On October 23, 2015, the Aliso Canyon underground storage facility for natural gas in the San Fernando Valley—the fourth largest of its kind in the United States—had one of its wells blow out, leading to a large release of methane. The leak was not fully under... More »
Monday will be generally warm and sunny in Pasadena as a high pressure ridge brings about at least three days of clear skies and above normal temperatures in most of Southwestern California. Today’s high will be near 90 as a northeast wind becoming south south... More »
Police arrested a 19-year-old man Sunday night after he was allegedly involved in an armed robbery case at the Mobil station in the 400 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, where a cellphone was forcibly taken. Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said the... More »
The Pasadena City Council is set to receive a report Monday night on Police Oversight Models prepared by a consultant engaged by the City last year to help decide whether or not to establish civilian oversight of the Pasadena Police Department. Change Integrat... More »
A Pasadena Superior Court judge has sentenced a man to 30 years of life in prison for murder and assault with a deadly weapon almost three years after he was involved in a Christmas Day 2012 crash in Pasadena that killed an 11-year-old boy from Daly City and h... More »
Editor’s Note: In this report, Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez reviews noteworthy incidents which occurred or were concluded in recent weeks in Pasadena. On March 28, at about 10:34 a.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to the Target Store at 777 E... More »
It came down to the final out, but the Pasadena City College baseball team closed out the program’s first South Coast Conference 3-game series sweep over an opponent in eight years Saturday. PCC held on to defeat El Camino-Compton Center, 5-4, for its third wi... More »
It’s a beautiful day for a walk. On this day, one man, with friends walking side-by-side, will walk at least 10 miles. Not for exercise. Not to necessarily get somewhere. Not to find his metaphorical center. This man will walk in order to meet people. Th... More »
With its 21-0 win over El Camino College-Compton Center on Friday, the Pasadena City College women’s badminton team clinched at least a tie for the program’s 12th South Coast Conference title. It’s the second consecutive crown for second-year head coach Jennif... More »
In the first 63 games of his tenure as head coach for the Pasadena City College baseball team, Pat McGee never let a pitcher go the distance until Tuesday when Isaac Holguin accomplished all nine innings in a 10-2 Lancers win. On Thursday, Chris Brown made it ... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 34 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Story Teachers Union Reacts to Pasadena Unified “Final” Contract Offer City Releases Police Oversight... More »
The swirling skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night illustrate a mystery that has eluded biologists for more than a century — why do we perceive the color blue in the dimly lit night sky? A newly discovered mechanism of color vision in mice might help answer... More »
