As the State’s water shortage eases, Pasadena could lift its current Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Plan and shift to a Level 1 implementation by April 1, if a recommendation from the City Manager’s Office to that effect is approved before the end of March. The... More »
Pasadena police stopped a van driven by an armed suspect who had just stolen an expensive tool from a hardware store and threatened the store manager with a knife before fleeing on the eastbound 210 Freeway Friday night about 6 p.m. Pasadena Police Lt. Pete He... More »
A woman brandishing what appeared to be an AR-15-style rifle was arrested within minutes after she allegedly robbed the popular Lucky Boy restaurant in the 500 block of East Walnut Street in Pasadena about 7:50 p.m. Thursday. Police said officers were at the s... More »
Pasadena Police Department Traffic Section will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint on Friday, March 10, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. The deterrent effect of High Visibility Enforcement... More »
Can art help a child master math or history? Can it promote world peace? These questions and more were discussed in depth with local art education experts and art icons at Leadership Pasadena’s Art session last Saturday at the Pasadena Playhouse and Art Center... More »
City Manager Steve Mermell today announced he has appointed Gurcharan S. Bawa as the new General Manager for the City’s Water and Power Department. Bawa has been with Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) since joining the City in 1992 as an associate engineer. He ha... More »
A suicidal Pasadena woman who had been arguing with her husband threatened to jump from the Colorado Street Bridge for over two hours Saturday night before police crisis negotiators were able to convince her to climb back to safety. Earlier last week, the brid... More »
The Jackie Robinson Community Center in Pasadena will be open this weekend for voters to be able to cast early ballots for Tuesday’s Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections. The Jackie Robinson Center is one of seven voting locations in Los Angeles County... More »
The Pasadena Police Department has postponed a specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation which was originally scheduled for Friday, since a number of officers will be participating in the funeral of a Whittier police officer who was killed in a shoot... More »
An apparent car-to-car shooting in a residential neighborhood at 9:28 p.m. Tuesday set off a two-hour-long, helicopter-backed search for the armed suspects which resulted, ultimately, in the captures of three parolees, police said. Pasadena Police responded to... More »
An economic report released last week brings good news for Pasadena with figures indicating that job growth is on the rise and unemployment is at its lowest point since 2007 county-wide. The buoyant figures, however, belie the fact that the growth is in lower ... More »
Dozens of City staff, elected officials and community members gathered at the brand new Glenarm Power Plant Friday to witness the state of the art technology be switched on — a $137 million installation that took years to complete and was one of the largest an... More »
