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 63 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

Long-Awaited Report on Community Attitudes Towards Pasadena Police Heard, at Meeting Deemed “Unofficial”

Devil’s Gate Sediment Removal Project Meets with Skepticism at Wednesday Public Meeting

What Will the Effect of a $15 Minimum Wage be in Pasadena?

Steve Mermell Selected to be Pasadena’s New City Manager

Prayers for Peace in Pasadena and the Nation

Pasadena NAACP President Urges Young African Americans to Empower Themselves Politically and Economically, Not Violently

Pasadena Senior Commissioner Resigns after Pleading No Contest to Domestic Violence Charge

Council Approves Purchase of New $1.3 Million Fire Engine

 

Government:

Board Supports Antonovich Motion to Identify Existing Funds for Homeless

Styrofoam Ban in Pasadena Moves Closer to Reality With Monday Council Vote

Congresswoman Chu Calls For Peace, Calm, and Unity

 

Education:

Caltech Professor Assumes Role as One of Institute’s Two Vice Provosts

Debuting Stratford School Hosts Family Friendly Events at the New Altadena Allen Campus

“Summer With Shakespeare” Demystifies the Bard for Young Actors at A Noise Within

 

Community News:

High School Students March For Peace From Northwest Pasadena to City Hall

500 Thirsty Customers Treated With Free Concoctions At Jamba Juice Innovation Bar Grand Opening

Humid and Warm Weekend Weather on Tap for Pasadena

Free August Events at Pasadena Senior Center

Meet Baseball Celebrities at the Sierra Madre Public Library

Southern California Gardener Series – Putting California on Your Plate

Forum Thursday Expected to Tackle Pro’s and Con’s of Creating a Pasadena Housing Commission

TV’s ‘Property Brothers’ Hosts Drew and Jonathan Scott to Appear In-Store at Orchard Supply Hardware

Back by Popular Demand, CarneyMagic Brings Laughter, Astonishment and Theatricality to Sierra Madre Playhouse

Foothill Freeway Westbound Lanes, 134 Connector to Close for 55 Hours on Two Separate Upcoming Weekends

Pasadena Humane Society Aims to “Clear the Shelter”

Pasadena Fire Department Cautions Residents to Protect Themselves during Baking Heat this Week

At City Hall, Black Lives Matter Members Continue Demands to Drop Charges Against Local Organizer

Huntington Hospital Joins American Joint Replacement Registry, Which Monitors Implanted Devices for Better Patient Care

Newly-Named City Manager Steve Mermell to Appear in ACLU Minimum Wage Forum Tuesday Night

Flipster – A New Way to Access Digital Magazines at Altadena Library

Facing Addiction Across America Tour Kicks off at Pasadena Recovery Center

Tinder Dry and in the 90?s Every Day This Week

Pasadena Church Marches Through Civic Center in Support of Black Lives Matters

Council to Act on Recommendation for 100-Year-Old Beaux Arts Style Mansion

Pasadena Water & Power Doubles Rebates to Both Homeowners, Businesses to Reduce Demand

Pasadena Water & Power to Modernize Water Mains along Del Mar Blvd., Forest Avenue

Leadership Pasadena Names Kathleen O’Sullivan to the Advisory Board

New Van Means New Opportunities for Hillsides Transition-Aged Youth

 

Business Top Story:

Parsons’ Hastings Bridge Project Wins National Steel Bridge Alliance 2016 Prize Bridge Award

Huntington Hospital Deploys 11 Portable Digital Radiography Systems to Deliver Rapid Image Access

Parsons Sponsors Business-Higher Education Forum’s Future Cyber Leaders Program

Tech Venture Capital Guru Speaks at Innovate Pasadena Friday Morning Coffee Meet-Up

Jacobs Engineering Wins Additional NASA Space Vehicle Parachute Testing Contract

Daniel deBrauwere Joins PNC Bank Senior Secured Financing Team

200 Civic and Business Leaders Gather for Pasadena Chamber Inauguration of Ishmael Trone

Inaugural Black Business Leaders Hall of Fame Celebrates Community

Guidance Software Wins Computer Forensic Hardware of the Year Award for 8th Consecutive Year

Pasadena’s Tetra Tech Establishes Global Clean Water Fund for 50th Anniversary

 

Public Safety:

South Pasadena Police Chief Art Miller Talks About Dallas Incident

Boy, It’s Hot Outside, But It’ll Only Take a Second

Charges Dismissed Against Black Lives Matters Pasadena Activist Jasmine Richards

Pair of Caltech Students Robbed by 2 Gunmen

Man Waves “Gun,” Threatens to Kill Three Workers Painting Building in Downtown Pasadena

For the Safe Player in You, Local Law Enforcement Shows You How to PokemonGo

Chair of Pasadena’s Public Safety Committee John Kennedy Calls Shooting of Five Dallas Police Officers Act of “Senseless Violence”

Rescue in Mountains above Pasadena Ends With a Hug

 

Faces:

Leadership Pasadena Names Lisa Raggio to the Board of Directors

Hathaway-Sycamores’ 2016 Celebrating Children Honors Renee LaBran

Caltech Professor Emeritus Jack Roberts Finds Online Success at Age 98

 

Benefits:

Ladies Night Out 2016 to Benefit Cancer Support Community

 

Giving Back:

Cornhole Tournament at the Rose Bowl Plans to Raise $90k for Local Non-Profits

Sheriff’s Deputies Take Young Hikers Down the Right Path

Hathaway-Sycamores Legacy Society Charter Members Named