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 45 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

New Movement Advocates Pasadena School Board Election Voting Rights for Undocumented Immigrants

Renewed Employment Contract in Hand, Pasadena Unified Superintendent Dr. Brian McDonald Looks Ahead

Pasadena Seminary Students, Faculty Want School to Become Undocumented Immigrant Sanctuary

For Pasadenans Who Want to Give Instead of Get: Friday’s Great Day of Service

Pasadena’s Thanksgiving Generosity Overwhelms, Crashes Union Station Homeless Services’ Website

Pasadena NAACP Demands Pasadena Police Chief Withdraw Departmental Policy Governing Use of Body Cameras

 

Government:

Pasadena Representative Appointed as Foothill Gold Line Extension Authority Chair

Mayor Tornek’s State of City Address Announced, Set for January 18

Non-Potable Water Project Meeting Dec. 6

Pasadena NAACP Sues City Manager and Police Chief Over Body Camera Policy, Serves Lawsuit During City Meeting

City Announces Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting at City Hall, Traditional Start of Pasadena’s Holiday Season

Council Takes Final Look at Ordinance Amendment Aimed at Promoting Public Transit, Considers New “Pocket Park” Tonight

 

Education:

Dr. Elizabeth Pomeroy Announces She Will Run for Third Term on Pasadena School Board

Barnhart’s Grandparents and Grandfriends Day 2016

High School Students from Pasadena, Representing U.S.A., Finish 6th in International Academic Competition

Aveson Charter Schools Launch Local #GivingTuesday Campaign

Magical Elves’ Faire Enchants Thousands at Waldorf School

Passage of San Francisco Measure Authorizing Noncitizen Parents to Vote in School Board Elections Spawns Movement in Pasadena

 

Community News:

Salvation Army Volunteers — Some Wearing Badges — Deliver Hot Thanksgiving Meals, Warm Conversation to the Hungry and the Lonely

Thousands Served Thanksgiving Meals by Hundreds of Volunteers at “Dinner in the Park”

‘Enchanted,’ Descanso Gardens’ Breath Taking “Forest of Light,” Opens Tonight

Volunteers Head Out This Morning for Pasadena’s “Great Day of Service”

Local Merchants Say This Weekend, Keep it at Home: Shop Local, Shop Small, Shop Indie

Community Health Alliance of Pasadena and the WNBA Champion Los Angeles Sparks Hosted a Health and Wellness Event in Pasadena

Huntington Hospital Shines a Light on Lung Cancer

250 Gourmet Turkeys Prepped, Cooked By Local Chef and Volunteers for Thanksgiving Charity Event

Weather for Wednesday through the Weekend

South Pasadena Police Nab PETA Award for Rescuing Dog from Burning Home

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

Free December Events at Pasadena Senior Center

 

Business Top Story:

Pasadena’s Parsons Names Carey A. Smith as President of its Federal Business Unit

 

Public Safety:

Woman Found Dead After Pasadena House Fire

It’s Almost Time! Pasadena Fire Department Offers Pasadenans Guidelines for Safe Christmas Trees

Don’t Let a Theft Steal your Holiday Joy, Police Caution

Enforcement Operation Nets Fake Handicap Placards on Cars Filling West Pasadena Parking Spots

Apparent Domestic Violence Incident Nets Officers an Illegal Firearm

Imperial Beach Woman Arrested After Hit-and-Run Turns Into 5.5 Mile Pursuit into Los Angeles

Police to Deploy Saturation Patrols on Wednesday to Stop, Arrest Drunk Drivers

Pasadena Firefighters Take Part in Los Angeles River Rescue, 4 People Saved

 

Faces:

Global Positioning System (GPS) Innovator, Caltech Trustee Charles Trimble to Receive von Karman Wings Award

Mt. Everest Climber will Make Presentation at Pasadena Senior Center

 

Giving Back:

“Thank You for Giving to Our Children, Youth and Families”

Villa Esperanza Services Adult Day Program and Volunteer Action for Aging Team Up for the Community

Five Acres, Altadena-based Foster Care and Adoptions Agency Announces Giving Tuesday Campaign for Non Public School

Foothill Family Awarded Avon Foundation for Women