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.

Pasadena Unified Faces “Tough… if Not Impossible” Financial Conundrum, County Officials Warn

UCLA Survey: 20% of Californians Concerned About Ability to Pay Housing Costs

Pasadena Marks Ninth Year of Celebrating Coming Out Day

Pasadena Police Respond to Over 230 Domestic Violence Calls So Far This Year

It’s Magical! Magic Johnson Named 2026 Rose Parade Grand Marshal

Eaton Fire Survivors Challenge Edison’s Compensation Plan

UCLA Analysis Finds Altadena Faces Uneven Wildfire Recovery as Black, Latino, and AAPI Homeowners Struggle to Rebuild

2026 Rose Parade Grand Marshall Earvin “Magic” Johnson Talks Baseball at His Announcement Event

135 Years of Grand Marshals: How the Rose Parade’s Honorary Leader Reflects Pasadena—and the Country

Federal Government Shutdown Could Start to Have Local Effects, Councilmembers Are Told

Eaton Collaboratory Opens in Historic Altadena Site

County Supervisors to Consider Local Emergency Proclamation Due to Immigration Raids

Council Lifts Public Health Emergency After Eaton Fire, Nine Months After It Ignited

Police Department Adopts All Oversight Commission Recommendations on Pretextual Traffic Stops

Pasadena Commission to Consider Nina Chomsky Memorial

Pasadena Police Receive Renewal on Military Equipment Authorization

Pasadena Council to End Public Health Emergency Declared After Eaton Fire

Pasadena Unified Launches Fiscal Stabilization Process to Address $30+ Million in Reductions

Police Department Seeks Council Approval to Renew Military Equipment Authorization

Pasadena Moves to Fix Advisory Board Oversight Gap as Some Members Serve Past Legal Terms