardest hit of industries during the pandemic have been the convention and hospitality industries, which are both important economic drivers in Pasadena. So it’s no surprise that Pasadena Center Operating Company Chief Executive Officer Mike Ross —... More »
With fire season fast approaching, the Pasadena Fire Department has notified about 4,000 homeowners in high fire risk areas that annual property inspections to ensure proper brush clearance have begun. Affected residents received notices last month that inspec... More »
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors is scheduled to appoint Stephanie Wiggins, current CEO of Metrolink, to lead L.A. Metro. The current L.A. Metro CEO, Phillip A. Washington, announced on Feb. 3 that he is stepping ... More »
On Wednesday, the city’s hearing officer denied a variance that would have allowed a development to proceed without onsite parking at 1388 W. Colorado Blvd., near Melrose Avenue in West Pasadena. Developers at the site want to build a 675 square-foot, single-s... More »
While new cases of COVID-19 infections have remained at three daily for over a week, fatalities have risen following a record 13-day streak with none. Three new COVID-related deaths Wednesday followed one on Tuesday, according to a city official. One of the de... More »
Pasadena residents Terri and Jerry Kohl have donated $5 million to the LA Opera Orchestra and pledged a challenge grant in support of the company’s post-COVID recovery. Part of the money will go to funding an upcoming production of “Oedipus Rex” by Igor Stravi... More »
NASA JPL’s 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched 20 years ago on April 7, making it the oldest spacecraft still working at the Red Planet. The orbiter, which takes its name from Arthur C. Clarke’s classic sci-fi novel “2001: A Space Odyssey” (Clarke blessed it... More »
