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 41 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

Local Business Leaders Concerned Over Pasadena’s Economic Outlook

Police Revise Body Camera Policy After Public’s Reaction; NAACP Ponders Future of Lawsuit

Local Activists to be Honored With 2016 Progressives Awards on Friday

City Council, School District Candidates to Meet in 2017 City Election’s First Forum

Public Safety Chairman Reacts to Police Body Camera Policy Changes

Pasadena Experiencing Rising Number of Home Burglaries

Incoming Pasadena City College Board President Details Two Significant New Programs Now Underway

Grey Skies and Bright Flowers: 2017 Rose Parade Goes Off Without a Hitch

 

Government:

Altadena Chamber of Commerce Names 2016 Citizen and Business of the Year

Pasadena’s New Library Director Says It’s Adapting With the Times, Here to Stay

Pasadenans Water Conservation Has Plummeted Since State Ends Mandates

California’s Tax Rate Actually Drops in 2017 (Sales and Use Tax, That Is)

Pasadena Congresswoman Judy Chu Responds to Homeland Security Secretary Letter About Privacy of DACA Recipients

Pasadena Firefighters Set to Negotiate New Contract With City at Finance Committee Meeting Wednesday

Rose Villa-Oakdale Area Hopes for Landmark District Recommendation by Key City Commission Today

A Host of New California Laws that Went into Effect January 1 Affect Pasadena Residents

CalChamber Releases List Of New Employment Laws Affecting Pasadena Businesses In 2017

 

Education:

Longtime Pasadena Teacher Sues, Alleging She Was Fired Because of Her Age

Friday Deadline for Applicants to Serve on Pasadena Unified’s 7-11 Committee

 

Community News:

The Allendale Branch Library Presents “An Homage to Julia Child: French Cooking Demonstration with Isabelle”

Pasadena Revels in Its Title as the Birthplace of the American Cheeseburger, Marks the Site with a Plaque

Month-Long Series of Events in Pasadena and Altadena Will Pay Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jericho Road Pasadena Community-Based Organization Hosts 2nd Annual “Leadership Connection”

Duncan Family to Talk About Seven Generations of Living in Pasadena at New Panel Series

Pasadena Now’s Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Stories, Pictures and Videos Seen 615,280 Times on Monday

JPL Says Meteor Shower to Light Up First Week of Year

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

Community Health Alliance of Pasadena Chief Executive Officer Set to Begin Durfee Foundation Sabbatical Award

Meet the Colorado Boulevard Campers

 

Business Top Story:

Pasadena Foldable Commuter Vehicle Company Launches Lineup of New Models

Dodged the Ax: Pasadena Macy’s is Spared as Chain Closes 68 Stores, Lays Off 10,000

Pasadena Tech Innovation Firm Vertical Management Systems Acquired by NewSpring Holdings

Pasadena-Based General Finance Corporation Appoints Jody Miller to President

 

Public Safety:

Small Blaze at Huntington Memorial Hospital Quickly Knocked Down, No Injuries Reported

Pasadena Man Pleads Not Guilty to Traffic Collision Death of Local Woman

Breaking: Police, City Manager Change Policy on Body Worn-Cameras

South Pasadena Police Capture Burglar Business Owner Had Seen on Cellphone Surveillance Video

 

Faces:

Caltech Mourns the Passing of Jewel Plummer Cobb, 1924-2017

Leadership Pasadena Names Patti Traglio as Recruitment Chair

Caltech Professors Work on New Sight for Sore Eyes

Reality TV Producer Bruce Toms, Dead at 55