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 »
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 »
[Updated Wednesday, July 9, 2009] As tens of thousands music fans filled the stands at Staples Center and an estimated hundreds of thousands tune into the Michael Jackson public memorial service through various media on July 7, a local pastor helped set the ... More »
Los Angeles may become a suburb of Oakland in the distant future, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists said in a videocast and live chat on Monday. Airing live on NASA JPL’s channel available on Ustream TV on July 6 at 5 p.m., the “Quake Chat” featured... More »
The 24-year-old man who fell about 100 feet to his death in near the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Altadena on Tuesday was identified as Pasadena resident Arturo Beristain Hernandez, it was announced by the county Coroner’s Office. City fire officials discover... More »
As Pasadena residents prepare to celebrate America’s Independence Day this weekend, local law enforcement officials are preparing to crackdown on mischievous behavior on Saturday. However, instead of searching for rowdy miscreants, Pasadena area police offic... More »
A parolee accused of killing a girl outside of an illegal nightclub in 2007 returned to court earlier this morning for a pretrial hearing, only to have it re-scheduled. He is due back to Pasadena Superior Court on July 14. Johnl Dvon Reynolds is charged with o... More »
Local online home improvement directory service Done Right! was partially acquired by Tree.com, it was announced today. An online directory service providing lead generation and marketing services for home improvement professionals, Done Right! was a Web site ... More »
Prompted by what officials call a depleting local water supply, the Pasadena City Council will put into effect amended water shortage procedures on July 4. A reduction in water imports from Northern California has led the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), fro... More »
The number of residential burglaries reported in northwest Pasadena doubled between April in May, and as a result city police have been increasing their patrols in affected neighborhoods, authorities say. In April, 12 residential burglaries were reported in no... More »
The City Council unanimously passed a modified rendition of Pasadena Water & Power’s (PWP) proposed water rate increase at the Council meeting Monday night. The adopted plan included three modifications. PWP’s original plan was modified based on community ... More »
Pasadena Police Chief Bernard Melekian told Pasadena Now he is concerned that tens of thousands of prisoners may be released back into society early due to both state and federal initiatives and that could lead to unprecedented spikes in the rate of violent ... More »
