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Housing advocates often argue that California’s crisis comes down to scarcity. Their story usually goes like this, we have not built enough housing, so costs rise and families get pushed out. There is truth in that. But scarcity did not appear by accident. It ... More »
The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for gang-related offenses and allow thousands of people to petition courts to reexamine their cases. Both rulings turned on a 2021 law that raised the stan... More »
Virtualitics, a Pasadena artificial intelligence company founded out of Caltech research, announced that it has introduced a new platform designed to help defense and government agencies interpret readiness data and make faster decisions. The product, called V... More »
[Senate Bill 256 authored by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena/Alhambra) remains stalled in the legislature. It would have, among other things, required removal of permanently abandoned electrical infrastructure like the tower that likely caused the Eaton ... More »
In Pasadena, where parenting programs have long been geared toward mothers, a new initiative is filling the gap for fathers. The D.A.D.S. program at the Flintridge Center combines weekly shared meals with legal guidance, job training, and emotional support, cr... More »
Eight months after the Eaton Fire tore through the foothills of Altadena, families are using modest relief grants for the basics — gas, rent, even fall school clothes — under a “dignity-based” model that lets survivors decide how best to spend the money. The g... More »
The Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena has been awarded funding as part of the Elizabeth R. Koch Foundation’s inaugural $2.4 million grant initiative supporting 50 nonprofit organizations across Los Angeles County, according to a press release issued by the foundat... More »
A 29-year-old Pasadena man was arrested Friday morning after police recovered firearms, narcotics, body armor and ammunition during a search warrant operation in the city’s north end, authorities said. Lazaro Tapia was taken into custody at approximately 10:40... More »
Alta Design Works and the Altadena Coalition plan to open a community hub at 409 E. Woodbury Road on Saturday evening with a 6:30–10:30 p.m. grand opening and ribbon cutting led by the Altadena Chamber of Commerce. Organizers said the program will mix remarks ... More »
The Junior League of Pasadena, the nonprofit volunteer organization that helped establish some of the city’s most enduring institutions including Kidspace Children’s Museum and the Pasadena Senior Center, has announced its Board of Directors for the 2025-26 le... More »
The Altadena Chamber of Commerce announced Friday it will host grand reopening celebrations for every local business that wants one, marking an aggressive push to revive the community’s economy after devastating wildfires. The Altadena Chamber of Commerce & Ci... More »
A man previously convicted in a widely publicized Pasadena robbery was found guilty Friday of murdering a woman at a homeless encampment in the San Gabriel River riverbed in Irwindale, according to a report from City News Service. Steve Carlos Williams, 48, wa... More »
