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:

PUSD Welcomes More than 14,000 Students Back to Campuses

Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Sets Timeline For Tournament’s Appeal In Lawsuit Against City

Census: More People Identifying as Multiracial

Tournament of Roses Appeals to Ninth Circuit to Revive Claims Against the City Dismissed by a Federal Court

PUSD Schools Scheduled to Reopen Thursday Morning

Governor Requires Vaccinations Or Testing of PUSD, State School Workers

School Board Member Demands Emergency Vaccination Policy Meeting Before Classes Start Thursday

Pasadena’s Full Vaccination Rate Reaches 82.7%

Victorville Man Faces Assault, Firearm Charges in Connection With Pasadena Shooting

Council Amends Cannabis Guidelines, Still No Social Equity

In-N-Out Burger Plans New Restaurant on Colorado Boulevard

County Supervisors to Consider Proposal Requiring Vaccine Proof in Some Indoor Venues Today

City Council Will Consider Changes to Cannabis Ordinance – Again

Recreation and Parks Commission to Deliberate on Plan for Robinson Park Pool Project

County Sees Only Slight Increase in COVID-19 Patients on Sunday

Education:

Warrior-Scholar Project Partners with Caltech to Prepare Veterans for Higher Education

Government:

Planning Commission Hears Public Concerns About Large Arroyo Parkway Project: Water, Air Quality, Traffic Congestion

Local Officials: Too Early to Tell How Much Pasadena and LA County Could Get From $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

City Council Approves Contract For Annandale Canyon Open Space Trail Access Improvement Project

Design Commission to Consider Final Design Review on Second Oak Knoll Avenue Project Following Local Opposition

Planning Commission Set to Consider Environmental Impact Report For Large Project on South Arroyo Parkway

Community News:

50 New COVID-19 Infections Detected in Pasadena on Thursday

Community Invited to Name Pasadena’s Newest Park

Pasadena Sees 27 New COVID-19 Infections on Wednesday

As Of Today, Huntington Hospital Visitors Must Show COVID-19 Vaccination or Proof of Recent Negative Test

LA County to Consider Requiring Vaccine Proof in Some Indoor Venues

County Board of Supervisors Ratifies Order for Employee Vaccination, Leaving Details Open

Supervisors Approve Motion to Reduce Fire Risk in Homeless Encampments

City Moves Closer to Authorizing Water Conservation Measures To Combat Drought

City Committee Approves Extension Of City Agreement With LA Dept. of Water and Power For Hoover Dam Electricity

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Rise in Pasadena, Countywide

Business News:

Pasadena Company Could Win $4.3 Million Pasadena Water and Power Contract

Public Safety:

Man Accused of Drunken Driving, Hit-and-Run Following Pasadena Crash

Pasadena Police Urge Drivers to Use Caution as Thousands of Kids Return to School on Thursday

Bus Driver Attacked in Pasadena

Pasadena Police Say July Saw Continued Downturn in Violent Crime

Woman Accused of Assaulting Aunt With Rock in Pasadena

Man Robbed of Guitar at Pasadena Bus Bench

People:

Bishop Beverly Shamana, Friends In Deed Board Member, Dies at 81