Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena), the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, sent letters asking Sundar Pichai, Susan Wojcicki and Jack Dorsey, the Chief Executive Officers of Alphabet, YouTube and Twitter, respectively, to proactively inform users who eng... More »
British singer-songwriter and author Ian Whitcomb, a long-time resident of Altadena, has died. He was 78. Ian became a founding member of the band Bluesville while studying in Dublin in 1963. The group recorded “the Sporting Life” which peaked at 100. Although... More »
Frances H. Arnold, the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, and director of the Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center; and Andrew M. Stuart, the Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, hav... More »
Driven by a vision of providing better care, faster, Dr. Caesar Djavaherian co-founded Direct Urgent Care, a technology-enabled urgent care network serving the SF Bay Area. With the merger in 2018, he now focuses on clinic innovation and providing data-driven,... More »
Victoria J. Orphan, Caltech’s James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology and the director of the Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions (CEMI), and Li Lu, Caltech trustee and founder and chairman of Himalaya Capital, have been hono... More »
Editor’s note: This piece is part of an ongoing series on Caltech scientists who are researching the COVID-19 pandemic, each according to their own specialty. From biology, to chemistry, to social sciences, and computing, the keys to fighting the disease are w... More »
Boyd S. Smith died peacefully while asleep in his Pasadena home on April 15. He was 62. A Pasadena resident and proud graduate of South Pasadena High School and USC, Smith, joined his family’s business at a young age and developed a strong work ethic and commi... More »
Veteran healthcare administrator Caroline Balfour has joined Huntington Hospital in Pasadena as vice president of revenue cycle, according to a hospital statement. “Cari brings extensive experience improving not just revenue cycle operations, but also staying ... More »
The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center (RBAC) has announced that Mary Pinola, director of development retired at the end of March. after 29 years at the RBAC. “Mary’s passion, commitment, vision, caring, and creativity have been instrumental in helping the center achie... More »
The Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce that Taylor Fry, the organization’s National Sales Manager, has been named one of Destination International’s 2020 30 Under 30 recipients consisting of a group of highly talented young profession... More »
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) has named Pasadena Heritage founding member Claire Bogaard as one of 15 inspiring women from communities in the 28th Congressional District to be honored as 2020 Women of the Year. The 28th District includes portions of Pasadena a... More »
Editor’s note: This piece is part of an ongoing series on Caltech scientists who are researching the COVID-19 pandemic, each according to their own specialty. From biology, to chemistry, to social sciences, and computing, the keys to fighting the disease are w... More »
