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Pasadena Patriots Speak Out on Health Care Reform

Friday, July 17, 2009 | 6:59 am

[Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2009| 1:02 p.m..] About 70 activists rallied and marched in front of the office of Pasadena’s congressional representative on July today to protest against a proposed federal bill aiming to create a single-payer nation... More »

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Man Stabbed to Death Outside Chinese Restaurant

Friday, July 17, 2009 | 6:10 am

KTLA News reported this morning that a man in his 20s was fatally stabbed Thursday night about 11 p.m. as he sat in a grassy area in the back lot of the Mandarin Garden restaurant at 701 N. Fair Oaks Ave. The victim staggered to the front of the restaurant and... More »

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California Police Chiefs Oppose Prisoners Release

Thursday, July 16, 2009 | 2:33 pm

As many as 20,000 prisoners maybe released if the California state legislature approves cutting about $1.2 billion is funding to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a move Pasadena Chief of Police Bernard Melekian opposes. “The first... More »

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Bill Passes Prohibiting Trucks on Angeles Crest

Thursday, July 16, 2009 | 2:10 pm

Assembly Bill 1361, introduced by Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), passed the California State Senate and Assembly today, and will take effect immediately when the governor signs it into law. AB 1361 will prohibit commercial vehicle... More »

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Pasadena Water Shortage Declared

Thursday, July 16, 2009 | 5:58 am

The Pasadena City Council declared a Level 1 water shortage this week, adding two new restrictions on water use in Pasadena and other areas that receive water from the Pasadena Water and Power Department. Effective today, July 16, outdoor watering is restricte... More »

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A Fresh & Easy Grand Opening

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | 11:34 am

The old Mervyn’s department store jingle of “Open, open, open, open …” came to mind on Wednesday morning about 200 shoppers patiently awaited just outside the locked doors of the new Fresh & Easy market on the corner of Lake Ave. and California Blvd. L... More »

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ACLU Forum: Is There a“Schools to Prison Pipeline”?

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | 5:25 am

More than 200 concerned activists and citizens turned out at Pasadena’s Neighborhood Church on Tuesday night for a public forum hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union to discuss the idea that certain groups of students are funneled to prison without ever... More »

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Reynolds Trial Moves Forward

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 3:54 pm

A man charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl at a local nightclub was set to go to trial in about a year after he appeared in front of Judge Janice Claire Croft at the Pasadena Courthouse on Tuesday. Johnl Dvon Reynolds, accused of murdering Ebony Huel of P... More »

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JPL Captures Colorful Images from Mars

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 1:31 pm

Scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory have created a portrait of a moving dust devil by combining three images of Mars taken seconds apart, it was announced on July 14. A set of unmanned cameras of Spirit captured images of a whirlwind-like substance on the ... More »

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Engineering Firm Lands Indian Oil Contract

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 12:31 pm

Local firm Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., will provided project management services for an Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. refinery project, it was announced on June 14. The monetary value of the contract was not announced by company officials. Jacobs said it wil... More »

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Carjacking Suspect Sought

Monday, July 13, 2009 | 10:07 am

A 17-year-old Fontana resident is in police custody after attempting a carjacking here in Pasadena on Sunday afternoon, according to officials. The attempted carjacking occurred on the 1600 block of Fiske Avenue, when a 56-year-old female Pasadena resident, w... More »

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Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan Recommended

Friday, July 10, 2009 | 8:32 am

The city of Pasadena Northwest Commission convened a special meeting on July 9 to consider approving a recommendation to award a local consulting firm $190,000 from a tax fund to prepare the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan. With money provided by the Pasadena Com... More »