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 46 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

Pasadena Hosts Unconventional Political Convention This Weekend

Planning Commission Hearing into 6-Story Hotel in City’s Civic Center Postponed

Survey: Majority of Pasadena Unified Parents Are “Happy” With Their Children’s Schools

Council Tables Discussion of Measure A Repeal, Issue Won’t Be on November Ballot

Will Pasadena’s City Council Vote for a Special Election to Repeal a 15-Year-Old 710 Freeway Initiative?

Assemblymember Chris Holden Recognizes 41st Assembly District Non-Profit of the Year

Conditions Ripe for a Zika Outbreak in Pasadena, Say Experts

Pasadena Unified Survey Reveals Key Findings at Community Meeting Tuesday

Pasadena City Workers Will Demand “Equal Treatment” at Rally on Monday

 

Government:

Pasadena Congresswoman Disappointed By U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Block President’s Immigration Action

Rep. Chu Calls on Speaker Ryan to Allow a Vote on Gun Reform

Pasadena Union Workers Protest at City Hall

Council to Vote Tonight on Booting Cars With 5 or More Unpaid Citations

 

Education:

Archbishop Gomez Celebrates St. Monica Academy Graduation

 

Community News:

Pasadena’s Public Health Department Leads Fight Against Mosquitoes Capable of Spreading Zika

ChapCare Expands Again, Opens Peck Health Center in El Monte

Growing Up on Millionaire’s Row: Museum to Launch Immersive Fenyes Mansion Tour

Women 40 and Older Invited to Sign Up for 3×3 Basketball Summer League

Couples Will Celebrate 50+ Years of Marriage at Seniors Party

Free July Events at Pasadena Senior Center

Guests Turn Tables on Men Educating Men About Health Founder Jim Morris, Add Him to Honorees of Gala

Arson? Small brush fire near Rose Bowl Could Have Been Intentionally set this a.m., says PFD

Due to High Heat, FLEX Alert Issued for Southern California

Pasadena Humane Society Warns Pets at Risk During Heatwave, Offers Tips

New Business Promoting Healthy Eating to Cure Illness Arrives in Pasadena

Volunteers Needed for the 2016 Breeders’ Cup World Championships

 

Business Top Story:

Jamba Juice Unveils One-of-a-Kind Concept Store In Pasadena

Supplyframe Launches Pasadena Design Lab to Support, Inspire the Future of Electronics Hardware Creation

Pasadena’s Tetra Tech Wins $45 Million Army, Air National Guard A-E Design Services Contract

DatumSec to Participate In Innovate Pasadena Cyberinsurance Discussion

Pasadena App Startup xLunch Gives Health Conscious Eaters a New Tool

Old Pasadena Makes it to Top 20 ‘Charming’ Towns

 

Public Safety:

Omar Lorenzana Sworn in as South Pasadena’s Newest Police Officer

Baldwin Park Man Arrested at La Pintoresca Park for Allegedly Possessing Loaded Gun

Smoke Advisory Issued for Pasadena Due to Twin Fires in Angeles National Forest

Pasadena Police Plan DUI Enforcement Operations This Weekend

17-year-old Pasadena Resident Shot

Police Search for Missing Despondent Teen

Man Sought for Armed Robbery at 76 Gas Station on Glenarm Street

Man Accused in 28-year-old Murder Case Back in Court Tuesday for Preliminary Hearing

Man and Woman Shot Sunday Night at Same Location as Earlier Victim-Less “Shots Fired” Incident

59-Year-Old Pasadena Man Arrested for Brandishing Handgun

Car Window Shot Out, Casings From Two Guns, Leave Police With Mystery

 

Faces:

Pasadena Restaurateur Robin Salzer Awarded 2016 Small Business of the Year for 41st Assembly District

Tony and Grammy Nominated Star of Broadway’s Movin’ Out Brings the Music of Billy Joel to The Arboretum

 

Giving Back:

Desperate Mom Sends Young Son Away to Save Family