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 65 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Police Identify Man Killed in Friday’s Officer-Involved Shooting

Council to Hear Report on Opening Rose Bowl Loop, Funding Local Business Survival Grants

Council Directs City Manager to Reopen Rose Bowl Loop

Council Sends Small Business Relief Fund Proposal to Committee for Fine Tuning

351 Local Businesses Could Have Reopened Last Friday

New State Guidelines Would Change Pasadena Restaurants Dramatically

Officials, Residents Respond to Pending Reopening of Rose Bowl Loop

Supervisor Barger: Relaxing Restrictions Important Focus for County

Order Allowing All Pasadena Retail Businesses to Open for Curbside Operations Expected Today

City to Release Report on Health Department’s Response to COVID-19 Spread in Long Term Health Care Facilities

Pasadena School Board Hears Grim Budget Forecast

Mayor to Write Letter to Sheriff, Supervisors on Impact of Closing Altadena Station

Government:

Public Safety Committee to Discuss Closure of Altadena Sheriff Station

Council Set to Consider $4.9 Million Loan for Mixed-Use Project

Expanded Eviction Moratorium Closer to Reality With First Reading Tonight

Council to Discuss Proposed Six-Story North Oakland Avenue Project

Ordinance That Would Protect Local Hospitality Workers Goes Before City Council

Tornek, Gordo Unofficially Place Campaigns on Hold

City Committee to Discuss Agreement That Would Allow Pasadena Police Access to Glendale Crime Lab

Schiff, Chu Seek Unemployment Relief for Independent Workers with Mixed-Income Types

L.A. County Ordinance Could Give Many Workers “Right of Recall’ to Lost Jobs

L.A. County Looks To Find Permanent Solutions for Project Roomkey Residents

Virtual Town Hall with Congressman Adam Schiff Hosted by Pasadena and Glendale Chambers

State Democrats Want Relief for Renters in State Budget

DMV Expands Virtual Field Office

Democratic Leaders of Color Urge Action to Prevent Census Undercount

Holden’s Dual Enrollment Expansion Legislation Clears First Policy Committee

Portantino Bill to Protect School Employees Advances in State Senate

Pasadena’s Health Dept. Doctor Discusses Coronavirus in Online Video

Education:

PUSD Making Two Plans for School Year

Pasadena City College, Azusa Pacific University Announce Academic Partnership Addresses Nursing Shortage

Pasadena City College is “Appreciating Our Nurses” This Week

Community News:

Nearby Communities Continue Battle Against COVID-19

Pasadena POPS 2020 Series to be Held Next Year, Instead

County Announces 18 New COVID-19 Deaths

Fourth Consecutive Day With No Local COVID-19 Deaths

Huntington Hospital Could Begin Performing Elective Surgeries Again Soon

One New Local COVID-19 Death Reported on Tuesday, After Four Days With None

Increase in Dog Bites on Children Reported As Kids Stay Home During Pandemic

Good News, Dog Groomers Could be Back in Business Soon

Huntington Library Gets Papers of Family Featured in “On Gold Mountain”

County Official Report 47 More COVID-19 Deaths

Altadena Heritage To Present Annual Golden Poppy Awards During Online Celebration of Altadena Gardens

Rose Bowl Loop Reopens Cautiously with Strict Limits in Place

Pasadena Reports No New COVID-19 Deaths on Thursday

County Announces 51 New COVID-19 Deaths

LA County to Re-Open Appointments for Marriage Licenses

Business Top Story:

Deasy Penner Podley Named 2020 Most Innovative Brokerage Firm Globally

Descanso Gardens Plans to Reopen Saturday

Pasadena Company’s Platform Combines Instant Facial Recognition and Temperature Screening for Workers as America Reopens

Stater Bros. Extends Wage Bonus for Hourly Employees at Pasadena Store

Newcomer Dan Henry Leads Pasadena-Based Green Dot Into Its Next Chapter

Pasadena-based Petcare Financier Scratchpay Now Offers Lending for Human Health and Wellness

Pasadena Company’s Innovative Anti-Terrorist Vehicle Barrier Earns Homeland Security’s Approval

Public Safety:

Suspect Charged in 2018 Stabbing Death of Pasadena Woman

Pasadena Case Continues Amid Questions about Suspect’s Mental Competency

Public Safety Approves $1.25 Million Contract with CHP for New Year’s Day Services

People:

A Tribute to Dorothea Bradley, Who Represented the ‘Power of One’

Non-Profit News:

Vroman’s and the Pasadena Education Foundation Join Forces to Bring Books to Families in Transition

Hillsides Receives $15,000 Grant for COVID-19 Relief from Pasadena Community Foundation

Join Cancer Support Community Pasadena on July 11 for Re-imagined Virtual Angel Gala

Local Realtors Team with Education Foundation to Assist Students with Distance Learning