Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of the Week

The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 127 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 49 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

News Feature Stories

Pasadena Unified to Re-Examine Age of Faults Under San Rafael Elementary

Pasadena Unified Board of Education Establishes Process to Fill Vacant District 3 Seat

Mayor Tornek to Discuss Pasadena’s Embezzlement Scandal Thursday Night

Second Wave of Cold Front Expected Friday, More Rain With It

Government

Council Determines Application Process to Fill District 7 Vacancy

Assemblymember Holden’s “Franchise Bill of Rights” Scores Big Win in California Assembly Vote

Rep. Chu Statement on Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act

Assembly Majority Leader Holden Reacts to Governor’s May Revised Budget

Pasadena Water Rebate Program Temporarily Tapped Out

Education

Pasadena Chamber and Pasadena Unified Partner to Help High School Seniors Gain Real World Experience

Pasadena Unified Board of Education Establishes Process to Fill Vacant District 3 Seat

La Salle Science at the Assistance League of Pasadena, Very Important Performers Luncheon

Community News

John Van de Kamp, One of Pasadena’s Most Prominent Citizens, On How the City Has Changed

Charlie Vascellaro Will Officiate at Baseball Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day

Child Educational Center Launches Online Fundraising Auction

Waterworks Aquatics Water Safety Day at the Sierra Madre Aquatic Center

Registration Open for YWCA Pasadena 2015 Girls Empowerment Summer Camp

Celebrate Health and Wellness at Free Family Fun Day

Don’t Forget! The AMGEN Bicycle Tour Will Zip into Town This Weekend, With Thousands of Spectators

Pasadena Rated Among Worst U.S. Cities in Dog Attacks on Letter Carriers

Pasadena Public Library Will Launch New Integrated Library System on May 20

Giving Back

First Choice Bank Provides Financial Literacy Program to Over 500 Students, Honors Graduates at Pasadena High School

AbilityFirst 2015 Stroll & Roll Raises $575,000 To-Date for Programs Benefiting People with Disabilities Los Angeles

Bloom Again Foundation Receives $50,000 Grant from the California Wellness Foundation

Union Station Homeless Services Receives $1,000 Grant from the Yard House to Advance Community Meals Program

Business Top Story

Kiewit-Parsons Joint Venture Nears Completion of Gold Line Operations Campus in Monrovia, CA

Parsons Earns Four 2015 Hermes Creative Awards

Public Safety

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Planned for Upcoming Weekend

Faces

Hathaway-Sycamores’ Dr. Andrea Letamendi (a.k.a. Batgirl’s Psychologist) will be Among the Featured Speakers at Upcoming TEDxUCLA Event

Benefits

Fire Family Foundation Presents the 2nd Annual Fire Boot Classic “Chips & Tequila”

Willard International Baccalaureate Elementary’s Spring Fling on Saturday will Honor Retiring Principal Dr. Debra DeBose

Gatherings

Union Station Homeless Services Raises a Record-Breaking $460,000 with a Night of Entertainment

AbilityFirst Salutes the World of Entertainment with “Hooray For Hollywood” Celebration

Huntington Memorial Hospital Stroke Survivors Tee-Up for Golf Rehab