As the political calculus around the minimum wage has been shifting, with inequality and homelessness on the rise and ballooning housing costs eating up more and more of the average worker’s paycheck, the City of Pasadena has decided it should impose an additi... More »
For the eighth consecutive year, Pasadena-based Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare health plans in California have earned 5 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating in the state for quality and service for 2019 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CM... More »
Pasadena’s ArtCenter College of Design is holding its annual Car Classic on Sunday, October 28, this time celebrating the 70th anniversary of the College’s Transportation Design program. Car Classic 2018 will have auto enthusiasts, car collectors, history buff... More »
Weeks before a new Fiscal Stabilization Plan must be submitted by Pasadena Unified to the County for approval, a reconciliation report prepared before tonight’s School Board meeting shows the Board’s earlier plans to save $14.2 million yielded actual savings o... More »
A man was sentenced, to six years in state prison for killing a Pasadena driver in a hit-and-run crash in May. Robert Michael Ybarra, 35, pleaded no contest on Tuesday to one felony count of vehicular manslaughter and was then sentenced for a violent crash tha... More »
It’s that time of year again, which makes the good news about a Pasadena company’s universal flu vaccine trial all the more promising. The preclinical trial recently completed by InVax, located on Foothill Boulevard, was reportedly successful. InVax, who teame... More »
An Idaho judge who was sworn in to serve as a judge on the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday will hear probably hear cases in Pasadena several times a year. Judge Ryan Nelson, of Idaho Falls, took an oath to uphold and protect the Constituti... More »
Individuals wanting to take an autumn stroll through some of Pasadena’s most popular neighborhoods while learning about the city’s rich history still have time to take part in Walktober. Walktober, a national program sponsored locally by the Pasadena Complete ... More »
Pasadena-based financial giant Green Dot announced it has partnered with the tax technology corporation TaxSlayer to create a prepaid Visa Card that will be available to customers beginning with the 2018 tax season. The TaxSlayer prepaid visa card, issued by G... More »
Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal hit and run killing of Jessica Torres, 27, of Pasadena on Sunday night. Police said they arrested 24-year-old Pasadena resident Francisco Javier Soto Cedillo in the 800 block of N. Oakland Avenue. Pasadena Police Lt.... More »
Befitting of any queen — especially the Queen of the Tournament of Roses — is a crown that is as steeped in tradition as the Rose Parade festivities that take over Pasadena on New Year’s Day. It’s a crown now donned by newly announced Rose Queen, Louise Deser ... More »
The Pasadena City Council Municipal Services Committee agreed Tuesday to take a “wait and see” approach to allowing local scooter services in the City, such as Lime or Bird Scooters. The consensus decision came following an information-only presentation by Dep... More »
