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 57 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Tournament of Roses Sues City of Pasadena Over Ownership of Rose Bowl Trademarks

Council Appoints Jessica Rivas to Fill District 5 Seat

Meet Chad Augustin, Pasadena’s New Fire Chief

Teacher Vaccinations May Not Be Necessary to Open PUSD Schools

Finance Committee Votes to Restore Mayor’s Office Liaison Position

Man Robs Pasadena Restaurant of Chicken and Waffles at Gunpoint After Argument Over Face Mask

City Looking For Independent Police Auditor

69 People Sheltered in Pasadena Motels During Recent Rains Under City Program

City Council to Appoint New Councilmember on Thursday

Three New Laws Could Impact Housing in Pasadena

Finance Committee to Hear Plan to Buy Barriers for Outdoor Dining

Council Study Session Contrasts CEQA With City’s Mobility Plans, Draws Praise, Criticism

City Council to Hold Study Session on CEQA Transportation Analysis

Commission Calls on Council to Choose Woman to Fill District 5 Vacancy

Average Number of Weekly New Pasadena COVID-19 Cases Drops 28%

Government:

Lincoln Properties Local Hiring Quota Could Be Focus of Public Hearing at Monday’s City Council Meeting

Finance Committee Passes Amendments to General Fund

City Holds Zoom Meetings On Low-Interest Loans For People Rehabilitating Their Homes

Senator Portantino Introduces Bill Mandating Dyslexia Training

City Council Adopts Federal and State Legislative Platforms

Finance Committee to Consider Amendments to General Fund

Housing Acquisition Loan Agreement Sole Item on Monday’s Consent Calendar

Certificate of Appropriateness Required for Alterations at Cottage in Craftsman Heights Landmark District

City Council to Review Federal and State Legislative Platforms

Education:

Pasadena-Based University of the People Joins Harvard Business School Online Collaboration

Community News:

Local Health Officials Fear Super Bowl Surge as 5 More Pasadenans Die from COVID-19 on Thursday

Pasadena Councilwoman, Former Mayor Among Speakers at Conference on Public Participation

Developer Sets Community Meeting on Proposed Mixed-Use Development at Current Site of a 99 Cents Only Store

Pasadena Sees Lowest Number of New COVID-19 Cases in More Than Two Months; 7 Deaths Reported

GameStop ‘Squeeze’ Unlikely to Have Lasting Effects on Stock Market, Caltech Economist Says

New COVID-19 Infections in Pasadena Continue to Decline, But Death Rate Remains Higher

Council Approves $600,000 Housing Acquisition Loan Agreement to Buy Two Affordable Housing Units

Pasadena Humane Rescues Horde of Hamsters Abandoned Outside Grocery Store

Local Company Says Its New COVID-19 Antigen Tests Can Detect Virus Variants

Huntington Hospital Submits Proposal for New Medical Office Building

COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments Available in L.A. County

Business Top Story:

Green Dot’s Gyorgy Tomso Becomes Part of Pasadena Company’s Executive Management Team

Pasadena Engineering and Consulting Company Acquires Canada-based Firm

Grants Available to Black-Owned Businesses in Seven Cities, including Pasadena

Pasadena’s iHerb Touts ‘Explosive Growth’ Amid Pandemic

Laemmle Sells Pasadena Building, Then Leases Back the Movie Theater Inside

Altadena-Based Prospect Park Books is Acquired By Turner Publishing

Public Safety:

Biden Administration Could Aid Pasadena in Battle Against Ghost Guns

Disbarred Pasadena Lawyer Gets 15 years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Clients

Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Warns of Scam Emails

Man Suspected of Setting Fire to Kathleen’s Restaurant is Arrested

Ex-Pasadena Lawyer Faces Sentencing for Fraud Crime of `Desperation’

Judge Mulls DA Union Request to Stop Top Prosecutor From Enforcing Directives

Second Pasadena Restaurant Hit by Fire as Kathleen’s Restaurant is Damaged This Morning

Family Disturbance Call Leads to Seizure of 2 Guns; Teen Arrested

Altadena Man With Schizophrenia Missing for More Than a Year

55 Ticketed, 1 Arrested During Extra Traffic Enforcement Operation on Friday

County D.A.’s New Investigative Chief Sworn In

Man Injured During Knifepoint Robbery in Pasadena

Non-Profits News:

Tournament of Roses Foundation Opens Application Process for Community Grants, Program Has Awarded $3 Million Over Past Four Decades

People:

Adolfo Gonzales Begins Work As New L.A. County Chief Probation Officer

Man Who Led Pasadena-Based Thirty Meter Telescope Project for 30 Years, Retires