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 48 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo Delivers Christmas Eve Message

Union Calls for Enforcement of Pandemic Restrictions as Grocery Workers Are Hit Hard by Surge

No Action Reported on Special Closed Session Meeting on Rose Bowl Game

COVID-19 Vaccinations to Get Underway in Pasadena Skilled Nursing Facilities on Monday

Pasadena Sees Drop in New COVID-19 Infections, Increase in Deaths

No Action Reported on Special Closed Session Meeting on Rose Bowl Game

Council Meets in Special Closed Session to Discuss Use of the Rose Bowl Game Name

State Extends Regional Stay-at-Home Order as Huntington Hospital Reports All-Time Highest Number of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Police Chief Says Department Will Keep Vow to Not Work With ICE

Regional Stay-At-Home Order Could be Extended

Newsom Reacts to Relocation of Rose Bowl Game to Texas

Pasadena Sees More Than 100 New COVID-19 Cases for 6th Straight Day

‘Reopen Outdoor Dining,’ Say Restaurateurs And Small Business Owners

The City Owns More than Just the Name of the Rose Bowl Game

3 Victims Wounded in 5 Separate Shootings in Altadena on Sunday; 3 Suspects in Custody

Government:

Design Commission Completes Review of Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan

Applicants Pull Papers for Vacant Council Seat

Application for a 17-unit, Four-Story, Multifamily Residential Development to be Reviewed by Design Commission

Design Commission Seeks Comments on Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan

Second Application for 19-Unit Residential Development on South Oak Knoll Avenue to be Reviewed by Design Commission

Design Commission to Review Preliminary Consultation on 84-Unit Multifamily Residential Project

Education:

ArtCenter Faculty Members Receive $200,000 Grant to Improve Online Archive Access for Those With Disabilities

Community News:

Appeals Court Rejects Pasadena Ministry’s Bid in COVID-19 Restrictions Suit

Pasadena Public Health Director: ‘Our Healthcare System Is Strained to Its Limits’

The Game Goes On

Residents Express Quality of Life Concerns Over Proposed 19-Unit Residential Development

Kaiser Permanente to Honor ‘Health Care Heroes’ During Rose Parade TV Special

Judge Rules Against Harvest Rock Church — Again

Local Residents Oppose Tree Removal for 84-Unit Multifamily Residential Project

Pasadena To Skip 2021 Homeless Count

Influx of COVID-19 Patients Taxing Huntington Hospital Staffing and Resources

Surge of Cases in Juvenile Facilities Mirrors L.A. County

Treasury Secretary: Stimulus Checks Could Hit Bank Accounts Next Week

Deal Reached on Stimulus Bill that Could Result in Checks for Pasadena Residents

Huntington Hospital Reports 30 Patients in ICU as Triage Tents Set Up for Non-Critical Patients

County Reports 13,315 new COVID-19 Cases on Sunday

Business Top Story:

Apple Temporarily Closing State’s 53 Outlets, Including Popular Store in Old Pasadena

Public Safety:

Man Beaten and Robbed of Jewelry, Cash, Handgun in Pasadena

Authorities Warn of COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Scams

Pasadena Police Say They Stopped Sharing License Plate Data With Homeland Security After Concerns It Was Passing the Data to ICE

Thieves Smash Through Gates of Pasadena Cadillac Dealership to Steal 4 High-End Vehicles

Pasadena Carjacking Suspects Arrested Following Double-Homicide, Pursuit in Los Angeles

COVID-19 Slows Justice in Pasadena

Non-Profits News:

Meals on Wheels Pasadena to Receive a Holiday Gift

Pasadena Community Foundation Grants Make Spirits Bright This Holiday Season

People:

Chief Justice Uses Retired Judges To Reduce Criminal Case Backlog

Kermit the Frog Named Celebrity Conductor in ‘The Rose Parade’s New Year Celebration Presented by Honda’

Pasadena-based Political Comedian Jimmy Dore Buys Rambling L.A. Compound