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 57 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

Pasadena Unified Teachers Vote “No Confidence” in District’s Chief of Human Resources

Hopeful Municipal Candidates Begin Paths to Elected Office

‘Action’ Item for City’s Minimum Wage Ordinance Draws Fearful Protests

City Committee Will Consider Rescinding Pasadena’s Minimum Wage Ordinance

Ordinance Banning “Aggressive Panhandling” Passes Council; Becomes Law

Relatives Frustrated as Police Continue Complex Investigation into Motorcyclist’s Hit-Run Death

Council Expected to Pass Restrictions on Public Camping, “Aggressive Panhandling” Over Calls for More Constructive Measures

It’s “Red Kettle Friday” in Pasadena as Salvation Army Launches Iconic Public Donations Program Today

Here Are the Candidates Who Have Pulled Papers So Far for Pasadena’s 2017 Elections

City Launches 3-Year Anti-Tobacco, Anti-Menthol Awareness Campaign Aimed at African American and Latino Communities

City Streets Get a Makeover with White Lines and Green Lanes, Leaving Some Motorists Bewildered

 

Government:

Anti-Tobacco Campaign Launched By CDC and Pasadena Public Health Department Focuses on Northwest Pasadena

City, Chamber Collaborate to Encourage Patronizing Local Businesses During the Holidays

Councilmember Andy Wilson will Seek Full Term in the March 7, 2017 City Election

District 5 Councilmember Victor Gordo Announces He Intends to “Wage a Vigorous Campaign” For Re-election

Local Congresswoman: Obama Administration Must Act to Protect Names of ‘Dreamers’ Who Trusted Government

Pasadena Named a Top-Ranked Digital City

South Pasadena’s 2016 State of the City Address to Highlight City’s Commitment to Efficiency and the Environment

San Pasqual Mediterranean-Style Property Awarded Landmark Designation

City Re-Allocates $5.4 Million in Unspent Federal Funds, Spreads Across a Number of Improvement Projects

County Department of Public Works and Corps of Engineers Hold Pasadena Workshop on Arroyo Seco Feasibility Study

Commission on the Status of Women Meets Monday

 

Education:

Ruelas/Roosevelt Drama Continues at Pasadena Unified Board of Education Meeting

Pasadena Unified Board of Education Meets Tonight, Works Through Wide-Ranging Agenda

Pasadena City College to Host “Enormous” Student Research Fair on Thursday

Acclaimed Israeli Poet Eran Hadas to Teach at Caltech This Spring

School Community Garden Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Franklin Elementary Fox Farm Wednesday

John Muir High Students Gain Real-World Experience Through Pasadena Service Federal Credit Union’s Internship Program

 

Community News:

The Holidays Are at One Colorado and So Is Santa

Craft Fair Gift Shop Celebrates the Holiday Season

Rose Bowl Stadium Prepares for UCLA-USC Rivalry Game

Seven ‘Little Free Libraries’ Installed in Pasadena Neighborhoods

Caltech Biologists Give Bacteria “Thermostat Controls”

The Holiday Spirit (Discounts, Too) Will Fill South Lake Avenue at Annual Holidayfest

Pasadena Humane Society Launches #GIVINGPAWSDAY to Help Pay for Care of 12,000 Animals Sheltered Annually

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

Hillsides Youth Win Best Film at Los Angeles Film Festival

President’s Breakfast Honoring Tournament of Roses and 2017 President Brad Ratliff is December 1st at Westin Pasadena

Real California Milk Unveils 2017 Rose Parade Float as Celebration of Multi-Generational Dairy Farm Families

Pasadena Star-News Moves from Offices It Occupied Since 1990 to Nearby Suite

City Streets Get a Makeover with White Lines and Green Lanes, Leaving Some Motorists Bewildered

 

Business Top Story:

AT&T Launches Super High-Speed Fiber Optic Internet Service in Portions of Pasadena

Planet Fitness Opens Judgement Free Gym at Pasadena Boys and Girls Club

 

Public Safety:

South Pasadena Police Department Officers Save Dog from Residential House Fire

Despondent Man Talked Off Colorado Street Bridge Outer Ledge

Relatives Frustrated as Police Continue Complex Investigation into Motorcyclist’s Hit-Run Death

 

Faces:

Financial Professional Sara Simpson Selected as Hillsides 2017 Gala Chair

Walter E. Massey and Taft Armandroff Selected to Lead Pasadena-Based “Giant Magellan Telescope” Board of Directors

Human Fear and the Social Brain: A Conversation with Caltech Assistant Professor Dean Mobbs

Unite for a Cause Kickoff Exceeds Goals

President’s Breakfast Honoring Tournament of Roses and 2017 President Brad Ratliff is December 1st at Westin Pasadena

Caltech Professor Rolf Sabersky Dies at 96

Amy Brenneman and the Fight for Reproductive Justice at All Saints Church

Fallen Soldier to be Remembered with ‘Floragraph’ during Rose Parade

 

Benefits:

Mark Your Calendar to “Celebrate the Holidays” with the Pasadena-Altadena Links

 

Giving Back:

Local Rotary Clubs Will Assemble 200 New Bicycles Saturday to Donate to Needy Children This Holiday Season

Altadena Library Partners with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department – Food for Families, Toys for Tots