The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 20 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. LA County Launches Residential Soil Testing Program in Eaton Fire Area Pasadena Teachers Union: End of Cont... More »
Most government offices, financial institutions and schools in Pasadena will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day, but emergency services will continue operating and residents can still expect trash pickup on schedule. The federal holiday honoring milita... More »
Just weeks, maybe even days, before a hot micro-climate summer, the Pasadena Department of Parks and Recreation kicked down the doors to the season with its annual “Family Fun Day“ at La Pintoresca Park, under cool, gray skies Saturday. Children clambered aboa... More »
Citing unstable hillsides, destroyed infrastructure, and fragile regrowth following the Eaton Fire, Los Angeles County and U.S. Forest Service officials announced Thursday that Eaton Canyon Natural Area will remain closed indefinitely — at least through the en... More »
Nineteen red roses now bloom again at Victory Park, replacing plants affected by January’s devastating Eaton Fire, thanks to the Pasadena Beautiful Foundation and in time for Memorial Day weekend. The nonprofit organization used its own funds to purchase the r... More »
Temperatures across Southern California will fall each day through Saturday as a marine layer deepens and pushes inland, bringing highs up to 8 degrees below normal, the National Weather Service said Friday. A weak trough of low pressure will drive the cooling... More »
Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for the Sacramento Bee describing major economic, social, cultural and political trends coursing through California as the 20th century was drawing to a close. One theme of the series, which later became a book,... More »
Arlington Garden temporarily closed Wednesday after an early morning fire destroyed its primary storage shed, causing significant damage to the garden’s operations. The fire broke out in the garden’s storage shed, which contained all of the organization’s esse... More »
The United States Postal Service has designated the third week of May (May 19–24) as Mailbox Improvement Week. This annual initiative encourages customers on both city and rural delivery routes to examine their mailboxes and, where necessary, “give their mailb... More »
Southern California will experience a significant cooling trend through Saturday as strengthening onshore flow breaks down a high pressure ridge that has kept temperatures above normal, the National Weather Service reported Thursday. Temperatures in Pasadena, ... More »
Under sunny spring skies at Victory Park, the City of Pasadena celebrated “Older Americans Month” on Wednesday with a lively community resource fair designed to honor and empower older adults across the region. With 67 exhibitors spanning health care, arts, fi... More »
The Pasadena Rent Stabilization Department recently mailed Noncompliance Letters to landlords who may not have registered their covered rental units with the Department’s Rental Registry, as required by Charter Article XVIII. As part of this effort, affected t... More »
