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 62 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

Pasadena City College Board of Trustees Elects Dr. Ross Selvidge New President, Changes Election Cycle

President Obama’s College Days Pasadena Residence Commemorated as a Place in History

The City Pauses to Remember the Homeless Who Died Alone, On the Streets

Council Schooled on City’s Form of Government

City Attorney Briefing to Council Likely to Focus on Policymaking Powers

Foothill Freeway Sees Rain-Related Triple Big Rig Wreck, City Streets Accident Free Overnight as Storm Should Move Out By Noon

City Awaits, With Concern, Trump Administration Actions on Immigration

Newly Repowered Glenarm Power Plant Set to Switch ‘On’ Monday

Controversial Pasadena City College Bylaw Proposal Redrafted, Goes Back Before the Board on Wednesday

“Vision Zero,” Program to End All Traffic Deaths in Pasadena by 2027, Would Require Change in Funding Priorities, says City Official

 

Government:

Is Pasadena Water and Power Building for an Obsolete Future?

Council Approves $7.2 Million Robinson Park Recreation Center Renovation

Pasadena Fire Department and Rose Bowl Stadium Team Up to Fill Fire Apparatus with Toys for Annual “Spark Of Love” Drive

Supervisor Barger Warns Residents of Potential Flooding and/or Mudslides in Anticipation of Upcoming Storm

Gov. Brown Appoints Pasadena’s Catherine Keig to California Water Commission

 

Education:

The Crucial Role of Student Services for the Non-Traditional Student

ArtCenter Earns National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Inspire Next Gen Mobility Designers

Caltech Students Earn Award for Innovations in Sustainability

Pasadena Unified’s Marshall Fundamental Hosts Grand Opening of New Sports Complex

Pasadena Christian School Selected to Perform in a Live Broadcast at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Two Teenage Athletes from the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled Visit Pasadena’s Weizmann Day School

 

Community News:

Today’s Health Conference, Expo Empowers Women to Make Better Health Decisions

Rotary Members Bought, Built and Gifted 200 Bikes for Local Children

Neighbors Empowering Youth Is Setting Up Local Students For Success In A Computer Driven World

Cheeseburger Week Returns to Pasadena

Sign Up for Covered California Care by Saturday

Forest Roads to Close Before Incoming Storms

Get Your Dose of Winter at the Pasadena Ice Skating Center

Newcomers and Friends of San Gabriel Valley Invites Local Residents to January Events

Ho Ho Ho! Santa Flew In By Helicopter Wednesday, Delivering Sick Kids Holiday Cheer and Presents

SoCal Honda Dealers Spread Helpful Holiday Cheer in Pasadena

Los Angeles Woman Arranges Holiday Toy Drive for Foster Care Charity Where She Once Lived

Leadership Pasadena Names Greg Apodaca to the Advisory Board

Give the Gift of Christmas Joy

Pasadena Arts Council Receives $40,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Rose Parade Float Will Honor 49 Who Died in Orlando Attack

Bike Train Cycling Santas to Ride Through San Marino, South Pasadena on Saturday

Santa Came Early for 200 Kids at Villa-Parke’s Annual Toy Giveaway

Green Street Village, Pasadena’s Newest Landmark District, Gets Festive for its First Christmas

Wallaby Financial Announces Move to Playhouse Plaza Building

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

MonteCedro Celebrates First Anniversary, Brings 100 Jobs to Area

Pasadena Arts Council Announces the Appointment of Five New Members to its Board of Trustees

Local Church Holds Service Remembering Victims of Gun Violence Across the United States

 

Business Top Story:

Pasadena-Based Gunslinger Studios Gets $1.4 million in Funding for New Mobile Game
Public Safety:

Pasadena Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Freeway Crash that Killed 4-Month Old Baby

Expert Advice: What Should You Do When It’s Raining Cats and Dogs?

‘Drunken Hiker’ Rescued Off Echo Mountain

Pizza Delivery Man Robbed at Gunpoint, Pistol Whipped

Pasadena Police Arrest Driver Who Allegedly Mowed Down Arcadia Pedestrian, Then Drove Away

Glendale Police Pursuit Ends With Dramatic, Hollywood Movie Style Smashup at Busy Pasadena Intersection

Two Fatal Traffic Collisions Occur in Pasadena Over Three Days

In Altadena, Woman Injured in Saturday Night Shooting as She Walked to Christmas Tree Lane Lighting, Suspect in Custody

Police to Rollout Traffic Enforcement Program This Friday
Faces:

Director of National Science Foundation Visits Caltech, Announces Three Scholarship Winners

New Class of National Academy of Inventors Fellows Includes Trio of Caltech Innovators

Three Design Pioneers Honored by ArtCenter

Gregory Pieschala Elected to The Huntington’s Board of Trustees

Baseball Reliquary Announces Candidates for 2017 Election of the Shrine of the Eternals

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Remembers John Glenn

 

Benefits:

Young & Healthy to Make Waves with Gala, Matching Gift

 

Giving Back:

Parsons Annual Children’s Holiday Bash Gave Pasadena Area Foster Youth Happy Holiday Memories