The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 55 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
Two Cannabis Permits Coming Before Planning Commission Next Wednesday
County Officials Warn Against Flocking To Beaches During Weekend Heat
PUSD and Other Districts Lobbying State for Relief
Safer at Home Order Leads to Fewer Cars on the Road on 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
School Board Approves Plan For Solar Structures at 12 PUSD Sites
Here’s Why Pasadena Has Its Own Health Department
COVID Matters Dominate Marathon Council Session
City Manager Suspends Time Limits in Some Land Use Matters
City Finance Director Predicts ‘Significant and Prolonged’ Revenue Losses From Pandemic
Some City Commissions Could Start Meeting Again Soon
State Lists Numbers of Cases at Pasadena Nursing Homes Experiencing Corinavirus Outbreaks
Government:
Chu, Schiff Vote in Favor of Relief Packages Which Would Aid Local Businesses
Mayor Issues Proclamation Remembering Armenian Genocide
City Extends Annual Report, Work Plan Deadlines for Advisory Boards, Commissions and Committees
City Could Get $88,000 to Fight Piracy and Privacy Crimes
Council to Consider High Tech Camera for Police Helicopters
Council Weighs Fiber Optic System for Traffic on Portion of Colorado Boulevard
Education:
Social Distancing Could Continue in Schools Next Year
Weekend Grab-And-Go Meal Service for PUSD Students, Families Extended Through May 17
School Superintendents Want Newsom to Freeze School District Pensions
Pasadena School Board to Discuss District’s Solar Energy Project on Thursday
Community News:
Local Muslims Celebrate Ramadan
COVID-19 Becomes Leading Cause of Death in L.A. County
JPL Engineers Develop COVID-19 Prototype Ventilator in 37 Days
Less Highway Congestion During Stay-At-Home Orders Not a License to Speed
Activists Call for More Transparency after Council Approves Purchase of Helicopter Camera Upgrade
L.A. County Announces 46 Coronavirus Deaths
Strategic Leader Named to Oversee County Housing Response for Homeless during COVID-19 Pandemic
L.A. Court System Launches Video Appearance Project
Nearly 1,500 New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in LA County
Big Dig’ Project to Resume at Devil’s Gate Reservoir
COVID-19 Testing to Continue at Rose Bowl this Week
L.A. Metro Will Reduce Services Further, Starting Today
Business Top Story:
Webster’s Pharmacy Owners Reportedly Facing Eviction
$35 Million Construction Loan Arranged for Condo Development in Pasadena
Small Businesses Could Receive Help Soon, Congress Close to Providing $1 Trillion in Aid
Public Safety:
Man’s Conviction Upheld for Pasadena Slaying
Don’t Worry, In Spite of Coronavirus Crisis City Officials Remain Prepared for Earthquake
People:
The “Loh Down” on the Pandemic
Mom and Daughter Two Voice Poem: Loss During Coronavirus
Long Time Director of Development Retires at Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
Huntington Hospital Names Caroline Balfour, Vice President of Revenue Cycle
Rep. Schiff Honors Claire Bogaard Among 2020 Women of the Year
Former Pasadena Mayor Rick Cole Steps Down as City Manager in Santa Monica
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