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 68 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Governor Gavin Newsom Updates the State on Steps to Curtail COVID-19

Pasadena Identifies New COVID-19 Case, Raising City’s Total to Three

Breaking: City Issues “Safer At Home” Order, Signed by Pasadena’s Health Director

City, County Issue New COVID-19 Measures

County Issues New COVID-19 Measures

County’s Next Step in Fight against COVID-19 to be Announced Today

Could A Stay-at-Home Order Like Bay Area’s Happen Here?

Council OKs Eviction Moratorium, Other Relief To Help Ease COVID-19 Economic Impact

Second Local Resident Tests Positive for COVID-19 Virus

City to Report Second Local Coronavirus Case Today

City Manager Declares Local State of Emergency

City, County, State Issue “Stay At Home” Orders

School District Working on Plans in Case School Closures Extended

Council to Discuss Eviction Moratorium at Special Meeting on Tuesday

Huntington Hospital Treating COVID-19 Patients

Top Stories of the Week 1 Year Ago

Government:

COVID-19 Numbers Soar as County Ramps up Testing

There was an Election Update Yesterday

2020 Census Field Operations Halted for Two Weeks

City of Pasadena Announces, Clarifies Temporarily Modified Parking Policy

City Hall Closures, Cancellations and Service Modifications

Democratic Leaders of Color: Trump’s Use of “Chinese Virus” Endangers Lives

Newsom: Schools Probably Won’t Reopen this School Year

Disaster Assistance Loans Now Available to Los Angeles County Small Businesses Hurt by the Coronavirus Pandemic

DMV Allows Customers to Avoid Going to a DMV Office for 60 Days

Supervisor Barger Announces Further Closures, Updates, and Precautions

Councilman Gordo Calls for Special City Council Meeting

Los Angeles County Buildings to Close Monday

Government Closures, Restrictions as Los Angeles County COVID-19 Cases Rise

Elected Officials, Tenants Rights Groups Push Rent Moratorium

Governor Closes Bars, Reduces Number of Diners in Restaurants and Orders Seniors To Stay Home Throughout California

DMV Offers Way to Upload Documents Before Real ID Office Visit

Education:

Pasadena Unified is Keeping Students Fed During Coronavirus Crisis

PUSD Superintendent Issues Community Update Sunday, Ahead of Today’s Closures

Community News:

Pasadena Little League Leader Looking to Keep Kids Engaged Amid Shutdown

Hungry? Get Yourself a Delicious Meal, and Support Pasadena’s Restaurants

Metro Says Its Trains and Buses Will Continue to Operate

Buses Replace Gold Line Service Between Lake Ave. and South Pasadena this Saturday

Pasadena Chalk Festival Is Postponed, Until Further Notice

Stater Bros. Reduces Store Hours

Descanso Gardens Joins Huntington Library, Closes Outdoor Gardens

NASA Orders JPL to “Telework” Only Status

Your Guide to Local Supermarkets: Hours, Senior Shopping and More

LA County Library Offers Temporary Digital Library Card

Huntington Hospital Cancels Elective Surgeries, Group Activities and Limits Visitors

Pasadena Senior Center Seeks Financial Support, Must Raise $2 Million

Latino Activists: Pandemic Leaving Day Laborers without Work

Pasadena’s Young & Healthy Remains Open, Serving Low-Income Youth During the Virus Crisis

Huntington Hospital Doctor Explains: “Why We Are Being Told to Practice Social Distancing”

Don’t Flush Those Disinfecting Wipes Down The Toilet!

Notice to Public: Changes in Services at Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA

U.S. Movie Theaters Closed Over Coronavirus; Pasadena’s Arclight, Ipic, Laemmle All Go Dark

In a Striking Sign of the Times, Police Cancel St. Patrick’s Day Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols

Rose Bowl Postpones Its Party of the Century

Only About a Dozen People Reportedly Remain Under CDC-Recommended Self Quarantine in Pasadena

Business Top Story:

Vroman’s Bookstore Closes — Including Online Operations — Until “Safer At Home” Order is Lifted

Panda Express’ Philanthropic Arm Makes $2 Million Donation To Feeding America

Pasadena Medical Staffing Company Launches Pay-Later Hiring Program to Combat Coronavirus

Vroman’s Bookstore Offers 99-Cent Shipping for Cooped Up Readers in L.A. County

Pasadena Businesses Cope with Temporary New Normal

Pasadena Area Starbucks Now Offers Coffee To Go Only

Vallarta Supermarket Remains Open, But Makes Changes in Light of Virus Pandemic

Councilman Gordo Meets with Restaurateurs to Discuss Emergency Relief Plans

” Some Store Closures, Emptier Restaurants and Emptied Supermarket Shelves in Pasadena”

Public Safety:

SoCalGas Shares Ways to Stay Safe, Save Money on Energy While Spending More Time at Home

Man Arrested for Threats against Schiff

Pasadena Police 911 Dispatchers Begin Screening Calls

Report: Jury Trials in L.A. County To Be Canceled for Rest of March

Faces:

Caltech Mourns the Passing of Financial Aid Director Don Crewell (1952–2020)

American Horticultural Society Honors James Folsom with Liberty Hyde Bailey Award