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A celebration of life service for pioneering civil rights legislator Nathaniel “Nate” Holden will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at West Angeles Cathedral Church of God In Christ in Los Angeles, officials announced. The May 29 service at 3600 S. Crenshaw Blvd. wi... More »
Among the hundreds of fallen military service members Pasadena will honor at its Memorial Day commemoration Monday are four native sons who made the ultimate sacrifice and received the nation’s highest military decorations for heroism in combat. The ceremony, ... More »
The Pasadena Conservatory of Music has appointed Stephen Cook as its new Executive Director following a comprehensive, national search. Cook, who currently serves as Chair of the Piano Department at Pasadena Conservatory of Music, will assume leadership after ... More »
Each year, the Institute awards its highest honor for alumni—the Distinguished Alumni Award—to those individuals who, because of both personal commitment and professional contributions, have made remarkable impacts in a field, on the community, or in society m... More »
John E. Bryson, former United States Secretary of Commerce, environmental advocate, and a life member of the Caltech community, passed away peacefully at his home in San Marino, California, on May 13, 2025. He was 81 years old. Bryson was named to the Caltech ... More »
Emmy Award-winning journalist Emily Chang will deliver a keynote address on the ethical and societal implications of artificial intelligence at Pasadena’s Distinguished Speaker Series. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pasadena C... More »
Two Caltech faculty members—Dianne Newman, Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology and Merkin Institute Professor, and Barry Barish, Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus—were elected to membership in the American Philosophi... More »
The Pasadena City Council and Pasadena Unified School District Board adjourned their special joint meeting on Monday in memory of former state senator and Los Angeles City Council Member Nate Holden, who died at 95 on May 7. Holden’s son is Chris Holden, forme... More »
With sadness yet also deep gratitude for a life well-lived, Fuller Seminary announces the passing of Leslie C. Allen, senior professor of Old Testament. He joined Fuller’s faculty in 1983 and served as professor of Old Testament until 2004, continuing as senio... More »
Chan was born in San Francisco on October 5, 1936, to immigrant, working-class parents. He spent his early childhood in what he described as a “culturally disadvantaged” environment. “There was not a drop of academic blood in my body,” he once wrote. But he ev... More »
Nate Holden, a longtime Los Angeles political figure who played a central role in rebuilding the Crenshaw area after the 1992 Los Angeles riots and helped shape public policy in California for more than three decades, died Wednesday. He was 95. Holden is survi... More »
Ernest Posey and the Posey Family Foundation have been selected as the 2024 Bernard Osher Philanthropist of the Year by the Network of California Community College Foundations, an association of local community college foundation professionals dedicated to phi... More »
