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 46 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

ATF Won’t Connect Memo Warning Police Officers May Be Selling Guns Illegally to Pasadena Officer Investigation

Final District 7 Runoff Forum Sees More Campaigning Jabs Than Disagreement on City Issues

Planning Department Considers Regulating Burgeoning Airbnb, Other Short-Term Rental Operators

City to Come to Terms with Marijuana Legalization

Caltrans: ‘Not in Our Interest to Evict Tenants’

Pasadena Unified Board Asked to Consider Linda Vista Elementary School Re-opening

Senator Portantino’s Town Hall Tonight Examines Bill That Lets Students Sleep In Longer On School Days

Fake News? You’re Part of the Problem, Panelists Say

The “Big Reveal” as Pasadena’s Showcase House Opened for Media Preview

From Mass Deportations to Segregated Schools, Local Historian Paints Picture of Pasadena Latino Life a Century Ago

 

Government:

Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek Set to Deliver Kickoff Welcome at Pasadena March for Science

Human Services Commission Will Review U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Grants

Heard of Hybrid Cars? Now Pasadena Water & Power Installs Super Efficient, Hybrid Solar Air Conditioning Units

Pasadena Health Officials to Take Part in 18-Month Emerging Leaders in Public Health Initiative

City Council Approves ‘Arroyo Verdugo Communities Joint Powers Authority’ Agreement, Will Join New Coordinating Board

Tuesday, City Commission Looks at 3 New Developments in Planning Stage

State Senator Anthony Portantino Town Hall Meeting Thursday Will Ask: Do School Days Start Too Early in the Morning?

 

Education:

7-11 Advisory Committee Opens Public Hearings on Future of Burbank Elementary Surplus Property

 

Community News:

Cornerstone Ceremony Brings Hundreds of Shriners In Celebration of New Pasadena Childrens Medical Center

Jump Into Pasadena’s Summer Fair Event

A Match Made in the Foothills: Foothill Family Partners with Foothill Transit in Celebration of 90th Anniversary

Stroll & Roll Set to Raise More Than $920,000 in Support of Children and Adults with Disabilities

Find the Answers to Your Questions at The El Monte Immigration Forum

New Pasadena Shriners Children Medical Center Nearly Completed, Celebrates Cornerstone Ceremony Thursday

Celebrate Poetry at Pasadena Public Library

Former Pasadena City College Football Coach Larry Reisbig Passes Away At 77

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

Con Brio Announces It Will Play Arroyo Seco Weekend Festival

“You’ve Gotta Be Kitten Me!” Pasadena Humane Society to Offer Low-Cost Spay and Neuter for Cats

Ole! Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Planned for Pasadena Senior Center

 

Business Top Story:

High-Tech Pasadena Bioscience Incubator Announces New Leadership, Major Laboratory Expansion

Leadership Pasadena Hears About Start Ups and Angels at Epic Spaces

Pasadena’s Parsons Hosts Cyber Defense Exercise Supporting the National Security Agency

Pasadena-Based Najarian Furniture Enlists Keith Weisglass as Vice President of Product Development, Special Projects

 

Public Safety:

Former Pasadena Fire Chief Collaborates to Develop First-of-its-Kind Fitness Training Program for Fire Service Aspirants

Police Describe Fifth Suspect in Pasadena Double Murder, Release Additional Sketch

Los Angeles Police Car Chase Ends Near Rose Bowl, One Arrested

 

Faces:

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Caltech Trustee

Options for Learning to Honor Pasadena Educator

Cottage Co-op Nursery School, Parent Education Talk on Sensory Integration

Pasadena Fire Chief Bertral Washington Honoree at the Bridge Builders Foundation Event

 

Benefit:

Junior League of Pasadena to Honor Two Local Women at Annual Fundraiser

Parsons CEO Charles Harrington to be Keynote Speaker at Pasadena Educational Foundation’s “Celebrating Our Schools, ENVISION 2017?

PCDA to Hold 3rd Annual “Russian Nights” Black Tie Event Featuring Cello Quartet

Pasadena’s Alyce Williamson to be Honored at Colburn School Gala

 

Giving Back:

Pasadena Police Wait on Diners at California Pizza Kitchen, Donate Tips To Pasadena Special Olympics