The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 51 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
Cal/OSHA Board Approves Relaxed COVID Rules for Workplace Mask-Wearing
Latinos See Local Gains in City Employment, But Most Hires Still Men
Dangerous Heat Wave Continues Friday, Another Flex Alert Called
Committee Recommends New Contract with Pasadena Humane Despite 57% Jump in Cost
Heat Wave Prompts Call For Voluntary Power Conservation Thursday
Rose Bowl Can Admit Full-Capacity Football Crowds This Fall
Council Committee Votes to Continue On-Street and Sidewalk Outdoor Dining, Paid For by Federal Funds
City, State Scrap Majority of Restrictions After 15 Months
Pasadena Reopens Today, But Don’t Toss Out the Masks Just Yet
Pasadena Leads State in COVID-19 Vaccination Rate: Report
Council Passes ARPA Appropriations for Public Health Department, Convention and Visitors Bureau
City Lays Out Plans For American Rescue Plan Act Funds
Pasadena Looks to Forge Deal For Nonprofit to Acquire, Rehab 136-Year-Old Apartment Building
City Seeks Feedback On Search for New Public Works Director
Government:
Pasadena Center Operating Co. Scheduled to Present Budget To City Council Monday
Council to Consider Closing Parking Discrepancy On Single Family Residences
Education:
California Credit Union Awards Grant to Pasadena Teacher
PCC Receives Largest-Ever Single Gift of $30 Million From MacKenzie Scott
Community News:
Locals Say Fight for Equality Not Over After Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth Federal Holiday
Kaiser Permanente’s Medical School in Pasadena Marks 1st Year
Pasadena Attorney to Moderate Forum on Criminal Justice Reform
Pasadena Launches Community Workshops on Redistricting
Altadena Historical Society, NAACP to Honor Activist, Abolitionist
Pasadena Sees Another Day With a Single New COVID-19 Infection
1 COVID-19 Infection Reported in Pasadena Wednesday
Pasadena Working With Metro, Other Cities on Fareless Initiative
Pasadena Public Library Announces Reopening of Allendale and Villa-Parke Branches
Red Cross Seeks Help With ‘Severe Blood Shortage’
Court-Ordered Appeal to Come Before Board of Zoning Appeals This Week
Mandatory Face Mask Requirements to Remain in LA County Courthouses
State to Award $1.5M Prizes In ‘Vax for the Win’ Vaccine Incentive Program
Public Safety Committee to Consider New Contract with Pasadena Humane
Dozens Vaccinated Against COVID-19 at Rose Bowl Flea Market
City: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Should Be a Call to Action
Pasadena Center Operating Co., Other City Departments Optimistic About the Future
Committee to Hear Economic Panel, and to Zero In On Post-Pandemic Outdoor Dining
Business Top Story:
Neon Retro Arcade in Pasadena to Reopen Friday
Pasadena-Based COVID-19 Test Maker Receives Warning Letter from FDA
Property Company Completes Acquisition of Two Pasadena Multifamily Properties
Journalists at the Pasadena Star-News and Other Newspapers Vote to Unionize
Public Safety:
Firefighters Make Quick Work of Brush Fire Near ArtCenter College of Design
Ex-Con Arrested After Running From Police in Pasadena, ‘Ghost Gun’ Seized
Council Approves Purchase of $1.8 Million Police Mobile Command Unit
Man Accused of Severely Beating Senior Citizen During Dispute Over Parking Space in Pasadena
Man Stabbed in Neck in Pasadena; Cousin Accused of Attempted Murder
Non-Profit News:
Sheriff’s Department, Tournament of Roses Distribute Food Boxes in Pasadena