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Pasadena Unified School District chief finance officer John Pappalardo will be leaving his post on April 13 to become the deputy superintendent of business services for the Capistrano Unified School District. Pappalardo has held his position as chief finance o... More »
Premier cable television network HBO decided to cancel the racetrack drama series ‘Luck’ following the death of another horse during its production on Tuesday at Santa Anita Park in nearby Arcadia. HBO has been filming scenes involving horse races at Santa... More »
Pasadena City College student Andrew Bott, whose open letter last week drew a quick and lengthy reply from Geoffrey Baum, President of the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, reacts to news that $2.4 million is being spent to retrofit the college with ene... More »
Pasadena City Councilman Chris Holden will host a District 3 community meeting Thursday, March 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave.Topics will include potential restructuring of the Northwest Commission and updates on the... More »
Recently, the South Pasadena Police Department has seen surrounding cities see a rise in “Utility/City Worker Burglary Scams†targeting the elderly. Typically, the suspect will knock on your door and pose as a city worker, city inspector or utility work... More »
Famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has visited Caltech almost every year since 1992, usually spending about a month on campus. And since 2000, it’s been a tradition for Caltech students to cook an Indian feast for Hawking, who’s the director of resear... More »
Geoffrey Baum, President, Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, emailed the following response to a letter by PCC student Andrew Bott which was published yesterday in Pasadena Now. Please see: “PCC Board of Trustees Obviously Doesn’t Hear Students’ Voices... More »
Today, area Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), a member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, applauded the decision of Subcommittee Chairman Frank Wolf (R-VA) to reject a fiscal 2012 reprogramming request that would have shifted f... More »
I am writing in response to the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees meeting on March 7th. (http://www.pasadena.edu/board/granicus.cfm) First, I wanted to say that I am disappointed that the Board seemed to hear my (I spoke before item i), and other student... More »
Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘AA+’ rating to the following the City of Pasadena $47. 4 million pension obligation bonds (POBs) on sale this week. Bond proceeds will fund the city’s Fire and Police Retirement System (FPRS), raising the actuarially determined f... More »
When you “spring forward†and set your clocks ahead one hour this Sunday, March 11, follow the Pasadena Fire Department’s advice and check all your smoke alarm batteries, too. Each year, across the country, lives are lost in house fires due to smoke alarms... More »
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act, which would create a new two-year sentence for certain “straw purchasers†of firearms. Straw purchasers in the United States are responsible for many of the illegal fire... More »
