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 39 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

School Board Pushes Decision About Mandatory Vaccination of District Staff to Next Week

Board of Education Members Criticize Mayor After His Call for City to Consider Withholding School Funds

County Suggests New COVID-19 Cases May Be ‘Plateauing’ as 44 New Cases Are Reported in Pasadena

Mayor: If School Board Does Not Move Decisively With Regards to Vaccinations, City Should Act

All County Employees Ordered to Get COVID Vaccine

Huntington Hospital Affiliation with Cedars-Sinai Becomes Official

Pasadena’s ‘National Night Out’ Brings City Together

Pasadena City Manager: No Plans to Require Proof of Vaccination for Indoor Activities

Local “Big Dig” Sediment Removal Project at Devil’s Gate Reservoir Completed, One Year Ahead of Schedule

City Council Approves Draft Housing Element

City and Tournament Due Back in Court for Hearing Over Legal Fees

92% of Huntington Hospital Staff Fully Vaccinated, Hospital Commits to Complying With New State Order for Healthcare Workers

Pasadena Rent Moratorium Still in Effect, Despite Federal Eviction Moratorium Lapse

PUSD Assures Safety Measures Are In Place to Prevent COVID Transmission

Human Relations Commission to Consider Relinquishing Power to Form Police Community Relations Committee

Education:

School Board Approves Revised State-Mandated Independent Study Program

Investment Platform President Plans to Partner With Pasadena Community In Educating Kids About Cryptocurrency

Government:

Council Conducts Second Reading of Foodware Opt-Out Ordinance

Council OKs Acquisition of 105-Unit Theo Apartment Block by State Agency That Will Convert It Into Workforce Housing

City Council Approves Job Center Lease as Part of Monday’s Consent Calendar

City Council Passes Extension on YWCA Building

Historic Preservation Commission to Hear Call For Review on Craftsman Bungalow in Heaven Home

City Council to Consider Time Limit Extension on YWCA Building Renovation Conditional Use Permit

Housing Element on Monday’s Council Agenda

Community News:

Anonymous Donor Replaces Leaf Blower Stolen From Gardeners in Pasadena Robbery

Pasadena Sees Another COVID-19 Death As Local infections Exceed 12,000 Since Start of Pandemic

Unlike Pasadena, Los Angeles To Consider Requiring Vaccinations To Enter Indoor Spaces

U.S. Cannot Offer Booster Shots of COVD Vaccines

90.6% of Eligible Pasadenans Have Received At Least A Single Jab, While 82.1% Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Board of Supervisors to Deliberate on Vaccine, Testing Mandate For LA County Workers Next Week

National Night Out ‘More Important Than Ever’ As Police Seek To Strengthen Community Trust

County Reports 3,045 New Cases of COVID-19

Public Safety:

Council Conducts Second Reading of Foodware Opt-Out Ordinance

Council OKs Acquisition of 105-Unit Theo Apartment Block by State Agency That Will Convert It Into Workforce Housing

City Council Approves Job Center Lease as Part of Monday’s Consent Calendar

City Council Passes Extension on YWCA Building

Historic Preservation Commission to Hear Call For Review on Craftsman Bungalow in Heaven Home

City Council to Consider Time Limit Extension on YWCA Building Renovation Conditional Use Permit

Housing Element on Monday’s Council Agenda