Another rough commute is likely in store for commuters in the Irwindale area Friday — the second full day of a five-day closure on the eastbound side of the Foothill (210) Freeway to accommodate upgrades to the San Gabriel River Bridge. The eastbound freeway w... More »
After critical police incidents, rumor-mongering and incorrect information quickly spreads throughout the community. Every officer-involved shooting in the beginning is described as an assassination of an unarmed innocent man rife with racial overtones and hun... More »
Cancer Support Community Pasadena has finally found a permanent place it can call home after 32 years of providing support and education for free to all people impacted by cancer from three leased locations. Patricia Ostiller, Executive Director said the nonpr... More »
Authorities sought the public’s help Wednesday to locate a 23-year-old woman who was last seen in Altadena. Jai Rmanii Hicks was last seen on July 16 in the 200 block of West Woodbury Road, near the Foothill (210) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County S... More »
Dear Cynthia, You don’t get it. Neutralizing any possible threat first is a tactic that has its origins in the military training that police receive. Even if there isn’t a threat, the police are trained to assume there is a possible threat and act accordingl... More »
I want to address the San Rafael incident on Sunday. I do not have much space to introduce myself, but I have lots of experience with the police, high risk populations, and I was a school board member. I am outraged by the incident at San Rafael with our long-... More »
A Los Angeles man was charged Tuesday with murder in a homeless man’s stabbing death in Pasadena. Sadarius Lawson, 26, is set to be arraigned Wednesday in a Pasadena courtroom, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.... More »
The City made public several video recordings on Monday showing an encounter between a local elementary school janitor and Pasadena police officers which occurred the previous day. The videos show police using bolt cutters on Sunday morning to enter the campus... More »
[August is Black Business Month. Pasadena Now is featuring profiles of selected local Black business owners and their companies throughout the month.] They say necessity is the mother of invention. The story of Altadena-based Danielle Salmon’s business called ... More »
Pasadena-based financial firm Western International Securities which was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with alleged violations of its Regulation Best-Interest fiduciary rule may end up spending as much as $1 million or more on its legal def... More »
The City Council on Monday officially began the discussion on the process to appoint a new councilmember to District 3. By now local residents know the electeds must fill the seat at the dais by Oct. 4 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Pasadena native a... More »
Pasadena Unified Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian McDonald said he is “seeking a full explanation” from Pasadena police and the City about the manner in which a school janitor was apprehended and treated during an incident on the campus of San Rafael School on... More »
