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 66 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

State Passes 1 Million COVID-19 Cases; L.A. County, Pasadena Remain in Most-Restrictive Purple Tier

Saturday Marks Deadline for Video Submissions for Virtual Doo Dah Parade

Pasadena Surpasses 3,000 Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Amid Countywide Viral Surge

Community Pays Tribute to Veterans

Pasadena Rent Control Advocates Spotlight Local Efforts Following Projected Defeat of Prop. 21

Pasadena Sees Most COVID-19 Cases in a Day Since July at 40

Pasadena Salutes Those Who Served With Virtual Veterans Day Commemoration

Finance Committee to Receive Update on COVID-19 Impact on City’s Finances

City’s Epidemiologist Honored for Going Above and Beyond

City Council Extends ‘Great Plates’ Through February, Helping Local Restaurants and Seniors

Outgoing Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek Reflects on Term

After Rowdy Caravan Through Old Pasadena, Trump Supporters Claim ‘Stolen’ Election at Pasadena City Hall Demonstration

Pasadena’s New Mayor, School Board Members to Take Office Dec. 7

City Council to Revisit Funding Of ‘Great Plates’ Meals Program

Government:

Mayor Tornek Posts Message to Community

Council to Consider Expanding List Of Streets Eligible for Speed Humps

Council Votes to Spend More Money on Local Food Banks

Baseball Field Netting, Sidewalk Repair and Management Systems Contracts Approved on Monday’s Consent Calendar

Municipal Services Committee Looks to Update Customer Information System Project

Council Grants Landmark Status to Three Historic Homes, and Deems a Fourth a Historic Monument

Baseball Field Netting, Sidewalk Repair and Management Systems on Monday’s Consent Calendar

Council Asked to Bestow Landmark Status on Three Historic Homes, and Deem a Fourth a Historic Monument

Council to Vote on Spending More Money on Local Food Programs

Northwest Commission Seeks to Draft Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan in Upcoming Meeting

Washington Park Community House Project Could Gain More Support This Week

Proposed Huntington Hospital Office Building Set to go Before City Design Commission

Finance Committee Seeks to Improve Risk Management By Replacing System That’s 4 Decades Old

Education:

Walden School Receives Waiver to Reopen For PreK-2nd Grade Students

UCLA, Caltech, Ford Auto Researchers Improve Fuel-Cell Technology

PUSD Parents Asked to Decide Whether to Send Children Back to School in Person

Community News:

Pasadena’s Armenian Community Unhappy With Truce Agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh

Barger Opposes Constitutional Amendment That Would Lead to Appointed Sheriff

Due to COVID Risk, Fire Department is Not Collecting Toys at Fire Stations for Spark of Love Toy Drive – But the Love Continues

ADU Pilot Program Draws 34 Applicants

State Surge in COVID-19 Cases Could Block Pasadena From Escaping Restrictive State Guidelines

L.A. County Board of Supervisors Will Evaluate Options to Remove Sheriff

Pandemic May Be Taking Especially Hard Toll on Women

Pasadena Post Offices Hiring for Holidays and Beyond

Centerplate Will Prepare Up to 250 Turkeys for Union Station’s Thanksgiving Dinner in the Park

Expect Some Closures as City Celebrates Veterans Day

County Has Nearly 200,000 Ballots to Count

Assemblymember Holden Accepting Applications for 2021 Young Legislators Program

Top City Health Official Reacts to News of Promising Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

U.S. Marines Stationed in Pasadena Celebrate Corps’ 245th Birthday

Pasadena Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases

Area Company Provides Scholarship for USAF Major to Attend Pasadena Organization’s Leadership Program

County Reports 2,238 New COVID Cases As Surge Continues

Altadena Library Seeking Applicants for Upcoming Vacancy on the Library Board of Trustees

Business Top Story:

Lifelong Pasadena Resident Makes Helping Businesses His Business

City and Visit Pasadena Launch ‘We’re Open, Keep Us Open’ Holiday Campaign

After 110 Years in Business in Pasadena, Family-Owned Arnold’s Fine Jewelry Set to Close

Effect of Pandemic on Seasonal Hiring Yet to Be Seen

Public Safety:

Thieves Steal $6,300 Worth of High-End Wigs from Pasadena Shop

Ex-Pasadena Lawyer Tests Positive for COVID-19, Sentencing Delayed

Fire Rips Through Residential Basement in Pasadena

Ex-Pasadena Lawyer Faces Sentencing for Conning Clients Out of $4.4 Million

Man Found Shot to Death Inside the Eaton Canyon Nature Center Identified

Shot Fired During Argument Between Family Members in Pasadena

Detectives Investigating Fatal Shooting of Man Along Trail Near Eaton Canyon Nature Center; Foul Play Not Initially Suspected

Non-Profits News:

Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena Hosts Blood Drive

Pasadena Organizations Collaborate on Farmers to Families Food Program

Congresswoman Judy Chu Joins Operation Gobble 2020 to Help Families in Need before Thanksgiving

People:

Pasadena Executive Roundtable Invites Nonprofit Leaders to Discuss the Impacts of Race on Their Organizations With John Williams

Huntington Hospital Names Dr. Ranjit S. Hundal Senior VP and CCO

ArtCenter College of Design to Honor 4 Distinguished Alums During Virtual Graduation

Pasadena Resident and Former ‘Jeopardy’ Contestant Fondly Remembers Alex Trebek