Yuny Parada, a Pasadena resident and an accomplished Latina actress and activist who was selected to be Community Grand Marshal of the Latino Heritage Parade and Festival on Sept. 16, told Pasadena Now that days before the Parade she is reflecting on the challenges that she has faced and continues to face while advocating for the Latino community. Parada immigrated from El Salvador when she was 18... More »
A bill by Pasadena Assemblymember Chris Holden which would have been one of the final nails in the coffin for the 60-year-old 710 Freeway extension project and which attracted broad support from the cities of Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Alhambra failed in the State’s Transportation and Housing Committee Wednesday. The bill would have returned the “stubs” of the 710 Freeway — at Valley Boulevard ... More »
Pasadena-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced the appointment of James Hassard to the newly-created position of chief commercial officer. The company said Hassard will be responsible for driving commercial strategy and building the team and sales and marketing infrastructure necessary to support Arrowhead’s growing pipeline of investigational RNAi therapeutics. He has 25 years o... More »
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