The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 52 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Story:
Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against City of Pasadena
Airbnb Overstaying Its Welcome in Some Pasadena Neighborhoods
More Money for Police? A Conflicted City Council Deliberates
Pasadena’s Reported Crime Rate Drops 15%
Drama at Pasadena-based Green Dot, with Billions in the Balance
Guest Commentary | The State of Black Pasadena: A Continuing Story
Tournament of Roses Foundation Elects New Board Members
What You Should Know Before You Come Face-to-Face With a Bear in Your Backyard
Bomb Threat Closes East Pasadena Elementary School
Southern California Gas to Run Make-or-Break Pressure Test on 20-Inch Pipeline in Pasadena, Altadena
Government:
Pasadena Joins Nationwide Gun Violence Awareness Effort on June 2
Assemblymember Chris Holden Honors Robin’s Woodfire BBQ as “Small Business of the Year”
Councilmember Kennedy to Lead Pasadena Community Meeting Wednesday
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Launches Search for New Executive Director
California Governor Jerry Brown Appoints Pasadenan to State Council
City Publishes Free Pasadena Survival Guide, Extensive Where-to-Get-Help-Directory
Education:
Pasadena Unified Grapples with State Budget: “Things Are Not as Bright”
Pasadena Unified Announces the Selection of Blair, Franklin School Principals
Professor Kevin Gilmartin Named Caltech’s Dean of Undergraduate Students
Pasadena Unified Board of Education to Meet Thursday
Blair’s Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Receives Scholarships from the Altadena Rotary Club
Pasadena Unified Students Get ‘Fast and Furious’ at the Robo Rally Tuesday
Community News:
Soaring Ridership Prompts More Gold Line Trains Serving Foothill Extension Stations
‘Operation Cookie’ Successfully Comes to Aid of Veterans
Summer Reading Program at Altadena Library for the Whole Family
Neighborhood Community Service Day Helps Seniors with Home Repairs
Metro Has Plans to Extend Bike-Share Program to Pasadena in 2017
San Marino Motor Classic Returns to Lacy Park on June 12
Caltech Professor Frances Arnold Wins 2016 Millennium Technology Prize
Kidspace Children’s Museum to Hold 8th Annual Rubber Ducky Races on Memorial Day Weekend
Work Week Starts with Patchy Foggy Mornings, Sunny Days
The Carnival In the Infield Returns to Santa Anita Park this Memorial Day Weekend
Accused Double Murderer Pleads not Guilty
Why Does Pasadena Always Gets Ranked as One of the Best Places to Live in the U.S.?
Business Top Story:
Jacobs Wins $32.3 Million IT Contract with U.S. Army’s Missiles and Space Office
Green Dot CEO Withstands Proxy Battle, But Shareholders Elect Two New Dissident Board Members
Public Safety:
Police Announce DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Set for Tonight
Nearby Sierra Madre Shaken by Brazen Bank Robbery
Police Encounter Puzzling Story When Hospital Reports Injured Man in ER
Pasadena Police Chief Recaps Recent Weeks’ Critical Incidents
Benefits:
The Laurel Foundation’s Third Annual Wine Tasting Benefit Uncorks Sunday, June 5
Faces:
Michael Feinstein Renews Contract with Pasadena POPS
Thirty-Two Huntington Memorial Hospital Healthcare Professionals Earn Scholarships
Taylor Houck Named Caltech’s First Women’s Soccer Coach
Meins to Lead Parsons’ Cyber Intelligence & Operations Sector
Giving Back :
Tournament of Roses Foundation Announces 2016 Grant Recipients