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 51 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

Pasadena’s New Minimum Wage Increase Goes Into Effect Today

Huntington Hospital Operating Rooms Affected by Sterilization Worry, Numerous Surgeries Cancelled

Rose Bowl’s July Fourth Fireworks Show to Feature “Act” Beaming in From 365 Million Miles Away

Council Unanimously Passes 2017 City Budget

Pasadena City Council Set to Approve 2017 Budget Appropriations of $835.9 Million on Monday

Man Injured During Encounter with Bear in Campground North of Pasadena

Pasadena Unified Board Passes Budget, Approves Measure TT Projects

Video: Pasadena Gathering Speaks Out Against Gun Violence

Ousted Nurses Celebrate Reinstatement, Payout, and “Do Over” Union Vote at Huntington Hospital

Monday Rally at Freeway On-Ramp Supports Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

Today’s Public Safety Special Meeting to Be Cancelled

Author of Report About Community Perceptions of Pasadena Police Will Not Go Before City Committee Today

 

Government:

Caltech Scientists On Board as Governor Signs State Budget Allocating $10 Million for Earthquake Early Warning

Assemblymember Chris Holden Recognizes 41st Assembly District Veteran of the Year

Pasadena Sister Cities Committee Wins International’s Innovation Award for Humanitarian Assistance

New City Manager Selection Process Stalls, Announcement Still Expected This Month

City of Sierra Madre Bids Farewell to Assistant City Manager Elisa Cox

Sierra Madre Police Announces Launch of the “2016 Pink Patch Project”

City Announces Fourth of July 2016 Closures, Reminders for Pasadenans

Pasadena Area Congresswoman Judy Chu Praises Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Access to Abortion in Texas Case

Pasadena Grassroots Organization Seeks to Increase Voter Participation

Supporters of Black Lives Matter Organizer Jasmine Richards to Demand Charges Against Her Be Dropped Today

 

Education:

New Washington Middle School Principal Starts July 1

ArtCenter College of Design Publishes Report on How to Build Next-Level Maker Spaces

Pasadena Board of Education Wants to Hire 32 Teachers Quickly

 

Community News:

Treasure of the Sierra Madre Public Library

So Just How Hot Will the Holiday Weekend Be?

A Small Town 4th

Fireworks at Lacy Park

A Hometown 4th in South Pasadena

Caltech Trustee and Alumnus Simon “Si” Ramo Passes Away

Parson’s Nose Presents “Radio Style” Reading of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town

Black Lives Matter Pasadena Organizer, Convicted of One Felony and Awaiting Trial for Two Misdemeanor Charges, Addresses City Council

Duplicate Days Dominate Work Week’s Weather: Highs in 90?s, Nights in 70?s

Metro Starts to Run Additional Trains on Gold Line

Rose Bowl Will Host Largest 4th of July Fireworks Show in Southern California

 

Business Top Story:

U.S. Senators Want Answers from Pasadena-Based Green Dot After Debit Card “Outage”

Pasadena-Based Green Dot Names New Chairman

 

Public Safety:

One-Man Crime Wave Stopped with Arrest for Sexual Assault, Indecent Exposure and Residential Burglaries

Pasadena Fire Department Sprays Fire Retardant Near Rose Bowl on Thursday

South Pasadena Police Investigate Residential Burglaries and Sexual Assaults

Radioactivity Scare on Fair Oaks Avenue Prompts Full-Scale Hazmat Response Tuesday

Major Damage Throughout Altadena Home Early Tuesday as Fire Erupts in Back Bedroom

Pasadena Police Chief Recaps Recent Weeks’ Critical Incidents

Convicted Sex Offender Charged with Kidnapping 2 Pasadena Women Goes to Court Tuesday

 

Faces:

Pasadena Humane Society, Local Animal Lovers, Wish “Happy Trails” to Outgoing President Steve McNall at Thursday Event

 

Giving Back:

Partners Trust Awards Funds to Three Charities at 1920s Wallace Neff Estate

Foothill Family Awarded Pasadena Community Foundation Grant

San Marino Motor Classic Celebrates Biggest Year Yet

Whole Foods Arroyo Parkway Donates Over $6,000 to Pasadena Waldorf School Learning Garden

 

Benefits:

Pasadena Chamber Celebrates Inauguration of Ishmael Trone at Gala