The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 120 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 56 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Story
How Would State’s New Minimum Wage Law Affect Pasadena’s Just-Passed City-Wide Wage Ordinance?
Federal Housing Department Awards $2.6 Million for Pasadena Continuum of Care
As Minimum Wage and Wage Theft Campaigns Bear Fruit, A Fresh Look at Activist Pablo Alvarado
Black Lives Matter Pasadena Organizer and Founder Faces 2 Upcoming Court Dates, Multiple Charges
Popular Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles on North Lake Avenue Unlikely to Close
Activist: Pasadena Events Affected California Assembly’s Decision to Pass Minimum Wage Bill
Government
Pasadena to Host Rain Barrel Distribution Event
Assembly member Chris Holden’s Water Efficient Landscaping Bill Passes First Policy Committee
Historic Minimum Wage Law Passes State Legislature
Education
Fuller Theological Seminary Launches New Korean Studies Center
Caltech Elects Three New Trustees
Collaborate Pasadena Holds First ‘Parent Voice Workshop’ to Discuss School District Issues
Pasadena College Student Asks for Hometown Votes in Nationwide Competition
Maranatha High School Board of Trustees Announces New Head of School
Community News
Community Organization of Pasadena for Advancement in Education to Hold Spring Mixer Saturday
Pasadena Senior Center Looking for Volunteers for California Senior Games
$50 Million U.S. Navy Contract Awarded to Pasadena’s Tetra Tech
Asians and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities Holds Statewide Conference in Pasadena
Week Starts Off Cloudy, But Sunny Predictions Ahead
Armory Center for the Arts Offering Paid Internship Jobs
New Parent Support Circle in Altadena
County Officials Will Act to Allay Residents Fears About 5-Mile Pipeline to be Dug Through Altadena
Cynthia Rosedale, Long-Time Employee of Pasadena Senior Center, Passes Away
Pasadena Resident, Steven Browning Sample, Former USC President Dies
Pasadena Based Startup Providing Senior Care Resources Launches
Sierra Madre’s 2016 Huck Finn Fishing Derby and Campout
Marion Meredith Beal, Father of Pasadena City Attorney Michele Bagneris, Passes Away at 93
Stay Active This Summer… Check Out the Possibilities at City’s “Jump Into Summer” Fair
Business Top Story
Parsons Names Shelley Green As Treasurer
Pasadena’s Jacobs Wins Contract for NASA White Sands Test Facility
Parsons Recognized as a 2020 Women on Boards Winning “W” Company for 2015
Christ First Baptist Church to Host San Gabriel Valley Job Fair on April 21
Public Safety
Pasadena Firefighters Quickly Knock Down Dryer Fire
Pasadena Health Department Closes Ice Cream, Yogurt Shop
Suspect Steals Police Cruiser, Leads Officers on Wild 8-Mile Chase Through Pasadena
Police Nab New York Identity Theft Gang Suspected of Targeting Apple Stores
Five Arrested for Allegedly Stealing from U.S. Postal Service Mailbox in South Pasadena
Black Lives Matter Pasadena Organizer and Founder Faces 2 Upcoming Court Dates, Multiple Charges
Man Knocked Unconscious in Broad Daylight Cellphone Robbery
2 Dead, 2 Seriously Injured in Wednesday Car Crash
Fire Department Winnows 2,000 Recruit Applicants Down to 400
Knifeman Attacks Girl in Memorial Park Wednesday Night
Man Found Dead in Car with Gunshot Wound
Victim Arrives at Hospital, Reports She Was Raped
Benefits
The Hastings Ranch Nursery School to Feature Top-Notch Acts in Annual Auction
Faces
Caltech Head Coach Eslinger Named National Association of Basketball Coaches “Guardian of the Game”
An Afternoon with Peter Dreier
Giving Back
Hathaway-Sycamores Holds Learning Lab Dedication Ceremony
Assistance League of Pasadena to Host Coffee and Informative Gathering
180 Years of Love and Caring at Hillsides