Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of the 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 Stories:

Pasadena’s Interim Police Chief Seeks Permanent Appointment

Lessons From the Station Fire of 2009: Officials Warn Conditions Are Ripe for Another Massive Wildfire

Pasadena Firefighters, Chief Clash Over ‘Mourning Bands’ Tribute

Global Politics Color China-U.S Entertainment Business Convention in Pasadena

City Mulls Next Steps After 2nd Arson Fire In 11 Months Guts Vacant, Historic Pasadena Home

Arrest Made After Historic 131-Year-Old Pasadena Home Erupts in Flames for Second Time in Less Than a Year

It’s a Kid-Friendly Summer in the City

Court Rules in Favor of Norton Simon Museum, Nazi-Seized Art Will Stay on Display in Pasadena

Board of Education OKs Land-Swapping Plan for Longtime School District Headquarters

Top Stories of the Week 1 Year Ago

 

Government:

Saturday: Former City Councilmember, Current Assemblymember Chris Holden Continues Longstanding Block Party Tradition

Congresswoman Chu Honors Armenian Relief Society Sosse Chapter

 

Education:

Pasadena’s Mayfield Junior School Announces Renovation and Expansion of On-Campus Chapel

codeSpark Academy, a Pasadena-Based Educational Platform, Becomes More Accessible to Teachers Through New Collaboration

 

Community News:

Peripatetic Pasadena POPS Conductor Michael Feinstein Preps for 2 Local Performances, Mounts New York Show

The Hackaday Superconference Announces Plans to “Take Over” Pasadena this Fall

Enjoy the 22nd National Night Out Events With Pasadena City Officials Across Pasadena

Pasadena Chamber Members Plan Travel to China

USC Pacific Asia Museum Announces Fall Exhibition and Reopening of Gift Shop, Shop@PAM

Applications for the 2019 Tournament of Roses Royal Court Go Online

At Pasadena Press Conference, National Hispanic Media Coalition, National Latino Media Council Blast Paramount Pictures

Won’t You Help? 200 Back-to-School Backpacks Needed for Local Children in Need or Foster Care

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

Pasadena Announces Partnership with Crisis Text Line, Whose Counselors Are Just a Text Away for Those in Emotional Distress

Forum: Is California Leading the Way on Criminal Justice Reform?

With Heat Soaring, Senior Center Concerts Move Indoors

How Day One Plans to Cure Pasadena Teens’ Long Summer Days of Boredom

 

Business Top Story:

Lawsuit Against Pasadena Investors and Their Organization Alleges Sexual Assault, Discrimination, Fraud

Pasadena’s CIT Bank Commits $150,000 to Help Bring More Affordable Housing to Los Angeles County

Celebrated Chef Bruce Kalman Has Left Old Pasadena’s Union Restaurant

Merger of Pasadena-based Community Bank and Citizens Business Bank Gets Regulatory Approvals

Pasadena-Based Western International Securities Announces National Conference

Cauldron Ice Cream Widens Southern California Footprint with New Location in Pasadena

Pasadena Music Licensing Firm Says It Has Proof Music Helps Hotels Make More Money

Pasadena’s Tetra Tech Lands $85 Million USAID Contract to Support Ukranian Energy Security

Pasadena-Based Company Ramps Up Brazilian Gold Mining Operation

 

Public Safety:

Police Crisis Negotiation Team Currently Trying to Make Contact With Armed Woman Threatening Suicide

Pasadena Police Officer Unintentionally Runs Over Man Lying Down on the Grass at Villa Parke

Dozens of Seniors Evacuated, Two Injured in Pasadena High-Rise Senior Living Center Blaze

 

Benefits:

Five Acres Announces 31st Golf Classic and Dinner “A Night at the Derby”