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 41 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

City, Tournament of Roses, Team Up for Vaccinations

Reporting Delays and Errors, Quarantines, Fearful Parents: COVID-19 Casts Pall Over PUSD’s First Week Back to School

PCC Faculty Association Protest Canceled

As Pasadena Prepares to Release New Order, State Mandates Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative COVID Test For Indoor Events

83.4% of Pasadenans Vaccinated Against COVID, Higher Than Either County or State Averages

Marshall Fundamental Unvaccinated Seventh Graders Quarantined

PCC Board to Vote on Vaccine Mandate for Faculty, Staff and Students

City Council Pushes Back Against State Law Curtailing Campaign Contributions, Removes Limits

COVID-19 Cases Among Children Trend Upward in Pasadena

New Health Order Requires Masks at Outdoor Mega Events

Health Director: City Still Experiencing Surge in COVID-19 Cases

First Reading of Amended Cannabis Ordinance Tabled

Local Residents Gather One Year After McClain Shooting

City Says Tournament ‘Doubling Down’ on ‘Alternate Reality’ Regarding 2020 Rose Bowl Game Lawsuit

City Council Amendments to Cannabis Ordinance Will Allow More Dispensaries

Education:

PCC Faculty Association Planning Protest

Government:

Board Upholds Termination of Golden Cross Health Care’s Nonconforming Rights to Pasadena Facility

City Committee Wants Further Review of Recommended Suicide Prevention Barriers for Colorado Street Bridge

Senator Portantino Hails CalPERS Historic Action to Restrict Investments in the Republic of Turkey

Not Without Debate, City Council Approves Allocation of $25 Million in American Rescue Plan Act Funds

Council Passes Stormwater Capture Plan; $10.6 Million in Contracts Via Consent Calendar

Local Congressman Calls the Fall of Afghan Government “Heartbreaking”

City Council to Discuss Ordinance Limiting Local Campaign Contributions

Community News:

Vote-By-Mail Drop Boxes Set Up Around the City

Mijares Restaurant Named 41st Assembly District’s Small Business of the Year

Tournament of Roses, City Teaming Up For Vaccine Clinic

36 New COVID-19 Infections Detected in Pasadena on Tuesday, Hospitalizations Increase to 40 Patients

Metropolitan Water District Board Declares Water Supply Alert As Drought Worsens

Pasadena Approves Alternating Even-Numbered, Odd-Numbered Street Address Watering Schedule to Address Drought

Pasadena Sees 99 New COVID-19 Cases Since Saturday

Metropolitan Water District, Source of Most of Pasadena’s Water, Considers Declaring Water Supply Alert As Drought Worsens

Los Angeles County Reports 3,356 New Cases of COVID-19 on Sunday

Public Safety:

Suspects Arrested in Burbank Street Racing Crash That Killed Pasadena Man, 2 Other Victims

Alleged DUI Driver Arrested Following Hit-And-Run; Gun Seized

Woman Who Pleaded No Contest in Pasadena Barbershop Killing Not Eligible for Re-Sentencing

Judge Denies Woman’s Request For Restraining Order Against Trevor Bauer

Man Shot While Riding Scooter in Pasadena

Trevor Bauer’s Accuser Says She Had Emotional Connection to Player

Committee Tasked With Reviewing Final Selection of Colorado Street Bridge Barriers, “Considering How Best to Proceed”

Motorcyclist Hurt in Pasadena Collision

Video Released in Fatal Shooting of Stabbing Suspect by Deputies in Altadena