Pasadena authorities are warning residents that the major winter storm predicted in a National Weather Service Warning to strike the area Friday night and continue through the weekend has the potential to create danger and cause damage. Weather services report... More »
An International Women’s Day event Tuesday, March 20, at 6 p.m. will include a screening of the documentary film “Miss Representation†and the launch of the 2012 Survival Guide.The event will take place in The Piazza of the Campus Center Building CC at Pas... More »
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) was honored last night in Sacramento by the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) for his public safety measure banning the open carry of unloaded handguns in public places. “As someone with m... 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 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 »
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 »
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 »
Brother Christopher Brady, FSC has been appointed the 14th Principal of La Salle High School. [Photo: La Salle High School] Subsequent to a national search which attracted over 60 qualified candidates, Dr. Richard Gray, President of La Salle High School, has... More »
