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 32 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

City Manager Mermell Praises Staff on His Final Day

LA County Confirms Case of COVID-19 Omicron Variant

Community Police Oversight Commission Denounces Gun Violence Following Two Recent Shooting Deaths

Oversight Commission to Receive Presentation on Independent Review Recommendations in Previous Incidents

Ninth Circuit Takes Up Case of Two LGBTQ Fuller Seminary Students Expelled for Same Sex Unions

First US Case of COVID Omicron Variant in San Francisco; No Pasadena Cases Reported

Reward Rises to $30,000 Offered in Total for Key Information in Shooting Death of 13-Year-Old Pasadena Boy

Pasadena Health Officials Monitoring COVID Variant

City Seeking Volunteers for 2022 Pasadena Homeless Count

City Manager Mermell Attends Final City Council Meeting

Council Adjourns in the Names of Local Victims of Recent Gun Violence

Kings Villages Apartments Sold to Developer for $233 Million

Public Health Officials Watching For Omicron Variant of Coronavirus

Developer Awarded Tax Credits For Local Affordable Housing Project

Government:

Council Backs Denial of Neighborhood Market’s Request for Permit Allowing Sales of Full Line of Alcoholic Beverages

City Council Upholds Termination of Golden Cross Health Care’s Nonconforming Rights over Discontinued Use

City Council Approves Resolution Allowing Remote Meetings for Next 30 Days

Community News:

African American Community Members to Discuss COVID Vaccinations

Tournament Announces Pasadena Residents Ticket Sale for 108th Rose Bowl Game

Recovery Looks Good for Pasadena Center Operating Company

Tournament of Roses Announces Sycamores Providing Emotional Wellness Support for Royal Court

Police Oversight Commission to Discuss Work Plan

Seismic Work on Central Library Will Take Years to Complete, Cost Over $100 Million

Public Hearing on Redistricting Task Force Recommendations Continued as Scheduled

Public Safety:

Suspect in Villa Parke Shooting Due Back in Court Next Month

Ninth Circuit in Pasadena Upholds California’s High Capacity Magazine Ban

2 Women Assault Elderly Man Sitting on Bus Bench

As Pasadena Continues to Seize Ghost Guns, LA City Council Bans Possession, Purchase and Sale of Unserialized Guns

Coroner Identifies Pasadena Woman Killed Crossing Street

Council Tables Vote on New Higher Tech Body-Worn Cameras for Police – For Now

Business News:

Rose Bowl Teams Up With Tappit For Cashless Purchases

New Luxury EV Automobile Startup Lucid Motors May Open Sales and Leasing Office in Pasadena