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 60 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Rose Bowl Game Relocated to Texas Due to COVID-19

Huntington Hospital Receives Initial Shipment of the COVID-19 Vaccine

Huntington Hospital to Use Surge Tents as ‘Tsunami’ of COVID Patients Continues

Harvest Rock Church Files Court Brief on Eve of Hearing

ICU Capacity ‘Nearing Its Limits’ According to Huntington Hospital Official

Tournament of Roses Appeals to State to Allow Family Members of Football Players Inside Stadium for Rose Bowl Game

First City-Approved Cannabis Dispensary Opens

Affordable Housing in Church Parking Lots? Public Meeting Tuesday Reveals Apparent Widespread Support

City to Rejoin San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments

Mayor Gordo Announces New City Council Committee Assignments

Huntington Hospital Intensive Care Unit 75 Percent Full

City Increases Funds For Motel Vouchers to Aid the Homeless

Council Approves Process to Fill Gordo Council Seat Vacancy

Council to Discuss Process to Fill District 5 Seat Vacated by Mayor Gordo

Local Health Officials to Present COVID-19 Update to City Council Monday

With Bad Weather Shelter Closed, City Considers Increasing Funds For Motel Vouchers to Aid the Homeless

Government:

City Council Extends K-Rail Barrier Rentals to Protect Outdoor Diners

Council Passes La Pintoresca Park Renovation Park Project

Portantino Reappointed Chair of the State Senate Appropriations Committee

Looking Past Current State Closure of In-Person Dining, Council to Mull Extending Barrier Rentals to Protect Future Outdoor Diners

City Could Rejoin the SGV Council of Governments

Council to Consider Million-Dollar Renovation of La Pintoresca Park

City Council to Review 70-Unit Project for Homeless Seniors

Planning Commission Set to Examine Environmental Impacts of Multi-Use Residential Development on Green Street

Education:

In a Year Dominated by COVID-19, Social Unrest and Political Turmoil, Caltech Carried on Its World-Changing Work

Pasadena School Officials, State Budget Expert to Discuss Pandemic’s Impact on Education

Doheny Institute’s Future Vision Sciences Campus in Pasadena Expected to be Operational by Q3 2021

Community News:

3 New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Pasadena as City Tops 200 New Infections in a Single Day for First Time

Southern California ICU’s at Zero Capacity

All But One Pasadena Long-Term Care Facility to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Through Federal Distribution Program

Pasadena Residents Could Get Another Stimulus Check

Record Number of New COVID-19 Cases in Pasadena Pushes City Past 5,000 Total Infections

City of Hope to Participate in 2-hour Rose Parade TV Entertainment Special on Jan. 1

Pasadena Post Offices Working Overtime Amid Busiest Week of the Year

Free E-Waste Collection and Document Shredding Planned at Rose Bowl

Council Tables Amendments to Historic Preservation Ordinance

City Asks Court to Enforce Settlement With Pasadena Sheraton Hotel Owner Over Back Taxes

Official: Tuesday’s COVID-19 Count, Inflated by a Reporting Backlog, Remains at “High Level of Cases”

Pasadena Health Officials Seek to Dispel Myths About COVID-19 Vaccination

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Votes in Favor of Armenian Relief For 100,000 People Displaced by Conflict

Pasadena Sees 30% Drop in Short-Term Rental Listings

Low COVID-19 Count in Pasadena Attributed to State Data Issue

Lawsuit Against Disney by Pasadena Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye May Hinge on the Definition of “Video Device”

Pasadena Activists Continue Push for ‘Community Bill of Rights’

Pasadena’s Upper Hastings Ranch Neighborhood Lights Up for the Holiday

Planning Commission Seeks Zoning Code Changes to Give City More Authority in Dealing With Assisted Living Facilities

LA County Reports 12,731 New COVID-19 Cases, 4,009 Hospitalizations on Sunday

Business Top Story:

Pasadena Businesses Plan Caravan to City Hall to Call for ‘Safe Reopening’

Public Safety:

Teen Severely Wounded in Pasadena Shooting

Elderly Man Taken Into Custody After Firing Gunshots During Standoff With Police in Pasadena

Pasadena Man Accused of Using Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits to Buy Maserati, Meth Trafficking Denies Federal Charges

Auto Theft Suspect Arrested Following Pursuit, Crash in Pasadena

Woman Beaten With Metal Pipe While Sleeping In Pasadena’s Central Park

City Council Approves Violent Crime Reward Fund

Police Write 155 Tickets During Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Crackdown

L.A. County Supervisors Approve $50,000 Reward in ‘Ambush’ of Sheriff’s Deputy in Altadena

Gascon Seeking to Drop Special Circumstances Against Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Deputy Who Grew Up in Pasadena

$10,000 Violent Crime Reward Fund Under Consideration by City

Non-Profits News:

Holiday Efforts Bring Cheer and Assistance to Locals, Courtesy of the Pasadena-Altadena Chapter of The Links, Incorporated

People:

Pasadena Public Library Names Selections for ‘One City, One Story’ Community Book Group

Hillsides Program Veteran Tapped for Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Roles