Pasadena City College, as part of the California Cloud Workforce Project, will soon begin offering a regionally recognized cloud computing certificate program to its students, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its AWS Educate program. With this collaboration, PCC students will have access to a 15-credit certificate program that focuses on in-demand cloud computing skills, whose d... More »
The Robin’s Woodfire BBQ sign at 395 N. Rosemead Blvd. has become a part of the landscape in the Hastings Ranch community of Pasadena. This year, the owner, Robin Salzer has joined an elite group of California entrepreneurs lauded with statewide recognition as “Small Business of the Year Honoree” status in their respective state assembly districts. Salzer was singled out by Assemblymember Chris Ho... More »
Thursday’s 44th Annual Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast was a morning filled with a healthy dose of positivity and togetherness which highlighted Pasadena’s dedication to community service. Put on by the longstanding community non-profit organization Friends In Deed, the second interfaith breakfast of Mayor Tornek’s term was greeted with hungry residents, community leaders and various organizat... More »
The Pasadena Community Police Oversight Commission will conduct a special meeting Thursday that kicks off with a community forum on police pretext stops. The Commission will first introduce the concept of pretextual stops and explain their full research and assessment methodology. But the key focus of the 6 p.m. evening will be on hearing from community members. “Hearing from our community members... More »
Thursday’s 44th Annual Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast was a morning filled with a healthy dose of positivity and togetherness which highlighted Pasadena’s dedication to community service. Put on by the longstanding community non-profit organization Friends In Deed, the second interfaith breakfast of Mayor Tornek’s term was greeted with hungry residents, community leaders and various organizat... More »
Pasadena transitioned into the least restrictive “yellow” tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy reopening protocol on Wednesday morning, officials said. After holding a test positivity rate of under 2% and an adjusted daily case rate below 2 cases per 100,000 residents for a week, the county met the requirements to transition from the “orange” tier into the “yellow” one, which is the s... More »
The City Planning Commission unanimously approved the proposed East Colorado Specific Plan (ECSP) update during its meeting on Wednesday, but not before implementing key amendments to allow for drive-through restaurants, the reduction of required parking spaces in select areas around Pasadena City College, and a three-foot setback along Colorado Boulevard. The ECSP, which would replace the current... More »
Pasadena’s mayoral debate season continued Thursday evening when incumbent Terry Tornek and his challenger on the Nov. 3 ballot, Councilmember Victor Gordo, squared off on Zoom in an event co-sponsored by the city’s NAACP branch and two other groups – with the focus on issues especially relevant to millennials, particularly millennials of color. “For us, as young leaders – young, up-and-coming lea... More »
The Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission will elect new officers for fiscal year 2025-2026 and receive arts funding updates at its regular meeting Wednesday evening. The commission will hold elections for chair, vice-chair, and other leadership positions. Current Chair Robert Crook from District 5 has led the nine-member commission alongside Vice-Chair Joe Feinblatt, who represents the Mayor, and Pa... More »
[UPDATED] Nonprofit Day One’s youth advocates and alumni are preparing to host their 16th annual Cherishing Children Holiday Celebration, transforming their Pasadena headquarters into a winter wonderland for local families facing economic hardship. The free community event, scheduled for Friday, December 13, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., will feature 20 tons of snow, photos with Santa, arts and cra... More »
