Friday, October 9, 2020 | 4:53 pm
Pasadena Now’s reporting on a recent community discussion included an initial headline that said that the Superintendent of PUSD, Dr. Brian McDonald, had said that PUSD has failed Black students. When I read that, my first reaction was to ask how PUSD had fail... More »
Friday, October 9, 2020 | 10:32 am
A routine traffic stop led to the seizure of a loaded, unserialized ‘ghost gun’ in Pasadena on Thursday night, officials said. Two men were arrested following the encounter, which took place shortly before 9 p.m. at Navarro Avenue and Cedar Street, Pasadena po... More »
Friday, October 9, 2020 | 9:11 am
Police ultimately used a Taser to subdue a man who they fought with officers when they tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant late Thursday. Police had been seeking Pastor Javier Villatoro, 28, of Pasadena on a warrant stemming from a previous allegatio... More »
Friday, October 9, 2020 | 4:57 am
It seems like such a long time ago, but way back in early spring, as the Coronavirus pandemic was first circling the globe, American shoppers began to swoop up paper towels, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer, as if the world would run out the following week. As... More »
Friday, October 9, 2020 | 4:55 am
The acquisition will enable Archer to take custom software delivery to a higher level by complementing full-cycle solution development, openpr.com has reported. The joint team believes in a more productive future in which Agile, Product and Cloud processes and... More »
Friday, October 9, 2020 | 4:00 am
Citizen’s Police Academy One of the great programs initiated by the Pasadena Police Department under the former leadership of Barney Malekian was the Citizen’s Police Academy. Average citizens like me had the opportunity to learn more about how the department ... More »
Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 7:08 pm
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Pasadena-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals have announced a collaboration and licensing agreement to develop a new treatment for liver disease and other deadly afflictions. The partnership, if approved, would net Arrowhead up to $1... More »
Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 3:34 pm
Long before COVID-19 existed, underreporting of domestic violence has been a concern of law enforcement officials and survivor advocates. But amid stay-at-home orders, unemployment and other complications brought on by the pandemic have officials worried the p... More »
Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 2:33 pm
Since the Rose Bowl can’t host its annual Turkey Trot this year due to the pandemic, organizers have decided to bring the event straight to neighborhoods everywhere by putting it online. For the past two years, the Rose Bowl has hosted its 5K around the iconic... More »
Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 1:15 pm
The owner of a popular Old Pasadena restaurant said he no longer plans to sue the city for damages that he’s incurred due to the business disruptions caused by COVID-19. “I retracted it as it pertains to Pasadena,” Leo Amari, owner of Rocco’s Tavern, told Pasa... More »
Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 12:22 pm
Pasadena’s Armenian American community is soliciting donations and supplies and calling for a global response as violence continues in Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, following more than a week of fighting that has reportedly taken a heavy toll on civ... More »
Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 8:11 am
Kitchen United, a “ghost kitchen” founded in Pasadena that hosts multiple restaurants under one roof, announced the appointment of Michael Montagano as chief executive officer and newest member of the company’s board of directors following two years serving as... More »