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There were eight new COVID-19 infections and no new deaths on Thursday as Pasadena officials began to grow cautiously optimistic that a feared viral spike expected after the Labor Day weekend may have been averted. Since the start of the pandemic, the city has... More »
Some evacuation warnings were lifted and repopulation efforts were underway Friday as firefighters attained 50% containment of the 113,986-acre Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest, according to fire officials. Evacuation warnings for Altadena an... More »
The Pac-12 will play a seven-game conference football season beginning Nov. 6, the Pac-12 CEO Group said Thursday. The move clears the way for UCLA to play in the Rose Bowl, which could alleviate some of the stadium’s cash shortfall incurred since the beginnin... More »
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors Thursday approved a “condensed” spending plan of $6 billion for this fiscal year — down from $7.2 billion last fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The board also approved con... More »
“We know the nature of cars is changing to a so-called concept of “mobility” that has as many definitions as people who care to define it. Then along comes COVID-19 and our attitudes about vehicles and mobility get tossed up even more. Now what?” Designers at ... More »
Candidates for mayor will be attending two candidate forums next week, the first one sponsored by a number of local women’s organizations, the second hosted by the Pasadena NAACP. From 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, Mayor Terry Tornek and challenger Councilmem... More »
A local preservationist said although he was pleased with support for a local restoration project in the Lower Arroyo, he did not agree with a vote that will see some non-native trees remain in the area. On Wednesday members of the city’s Urban Forestry Adviso... More »
A gold-plated trumpet made in 1948 for jazz great Louis Armstrong, and is believed to be the horn heard on the “California Concerts” album recorded at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 1951, is scheduled to hit the auction block next month, according to Christi... More »
Following what one committee member called a “grueling” meeting, the Urban Forest Advisory Committee voted 4-1 Wednesday to accept a modified version of a Department of Public Works recommendation for a habitat restoration project in the Lower Arroyo. The comm... More »
Pasadena held stable with six new COVID-19 infections and no deaths reported over the past two days, officials said Wednesday. In all, the city had recorded 2,542 cases of the virus and 122 fatalities. None of the six new cases on Wednesday were believed to ha... More »
Local activists were not pacified by a stipulation included in the City Council’s decision to approve the $80,000 purchase of three new automated license plate readers (ALPRs) at Monday’s City Council meeting. In response to numerous concerns regarding privacy... More »
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino has added a series of new paintings and screen prints to its collection, including a recently uncovered painting by John Singleton Copley, the institution announced Wednesday. The new acqu... More »
