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MorningStar Senior Living plans a grand opening Thursday, Oct. 1, for its new five-story independent living building for seniors at 995 S. Fair Oaks Ave. in Pasadena. The building is designed to add 76 independent living suites to MorningStar of Pasadena, the ... More »
Pasadena’s sales tax rate rises to 11% on Thursday, Oct. 1, when Los Angeles County’s voter-approved Measure ER takes effect. The rate had been 10.5%. The half-cent increase applies to taxable retail sales throughout the county, in its cities and unincorporate... More »
California’s economy continues to outpace the nation in economic growth despite a weak labor market, while inflation and elevated interest rates remain concerns nationally, according to a UCLA Anderson Forecast being released Wednesday. The September forecast ... More »
You’ve got an attractive website. Is it doing the work you need? Is it selling your product or service? Does it attract the correct audience? Having a website that converts visits to sales is critical in today’s competitive online market. The Pasadena Chamber ... More »
Starbucks has closed its Hastings Ranch location in East Pasadena, at 3429 E. Foothill Blvd. next to Best Buy, as the Seattle-based coffee chain closes 250 locations, about 1% of its 18,000 North American stores. Mike Grams, Starbucks’ chief operating officer,... More »
Pasadena’s Economic Development Division and Innovate Pasadena will host six LA Tech Week events Oct. 13 to 16, from a health care artificial intelligence panel to a startup pitch competition and a space technology showcase. It is the second year in a row the ... More »
Pasadena businesses along the CicLAvia route have until Oct. 9 to request food permits and until Oct. 16 to request sidewalk canopies for the Nov. 15 open streets event on Colorado Boulevard. The nonprofit CicLAvia, which is producing the car-free day along wi... More »
Vroman’s Bookstore announced Thursday that the longtime Pasadena independent bookstore will be under new ownership, ending more than a century of Sheldon family ownership of Vroman’s. Vroman’s announced in early 2024 that it was searching for a new owner after... More »
Southern California Edison said Sept. 24 that it has paid more than $525 million to Eaton Fire claimants and that it will send representatives of its compensation program to local events in Pasadena before the program’s Nov. 30 claim deadline. SCE team members... More »
Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher. The state Insurance Department says that means outgoing Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s new regulations, intended to boost insur... More »
The City of Pasadena Economic Development Division and Innovate Pasadena will host a series of events October 13–16 as part of LA Tech Week, bringing entrepreneurs, investors, technology companies, research institutions, and community leaders together to showc... More »
Kaiser Permanente, whose Southern California Region with nearly 5 million members is based in Pasadena, continues to provide some of the highest-rated healthcare in the nation. In the 2026 National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health Plan Ratings, K... More »
