Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of Last Week

The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 54 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

School Board Reveals Tests Scores, Acknowledges Issues at Controversial Elementary School

Pasadena Public Library Director Jan Sanders Retires on Friday

PCC President: Accreditation Deadline “Very Close,” College On Track to Complete Required Reports in Time

Long Time Favorite Burkard Nurseries Closing Its Doors

New City Program Gives Residents Unprecedented Information on How They Use Water, Even Offers “Leak Alerts”

PCC’s Superintendent-President, at Today’s Convocation, Faces Hefty Challenges

Crime Drops Double Digits in Pasadena

Traffic Takes Center Stage at Town Hall Meeting

Pasadena Unified Board to Deliberate on Pay Raises for Youth Leaders at Thursday Meeting

Silent Attacks in Pasadena: The Westin Pasadena’s Reported Data Breach and How to Make Your Digital Life Safer

Councilmember Tyron Hampton Hosts Upbeat District One Block Party

 

Government:

City Council Holds Reception for New City Manager Steve Mermell

Congresswoman Chu to Introduce Small Business Owners to New Access to Capital Program

Assemblymember Holden’s Monthly Property Tax Timeline for Seniors and Tobacco Cessation Legislation Cleared on Concurrence

 

Education:

Adrienne Ann Mullen Announces Campaign for Pasadena Unified School Board

State Releases Test Scores for Pasadena Unified Students

Scott Phelps Launches Re-Election Campaign for Pasadena Unified Board

Pasadena Chamber Placed 50 Pasadena Unified High School Students into Employment Internships This Summer

 

Community News:

I-210 Foothill Freeway Construction Again This Weekend as “Rosejam” Inconveniences Continue

Celebrate 80 Years with Pasadena Services Federal Credit Union

Furry Success Story: Pasadena Humane Society Saves “Thomas Jefferson”

Altadena Library Board Position Vacancy

Descanso Gardens Symposium Will Explore the Issues of Living with Wildlife at the Urban Edge

Clear and Cooler Weather This Week into Next

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

The Show Must Go On: Actor Bill Oberst Jr. Unexpectedly Performs Ray Bradbury’s “Pillar of Fire” ‘Unplugged’ at South Pasadena Library

Coldplay Impresses in Rose Bowl Performances

CALSTART of Pasadena Supports Legislation It Says Will Create Jobs and Clean the Air

 

Business Top Story:

Pasadena’s Jacobs Engineering Group Wins $350 Million Contract to Build Pfizer Biotech Center in China

GoShare, the “Uber for Trucks,” Opens for Business in Pasadena

Pasadena-Based Gold and Diamond Producer Brazil Minerals Improves Capital Structure

Pasadena Retailer Accused of Overpricing, Sued

Local Entrepreneurs Learn from a “Dude With a Vision and A Truck”

 

Public Safety:

Pasadena Man Charged in Disneyland Ticket Scam

Police Will Be Manning DUI Checkpoint Tonight in Enforcement Move

In Altadena, a Mother’s Grief as Authorities Offer $20,000 Reward to Find Killer of Her 4-year Old Son

Man Brandishes Knife At Store Employee

Man Attacked, Injured, In “Unprovoked” Attack Monday Night

Pasadena Fire Department Strike Team Sent to Combat 50-Square-Mile Chimney Fire in Northern California

Pasadena Police Swear In 5 New Officers, Promote 3 to Corporal

Shooting Reported, Police Find Shell Casings But No Victims, Damage

Well-Known San Marino Businesswoman Killed in Pedestrian Accident

Pasadena Police Chief Recaps Recent Critical Incidents

 

Faces:

Pasadena’s Parsons Appoints Roell as Interim President of its Federal Business Unit

“Meet Your Neighbors – Meet Your Neighborhoods” Presents Johnie Driver

Comedian and Talk-Show Host Chris Hardwick Marries Actress Lydia Hearst in Pasadena

Chinese Movie Star Owner of $1.2 Million Pasadena House Says He Will Divorce, Announcement Garners 5 Billion Views

Union Station Homeless Services Appoints New CEO, John Brauer

 

Giving Back:

Pasadena Rotary Club Hosts 20 Kids from Pasadena Boys & Girls Club to “Shop with a Cop” at Target

Pasadena Service FCU Helps Area Police Departments Raise Awareness of — and Funds to Fight Against Breast Cancer

McDonalds Group Members Talk About Their Commitment to the Group’s Scholarship Award

“Help Pasadena Rotary Help Others” Rooftop Fundraiser Pulls in $20,000

Pasadena STEAM:CODERS Receives Congressional Non-Profit of the Year Award