Thursday, August 20, 2020 | 1:56 pm
The owners of the Sheraton Pasadena owe the city more than $690,000 in delinquent taxes, the city alleges in a lawsuit. Urban Commons LLC and associated companies Hospitality LLC, EHT SPH LLC, and Aimbridge Hospitality LLC are named in a complaint filed by the... More »
Thursday, August 20, 2020 | 10:31 am
[UPDATED] Ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft won’t suspend operations in California, at least for now. On Thursday an appeals court allowed the ride-hailing giants to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors. The companies had threatened to ... More »
Thursday, August 20, 2020 | 10:01 am
Children and teens at the Boys and Girls Club got a special surprise last Thursday when they pulled up in the car line at the Mackenzie-Scott Clubhouse on North Fair Oaks Avenue. Employees from Bluebeam, Inc., a Pasadena-based construction technology company, ... More »
Thursday, August 20, 2020 | 9:22 am
Police were seeking two men who allegedly robbed a gardener of his leaf blower as he was working in a Pasadena neighborhood on Wednesday morning, officials said. The crime occurred at about 10:50 a.m. in the 400 block of Avenue 64, according to Pasadena police... More »
Thursday, August 20, 2020 | 7:47 am
Pasadena residents recently teamed up with the national nonprofit Latino Restaurant Association (LRA) to launch a new initiative designed to feed front-line heroes while supporting minority-owned businesses in the city. Known as the Pasadena Food Hug, the prog... More »
Thursday, August 20, 2020 | 7:46 am
Police on Wednesday recovered a stolen car, along with a loaded pistol, after the fleeing driver crashed and escaped shortly after officers called off a pursuit, authorities said. The suspect remained at large Thursday, though investigators recovered some pers... More »
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 8:13 pm
Police confirmed one officer’s camera was not recording during the fatal shooting of Anthony McClain last Saturday. Failure to turn on a body worn camera is a policy violation. So far the officer’s names have not been revealed, but according to Police Chief Jo... More »
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 5:25 pm
A local man accused of using a baseball bat to fatally beat a man outside a Target store in Azusa pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge. Manuel Banuelos — also known as Rafael Banuelos — is charged in the June 10 attack on Richard Jaimez Jr., 37. The... More »
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 3:35 pm
No relief was expected from the heat until Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to reach 102 degrees again on Thursday and 100 on Friday before dipping into the high 90s on Saturday and remaining there for the rest of th... More »
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 2:44 pm
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Pasadena-based Tetra Tech Inc. a five-year, $29.7 million single-award contract for the continuation of the agency’s Scaling Up Renewable Energy project, or SURE II. Under SURE II, Tetra Tech wi... More »
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 2:23 pm
In an effort to enforce the law and educate the driving public while reducing the likelihood of serious injuries and fatal collisions, Pasadena police will be conducting a citywide traffic enforcement program on Friday, Aug. 21. Officers will be deployed at va... More »
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 2:04 pm
Last week someone desecrated the Pasadena Community Job Center at 500 North Lake Avenue by drawing a swastika – the anti-Semitic symbol of Nazism – on the front window of the building. The window is adorned with a mural of immigrant workers, reflecting the or... More »