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 39 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

Man, Tasered by Pasadena Police, Dies Following Confrontation

The Thatcher Project Takes its Case to the Community

Technology Takes the Stage at ‘State of the Schools’ Address

Rose Bowl Ready to Host 2024 Olympic Events

Pasadena Unified Readies for State of Schools, Town Hall on Tuesday

Pasadena Tradition Continues as 34 Finalists Are Selected in 2017 Rose Parade Royal Court Tryouts

New City Software Identifies Worst Pasadena Intersections with Highest Collision Rates

Pasadena Unified Will Release Interactive App, Field Live Questions During ‘State of the Schools’ Address Tonight

Police Robbery Apprehension Unit Strikes Gold – Literally

 

Government:

City Wants Your Input About Proposed Park Signs for the Arroyo Seco

Pasadena Congresswoman Questions FBI’s Tactics, Saying Civil Rights Imperiled

Metro Offers Local Students Discounted Fares

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Endorses Kathryn Barger for County Supervisor

Council Puts Off Decision on Joining San Gabriel Valley Vector Control District

Pasadena Utility’s Outreach Program also Serves as Training Ground for Students

City Council Takes Up Olympics in the Rose Bowl, Mosquitoes, and Predevelopment Plan for the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center

Nearly One-Hundred Dead or Dying Trees Slated for Removal

 

Education:

St. Mark’s Rings in Autumn, Family Fun with Fall Festival on Saturday

Secretary of State Alex Padilla Speaks in Pasadena to High School Seniors About the Importance of Voting

 

Community News:

Santa Anita Again Offers Free Shuttle Service Connecting Great Race Place to Arcadia Gold Line Station

Lovable Cynic Alonzo Bodden Returns

Bohemian Wonderland Zorthian Ranch Postpones Public Event After L.A. County Cites Code Violations

Pasadena Fire Station Open House Teaches and Thrills Young and Old Alike

Legendary Pasadena Basketball Coach to Reunite With Former Players

ChapCarePediatrician Dr. Andrette Ward Honored at the 9th Annual Pasadena Health Summit

Another Mystery Donor at Pasadena Humane Society, This Time $2,000 in Cash

 

Business Top Story:

Pasadena Firm Launches Secured Credit Card to Help Those With No Credit History, Poor Credit Scores

Secretive Government Advanced Research Agency Awards Pasadena Company Contract to Build Miniature Atomic Clocks

 

Public Safety:

Bomb Squad Responds to Suspicious Pressure Cooker Left on Pasadena Sidewalk

Homeless Man Charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon After Spitting on a Woman

Woman Attacked with Machete During Family Disturbance in Altadena

South Pasadena High School Student Arrested for Sending Another Student to Hospital with Facial Injuries

Convicted Sex Offender in Court Tuesday on Charges He Kidnapped Two Pasadena Women

Man Shot in Northwest Pasadena Sunday Night

 

Faces:

Caltech Scholar Named L’Oreal USA For Women in Science Fellow

Caltech’s Aravin and Hoelz Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholars

 

Giving Back:

Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena Collaborates with UC System to Help Young Club Members