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:

Mayor Tornek Announces New Arroyo Seco Task Force

Hosp Leads Wilson in District 7 Race Still Too Close to Call

District 7 Challenger Phil Hosp Holds Slim Lead in Vote Count

District 7 Runoff Election Today: Candidates Wilson and Hosp Await Results

Pasadena’s Largest Egg Bowl Featured 77,000 Eggs

Wilson Considers Vote Recount Options as District 7 Awaits Election’s Final Results

Mounting Concern Follows Recent Colorado Street Bridge Suicide Jumps

Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative Has Plans to Stay Ahead of “Rapidly Increasing Competition”

 

Government:

Want to Become a Pasadena Police Officer? This Event’s for You

Pasadena Unified to Hold Public Hearings on Future Use of Burbank Elementary School Property

Significant Tenant Interest In Purchasing State Route 710 Homes Reported

Portantino’s Bill Preventing Early Morning School Starts Clears First Legislative Hurdle

Pasadena Area Assemblymember Holden’s Teacher Tax Credit Bill Passes Revenue and Taxation Committee

Los Angeles County Proclaims Armenian Genocide Day of Remembrance

Public Meeting Tonight Tackles Future of Marijuana in Pasadena, Even as Nine ‘Illegal’ Dispensaries Continue to Operate

Take the Kids, Check Out Fire Service Day’s Open Houses and Demontrations

City Begins Public Meetings on Capital Improvement Program

 

Education:

Free Self Defense Class Offered for Women and Girls

Dedicated Students Bring Their Artistry to the Spotlight at Eliot Arts Magnet Metamorphosis Showcase

Pasadena Unified Is on a Mission to Recruit Preschoolers

John Muir and Cal Poly Pomona Alumnus Miguel Reyes Joins College Access Plan Board of Directors

Pasadena Chapter of Armenian National Committee Receives School Board’s Genocide Resolution

High School Science Students Shine at SoCal State Science Olympiad

 

Community News:

Summer Art: Meet Neighborhood Artists, Come Curious, Leave Inspired

Hot, Clear and Ninety Degrees Just Ahead

JPL Team Works Portable Chemistry Lab Detecting Life in the Driest Place on Earth

Pasadena Earth Day Events Guide

Become an Intern with Pasadena Heritage

Flintridge Center Raising Funds to Provide Backpacks to Youth In Need

Call for Submissions Issued for Inaugural “Art Takeover” Old Pasadena Event

Pasadena Boys & Girls Club “Youth of the Year” to Embark on Cultural Educational Expedition to China

Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society

Residents at Town Hall Pepper Rose Bowl Chiefs About Arroyo Seco Weekend Music Festival at Town Hall

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

Former Astronaut, Current ArtCenter Faculty Member to Receive Honorary Doctorate

 

Business Top Story:

Great American Capital Partners Provides $20 Million to Pasadena-based General Finance Corporation

 

Public Safety:

Man Stabbed Thursday Night

Man Loses Wallet to Armed Robbers

In South Pasadena, Police Nab Suspected Child Molester

Officers Convince Man Suffering ‘Mental Health Crisis’ to Surrender Kitchen Knife

Man, Clinging to Driver’s Hair and Her Car, Nearly Crushed to Death in Collision

 

Faces:

Driverless Cars? Far Sooner Than You Think, Experts Will Say at Panel Today

 

Giving Back:

Jericho Road Pasadena Celebrates National Volunteer With Nods to Its Local Efforts