The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 60 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Stories: Pasadena Police Report Downturn in Violence in April School Board Approves Full Reopening of P... More »
Michelle Perera, Pasadena’s director of Libraries and Information Services, and Public Works Director Ara Maloyan will update the Library Commission at 6 p.m. Wednesday on the recent closure of the city’s Central Library due to seismic safety concerns. Central... More »
Members of the city’s Design Commission will have an opportunity to comment on the full-scale suicide barrier mockups recently installed on the Colorado Street Bridge. The commission will receive an update on the project during its meeting at 4:30 p.m. on May ... More »
Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) will host on Facebook Live a “Lunch and Learn” small business virtual town hall with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, May 7. The panel will include Don Loewel, director of the Small ... More »
The Pasadena Board of Education Thursday voted unanimously to authorize a plan for a full reopening of all Pasadena Unified schools in all grades with in-person instruction by the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. After more than 13 months of distance le... More »
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Thursday offered the public a “sneak peak” of some of the floral float entries that will inspire and charm worldwide Rose Parade audience on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022, Since the first Rose Parade in 1890, each float entry... More »
Four teenagers allegedly robbed a senior citizen of her purse in Pasadena before being tracked down and arrested on Wednesday evening, officials said. The crime unfolded at about 7:30 p.m. in the area of Lincoln Avenue and Washington Boulevard, said Pasadena p... More »
Pasadena public health officials reported no new documented COVID-19 infections or deaths as the city saw its first day under reduced “yellow” tier restrictions, based on state reopening guidelines. It’s a great way to bring in the “yellow” tier, city spokeswo... More »
Panda Express is launching a $10 million community investment program with a $1.5 million pledge to Asian American & Pacific Islander groups, the company announced Wednesday. The chain was started by Pasadena restaurateur Andrew Cherng in 1983, ten years after... More »
A team of researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on an out-of-this-world plan to use robotic rovers to build a radio telescope inside a crater on the far side of the moon, revealing new aspects of the universe and perhaps sharing insights ... More »
Acting South Pasadena Police Chief Brian Solinksi has been formally named the city’s top cop, officials announced Wednesday. The selection by Interim City Manager Sean Joyce followed a recruitment process and two rounds of interviews conducted by a panel of fo... More »
Cell phone alerts powered by the U.S. Geological Survey’s ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system, developed in conjunction with universities including Caltech, are now available across the West Coast from Canada to Mexico after Washington joined Oregon and... More »
