The Independent Police Auditor will hold a presentation on the overview of the process related to a recent officer-involved shooting. On July 30 police fatally shot carjacking suspect Adam Mostafa Youines, formerly of Pasadena, at the end of vehicle pursuit. P... More »
The City Council unanimously approved on Monday the recommended use of the $716,705 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds awarded to the city as part of a nationwide program to improve and enhance emergency response capability for terrorist-related... More »
Three top city fire, police and city hall officials are scheduled to tell Pasadena’s Public Safety Committee Wednesday that illegal fireworks activity reported leading up to and on the Fourth of July weekend this year dropped significantly below previous years... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to give final approval Tuesday to plans for a November ballot measure that would give the panel authority to remove a publicly elected sheriff from office for cause. On a 4-1 vote, with Supervisor Kathryn... More »
The Pasadena Police Department is asking for the public’s help in solving a May 2 homicide that occurred in the 1700 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue. Shortly before 9 p.m. police received 911 calls and an alert of “Shots Fired” from the recently activated “Sho... More »
Whenever I drive up to Pasadena for the day, I walk my old neighborhood on South San Rafael Avenue, turn the corner on La Loma, and head across the bridge. My stop? Peering over the wall into the play-yard of Pacific Oaks Nursery School, one of my first and fo... More »
The year was 1945 and World War II was ending; it was a turbulent time filled with uncertainty. In Pasadena, seven Quaker families united to create a place where young children could experience simplicity, integrity, harmony, and equality. They purchased prope... More »
Pasadena police could use $601,705 in scheduled grant funds for anti-vehicle barriers, automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) and an infrared camera system for a helicopter. The money would come from an Urban Area Security Initiative grant. The City is set to... More »
After an unscheduled week off as the City reeled from the death of Councilmember John Kennedy, the council returns on Monday with a full consent calendar and two important items. By now, we all know what happened, Kennedy died on July 21. He was reelected to ... More »
A new mobile app that’s intended to help reduce food waste in your local community while solving hunger has just been rolled out by a Pasadena-based startup that two friends, both of them software programmers, launched recently to help mitigate global warming ... More »
I have been a resident of Pasadena for over 19 years. I write to express my deep concern about the severe impact the Rose Bowl’s massive debt has had on the City’s financial resources and the lack of urgency exhibited thus far to address it. The Rose Bowl ... More »
An armed alleged carjacking suspect shot to death by Pasadena police Saturday at the end of a vehicle pursuit was a Montebello resident but originally from Pasadena, coroner and police officials said. Adam Mostafa Youines was 35 years old, officials reported l... More »
