The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 51 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Story
Possible Strike Averted, Pasadena Unified Reaches Tentative Agreement with Teachers
At Least Three Die in Huntington Hospital “Superbug” Outbreak
City Hall Tells How It Proposes to Enforce Pasadena’s New Minimum Wage
Union Official Reveals Story, Deal Points Behind Tentative Contract with Pasadena Unified
Kim Kenne Elected President of the Pasadena Unified Board of Education
JPL Scientists Want To Talk To You About What Is Really Going On With The Planet’s Water Supply
Council Selects “New” Vice Mayor, Decides Another Emotionally-Charged Hillside Home Case
Michael Watkins Named Next JPL Director
Pasadena Now Launches Daily Email Newspaper
Government
City Officials: ‘More Eyes and Ears’ Key to Curbing Gun Violence
Pasadena Public Library Closes for Staff Development Day on May 12
Prospective Los Angeles County Supervisors to Debate Childrens Issues
Education
Svonkin Receives Associate’s Degree at PCC’s 91st Commencement
Frostig School Presents The Lion King
Pasadena Unified School District Launches New Website
College Women’s Club of Pasadena Scholarship Foundation Reaches $1 Million Milestone in Awards
Latin American Citizens Awards at Madison Elementary Bring Out High Achievers, Protestors
Community News
Wet Weekend Weather Expected Starting Today
Popular ‘Fast, Fresh, Healthy’ Pasadena Restaurant Runs Into Trouble with Health Department
FBI Asks For Help Identifying ‘Knuckles Bandit’ Who Robbed Pasadena Bank
Homelessness Rose 11% in Los Angeles, Officials Announce, While Pasadena’s Decline Continues
Sierra Madre’s July 4th Parade Registration Now Open
Community Yard Sale in Sierra Madre
Seven from Caltech Elected to National Academy of Sciences
50+ Senior Expo Makes Getting Older A Little More Easy
2016 Pasadena Showcase House of Design Welcomes a Crowd for the Premiere Night Presentation
“Community Service: Soul of the City” Interfaith Breakfast Thursday Spotlights Homelessness
Assistance League of Pasadena to Host Coffee and Informative Gathering
Venues Announced for California Senior Games Championships
Huntington Hospital Hosts Superhero-themed Children’s Events
Cinco de Mayo: Fiesta Time or Jail Time?
Victor Wright, Who Inspired Countless Admirers with His Perseverance and Faith, Dies at 55
South Pasadena Gears Up for Amgen Tour of California
Kidspace Children’s Museum Opens Arroyo Adventure to the Delight of Youngsters
Business Top Story
ALS Cure Drug Created by Pasadena Company Gets Positive Rating by European Authorities
WESPAC Advisors Changes Its Name to Stonemark Wealth Management
Public Safety
Man Convicted of Kidnapping Elderly Woman During Home Robbery in South Pasadena
Pasadena Man, Withdrawing Cash from ATM, Loses $300 to Strong-Arm Robber
First Responders Grants Conference Announces Training Designed to Secure More Government Funding
Man Accused of Pasadena Double Murder Back in Court Wednesday
Police Deploy Taser to Take Down Naked Man Acting Bizarrely
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Transit Deputies and Pasadena Police Officers Save a Life in Pasadena
Pasadena Police Announce the Department’s First Female New Canine Handler
Pasadena Police Chief Recaps Recent Weeks’ Critical Incidents
Benefits
PCDA Hosts Russian Nights: A Black Tie Affair
Paarty with the Pasadena Art Alliance This Saturday
Almost Anything Goes at Villa Esperanza Services’ Blue and White Event