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:

General Motors Purchases 3-Building Property in Northeast Pasadena for $49.5 Million

California ISO Issues a Flex Alert for Friday Due to Extreme Heat, High Demand

COVID-19 Transmission Continues Rise in Pasadena

Officials Hope Mandatory Cybersecurity Training Will Keep Pasadena a Step Ahead of Ransomware Attacks

City Employees Returning to In-Person Work

COVID-19 Continues Spread Among Unvaccinated in Pasadena, Southland

Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Environmental Impact Report to Come Before Council

Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Reopens Indoor Facilities Closed by Pandemic

Hearing Officer to Consider Parking Variance at Former Twin Palms Site

New City Pocket Park Goes Before Hearing Officer on Wednesday

Judge Blocks Housing Deal Between Caltrans and Local Church

Pasadena Advocate, Local Civil Rights Organization Named YWCA’s 2021 Women for Racial Justice

What a Show! AmericaFest Show Returns to the Rose Bowl

Government:

Assemblymember Holden’s Legislation Aiming to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water Passes Senate Environmental Quality Committee

Education:

New Principals Named at Marshall, Eliot

Pasadena City College Eases COVID-19 Restrictions, Will Resume Parking Enforcement In Fall Semester

Caltech Names New Dean of Graduate Studies

Community News:

‘America’s Got Talent’ Host Terry Crews Stops by Pasadena Fire Station

Pasadena Public Library Eliminates Late Fees

58-Unit Residential Project Returns to Design Commission

Leadership Pasadena Lauds 18 Who Complete 6-Month Community Immersion Program

Corpse Flower’ Blooms at Huntington Botanical Gardens

Pasadena’s Full Vaccination Rate Reaches 78.5%

DMV to Offer Paperless Notices for Driver’s License Renewals

Marines, Young Marines Brighten 13th Birthday for Pasadena Girl With Special Needs

2 Community-Driven Traffic Safety Projects Earn Cash Awards

PWP Organizes Team to Help Pasadenans Reduce Outdoor Water Use

Day Laborers March Through Pasadena for ‘Respect’

Business Top Story:

Pasadena-based Company Heliogen to Go Public In Combination That Could See Its Value Pegged at $2 Billion

Grocery Outlet in Altadena Set To Get New Ownership Next Week

Developer of Massive Old Pasadena Project Partners to Buy East Pasadena Office Campus

Local Cryptocurrency Investment Company Launches Automated Feature to Help Investors Seize Opportunities, Limit Potential Losses

Pasadena-based Wescom Credit Union To Introduce Two Credit Cards Specially Designed for UCLA Alumni, Students and Staff

Former Robin’s BBQ Building Sold

Public Safety:

LA Superior Court to Fight Proposed Fines over Alleged Violations in Pandemic

Bear Pays Visit to Pasadena’s Oak Knoll Neighborhood

LA County Wins Dismissal of Sheriff’s Bid to Quash Inspector General’s Subpoena

Cal/OSHA Proposes More Than $25,000 In Fines to LA Superior Court

Man Accused of Stabbing Roommate in Pasadena

17 Fireworks Citations Issued in Pasadena on July 4

76-Year-Old Woman Hurt in Random Attack in Pasadena; Suspect Accused of Elder Abuse

CHP Officers Wound Suspect Following High Speed Pursuit Which Started in Pasadena

Non-Profit News:

Pasadena Police Foundation Distributes 15 Laptops to Local Students

Donation of Chromebooks Help Homeless Advocates Bridge the Digital Divide

Priceless’ Art Piece Honors Pasadena Community Foundation Hand in Hand Work with National Day Laborer Organizing Network

Five Acres and Carbon Health Partner to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine to Children in Foster Care

People:

Ex-UCLA Football Coach Terry Donahue, Who Led Bruins to 3 Rose Bowl Victories, Dies at 77

New Pasadena Rotary President Takes the Reins Wednesday