I attended the PUSD school special board meeting and stayed until the end. I am grateful that the board allowed longer public comment after DLR and Safework’s PowerPoint. It was a long night. I appreciate your time with us. During motions and discussions, Jenn... More »
I’ve been following a story that kind of relates to journalism that hasn’t gotten a lot of play, ironically, in the press. And it hits really close to home for me. Michael Lacey, the former longtime editor and founder of the Phoenix alternative weekly, the Pho... More »
A 65-year-old Pasadena man is in police custody Wednesday for allegedly shooting and killing his son in Pasadena. Officers from the Pasadena Police Department responded to calls of a shooting at 1:14 p.m. Saturday to an apartment complex located in the 1100 bl... More »
Three people from Azusa, including two minors, were arrested in Pasadena on Tuesday afternoon for conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon and various gun charges following a street fight that involved a firearm, according to local authorities. The i... More »
Andrew and Peggy Cherng, philanthropists, co-founders and co-CEOs of Panda Express, have gifted City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, $100 million to establish the Cherng Family Center for Integrativ... More »
Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena, a nonprofit that serves 2,000 local children and youth with after-school and summer programs, has received a $50,000 grant from The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The grant will support the general operations and programs of the 86... More »
Pasadena-based nonprofit Shepherd’s Door Domestic Violence Resource Center (Shepherd’s Door) was founded by Tunisia Offray’s mother Linda Offray in 2000 to assist and support victims of domestic violence. The center was established after Tunisia suffered from... More »
Half a world away, a population the size of Pasadena is starving. In the coming days it faces “imminent military threat of invasion and potential for widespread commission of genocidal atrocities,” according to the respected Lemkin Institute for Genocide Preve... More »
As local and federal relief efforts ramped up in the days following the wildfires, the Southern California Credit Union continues to rally its members to help Maui residents recover through its Maui Fire Relief Campaign Wescom Credit Union, which is based in P... More »
A 35-year-old man was shot to death in Pasadena on Saturday morning, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Tim Bundy. The victim was found in the 1100 block of Summit Avenue after officers responded to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers encountere... More »
Altadenans tested out traffic safety improvements and shared their concerns about speeding cars, the lack of sidewalks and crosswalks, and insufficient lighting on Altadena’s thoroughfares during at a pop-up event during the Altadena Neighborhood Farmers Marke... More »
Pasadena Police Chief Eugene Harris assured the members of the Community Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) at its Thursday meeting that Pasadena Police Department’s new gang enforcement unit, called Street Crime Unit (SCU), will be unlike previous gang units ... More »
