The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 55 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
About 10 Percent of PUSD Employees Have Received COVID-19 Vaccination
City Hall, Some City Services Closed Both Friday and Monday in Observance of Presidents’ Day
Public Safety Committee Fine-Tunes Police Oversight Commission
Pasadena Official Says CFP Never Spoke With City About Moving Rose Bowl Game to Texas
Holden Bill Would Allow City to Buy Vacant Caltrans Land
City Calls Tournament’s Lawsuit ‘Egregious and Contentious’
Despite Decrease in ICU Patients, Huntington Hospital COVID-19 Numbers Still High
Judge Rules Against Pasadena Planetary Society’s CEO Bill Nye in Video Device Definition Dispute
Frustration Mounts Over School Closures
Pasadena’s Weekly COVID-19 Infection Rate Reaches Lowest Level in 11 Weeks
City Council to Discuss Tournament of Roses Lawsuit in Closed Session
Public Safety Committee to Discuss Rules and Regulations of Police Oversight Commission
Pasadena’s Harvest Rock Church Holds Indoor Church Service After U.S. Supreme Court Gives Nod
Government:
City Council Votes to Restore Full-Time Liaison For Mayor’s Office
Pasadena Mayor ‘Very Frustrated’ Over Slow Vaccine Distribution From State
City Council Votes to Amend Development Agreement on Parson’s Campus Project
Spurred by Pandemic’s Impact, City Council Passes Amendments to General Fund
City Will Spend Will Spend Millions to Trim Trees Clear of Power Lines
$15-Million Tree Trimming Contract on Monday’s Consent Calendar
Development Agreement Between City and Developer Could be Amended
Education:
‘GoFundMe’ Established to Buy Headsets for PUSD Students
Community News:
New COVID-19 Infections Continue to Fall on Thursday, But Death Toll Mounts
7 New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Pasadena
Foundation Seeks Feedback on One Arroyo Trail Design Website
County Prepares To Expand Vaccines To Teachers, Essential Workers
No United Kingdom or South African Mutations of COVID-19 Detected in Pasadena
2 New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Pasadena as New Infections Continue Decline
Fifty Years Ago, A Major Earthquake Shifted the Course of Seismology in SoCal
Judge Rules District Attorney Cannot Order Prosecutors to Ignore Sentencing Enhancements
Two Multifamily Residential Developments to be Reviewed by City Design Commission
Abandoned Hamsters Find New Homes Through Pasadena Humane
33 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Pasadena on Sunday
Newly-Formed Law Partnership Seeks Approval of Illuminated Sign Atop Pasadena Building
Planning Commission to Review Maranatha High School’s Master Plan
Pasadena Boy Scout Troops Strive to Remain Cohesive Amid Pandemic
Business Top Story:
Innova Medical Group Expands Lease at Pasadena Office
Public Safety:
Man Fatally Struck by Car in Pasadena
Minivan Plows Through Side of Pasadena Restaurant; DUI Suspected
Pasadena Firefighters Join Shriners at Pasadena Children Medical Center to Mark Burn Awareness Week
No Major Injuries Reported in Pasadena Rollover Crash
Pasadena Man Shot Early Monday Morning, Is Expected to Survive
Suspected Cocaine Dealer Arrested Following Traffic Stop in Pasadena; ‘Ghost Gun’ Seized
Pasadena Police Took 29 Guns Off The Streets In January
People:
JPL Appoints 3 New Administrators
Polytechnic School Health Services Director Named ‘Frontline Hero’
Making a Lot of Friends Indeed
Caltech Professor George Rossman Awarded Roebling Medal