Last Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of The Week

The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 20 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

PUSD Board Halts School Closure Plan, Two Trustees Served With Recall Notices

Funding the Frontlines Against Homelessness, the ‘PORT’ Budget Becomes Focal Work During Budget Talks

Pasadena Humane Contract Jumps 23% in Proposed Five-Year Renewal

Man Accused of Killing Caltech Astronomer Pleads Not Guilty

PUSD Board Meeting Thrusts School Closures, Board Elections, Brown Act Accusations and Recall Plans into Single Public Forum

The Emails That Lit the Fuse: How Released Records Ignited Pasadena’s School-Closure Firestorm

Pasadena to Be Honored as a Clean California Community in City Hall Sign Presentation

Blair Supporters Rally Today as PUSD Board Moves School Closures Process Forward

Consultant Hands School Board a Campus Closures Roadmap, Even After Advisory Panel Says No

PWP Outlines $410 Million Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Is Pressed for Savings and Performance Measures

Rose Bowl Seeks State, Federal Money as Officials Cast Stadium as Emergency Asset

Pasadena Pairs Gun Violence Awareness Day With Free Locks, Memorial Banner

Council Nears Final Approval of $1.41 Billion 2027 City Budget After Weeks of Review

Proposed Police Budget Includes 8.6% Increase Amid Liability Spike, Olympic Preparations

Honoring Pasadena’s Fallen

Pasadena Humane Society Contract Renewal Heads to Public Safety Committee for $10.5 Million Five-Year Animal Care Deal

Pasadena’s Adopted Marine Battalion to Honor the City’s Fallen

Poignant Memorial Day Flyover Will Pay Homage to Fallen Heroes

From Combat Zones to Homefront, Memorial Day Also Recalls the Toll of PTSD

Supervisor Barger Honors Fallen Servicemembers in Memorial Day Statement