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 43 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

New Water-Filled Barricades Protecting Rose Parade Route Will Go Up on New Year’s Day

Tighter Security at Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Mayor Tornek Assesses the Year, and Gazes Into the Future

New Pasadena Tenants Union Deliberates Over Direction

Pasadena Family Suffers Devastating Loss as Home Burns on Christmas Eve

City Won’t Allow Parade Route Camping on New Year’s Eve

Rose Parade, Rose Bowl Are “Drone-Free Zones” Says Police Chief Sanchez

A Remarkable Pasadena Achievement: No More Homeless Families

Pasadena Celebrates the Festival of Lights at City Hall

 

Government:

CalChamber Releases List Of New Employment Laws Affecting Pasadena Businesses In 2017

Assemblymember Chris Holden Appointed Chair of State Utilities and Energy Committee

First Low-Stress Roseway Bicycle Route in Action

 

Community News:

New California Driving Laws for 2017

Surf’s Up as Wave Machines Float Surfin’ Dogs in Rose Parade

The Queen is on the Line: Royal Court Field Visitors Questions on Parade Hotline

‘Keep The Beat Alive’ with The American Heart Association’s 2017 Rose Parade Float

Trojan Marching Band is ready for its Rose Bowl and Rose Parade Closeups

South Pasadena City Council Buys Surplus 710 Freeway Property

Sneak Peak of City of L.A.’s ‘Follow the Sun’ Float That Celebrates The 2024 Olympic Bid

Orange Grove Seating Presents New “VIP” Take on the Rose Parade Experience

Here’s a Sneak Peek at South Pasadena’s 2017 Rose Parade Float

Here’s Where to Celebrate New Year’s in Pasadena (Don’t Worry, You Can Sleep in Late the Next Morning)

California Grown Certification Ceremony Kicks Off Rose Parade Festivities

Pasadena Humane Society Prepares for Busy New Year’s Weekend

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

Kick off the New Year with a Free Ride to the Rose Bowl

Metro Offers Free Rides on New Year’s Eve

 

Business Top Story:

Community Bank to Ring in the New Year with Families of Naval Submariners Serving Aboard USS Pasadena

The Langham Huntington, Pasadena Appoints Morri Roberts as Director of Sales

With a Legacy of Award-Winning Floats on the Books, Dole Brings Paradise to Pasadena with “Spirit of Hawaii”

 

Public Safety:

Year Ends in Mountains North of Pasadena with Rash of Rescues

Pasadena Woman Arrested After Shooting, Injuring Husband

Police Alert Public to Be Vigilant, as Aggressive Would-Be Robber Attacks Two from Behind

Looking Ahead, City Releases Rose Parade, Bowl Game Safety Information to Keep Handy

Burbank Woman Loses iPhone to Strong-arm Robber

Police Called to Busy Shopping Center After Man, Dressed All in Black, Seen Loading High Powered Rifle

Burglary Gang Breaks Into Apartments on Christmas

Altadena Store Gutted by Fire

Men Rob Woman in East Pasadena

 

Faces:

Art Critic and Author at Woman’s Club

Leadership Pasadena Names Alan Romero to its Board of Directors

Steve Martin Comes to Pasadena

 

Giving Back:

Pasadena Service Federal Credit Union Gives Back for the Holidays