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Opioid Epidemic Shows No Signs of Waning in Pasadena, Nation

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | 8:19 am

As the nation works to get control of COVID-19, public health officials continue battling another deadly epidemic that officials say is showing no signs of slowing down in Pasadena and across the country: drug overdoses. Monday marked International Overdose Aw... More »

We Get Letters

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | 4:47 am

Editor’s Note: John Fauvre copied Pasadena Now on this letter he sent to the Commissioners of the Pasadena Recreation and Parks Commission. Subject: Arroyo Seco Tree Removal Proposal for Rec and Parks Commission Agenda on Sept. 1, 2020 Dear Commissioners: I th... More »

Pasadena Firefighters Return From Deployment to Wildfires

Monday, August 31, 2020 | 7:10 am

A strike team of six Pasadena firefighters returned home Sunday after spending nine days helping get control of the Moc Fire on the Tuolumne County-Mariposa County border, as well as the Dolan Fire burning near Big Sur, officials said. Pasadena Fire Department... More »

City Seeking County Guidance on Opening Barbershops, Beauty Salons

Monday, August 31, 2020 | 4:45 am

As of Sunday, Pasadena officials had issued no new orders that would allow beauty salons and barbershops to open. On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced changes in the reopening process for counties stricken by the novel coronavirus. As part of that reopening ... More »

Driver in McClain Shooting Arrested on Parole Violation

Monday, August 31, 2020 | 3:00 am

The driver of the car in the fatal police shooting of Anthony McClain has been taken into custody for a parole violation, Pasadena Now has learned. Police stopped the driver, who has not been identified, at about 7:53 p.m. on Aug. 15 on North Raymond Avenue ne... More »

Political Gumbo: A View from the Front

Monday, August 31, 2020 | 3:00 am

By now, everybody who stays up to date on local happenings has read some version of the story of the fatal shooting of Anthony McClain. These are the facts. The car McClain was riding in was pulled over shortly before 8 p.m. on Aug. 15 on North Raymond Avenue.... More »

8 Displaced by Attic Fire in Pasadena

Monday, August 31, 2020 | 3:00 am

A fire blamed on an electrical malfunction damaged a Pasadena home early Sunday, leaving eight people displaced, authorities said. The fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. at a house in the 300 block of Barthe Drive, according to Pasadena spokeswoman ... More »

Parolee Subdued with Taser Following Family Disturbance in Pasadena

Friday, August 28, 2020 | 9:27 am

Police used a Taser to subdue an intoxicated parolee who charged at officers who responded to a family disturbance in Pasadena on Thursday night, officials said. The incident began just after 11:40 p.m. when police received a report that an intoxicated man was... More »