The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 57 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
Finance Committee Looks at Police Budget; Defunding Not Being Considered
Officials Urge Cooperation with Coronavirus Contact Tracing, Assure Confidentiality of Process
City To Provide Added Funds For On-Street Dining
Public Safety Committee Moves Police Oversight Proposal to Full Council
Pasadena Cannabis Dispensary A Step Closer As Planning Commission OKs Use Permit
Finance Committee to Look at Rose Bowl Revenue Opportunities
Increase in City’s Overtime Expenditures Largely Driven by Fire Department: Report
Police Chief Supports Proposed Oversight Model
City Settles With Woman Who Attempted Suicide in Local Jail
City Council Approves Cap on Fees That Delivery Services Can Charge Restaurants
Take It Outside: State Allows Salons, Barber Shops to Operate Outdoors
Federal Judge Denies Emergency Order in Pasadena Church Singing Case
As Restaurants Struggle, Council Weighs Cap on App Delivery Fees
Pasadena Hospitality Industry Braces for Economic Impact of Rose Parade Cancellation
Marijuana Retailer To Go Before Planning Commission
Government:
Modernization of the DMV Continues Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
City Receives Grant for Bicycle Safety Outreach
Planning Commission OKs Review Of Construction-Noise Regulations
Pasadena Assemblyman Pushes Bill to Require Police to Stop Excessive Force They Witness
Cannabis Dispensary To Appear Before Planning Commission
City Council OKs 3-Month Extension Of Firefighters Pact; Talks to Continue
Pasadena Elected Officials Introduce Bill To Expand Unemployment Benefits
Council To Vote on City’s CalPERS Response
City Council Eyes 3-Month Extension Of Firefighters Deal While Talks Continue
City Commission Zeroes in On Construction Noise in Neighborhoods
Two Local Properties Could Be Recommended as Landmarks at Commission Meeting
Education:
Pasadena School District Joins Suit Challenging Federal Rule on Distribution of Coronavirus Aid
Pacific Oaks Children’s School Plans to Reopen to Young Students in Early September
PTA Council of Pasadena Announces 2020-2021 Executive Board
Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles Supports Pasadena Catholic Schools
Community News:
Pasadena Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act
City Could Provide More Funds for On-Street Dining
Pasadena Church’s Lawsuit Challenging State’s COVID-19 Restrictions Presses On
Pasadena Playhouse Launches Online Streaming Platform
31 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Pasadena; Younger Patients Now Outnumber Senior Patients
Kaiser Medical School in Pasadena Unveils Sculpture Inspired by Fight Against Oppression
SoCal Public Radio Sues Government Over Paycheck Protection Loans Info
CIF Postpones Football Season; No Turkey Tussle This Year
27 New Pasadena COVID-19 Infections Reported, Hospitalizations at Huntington Hospital Rise
Pasadena Church Sings Worship in Defiance of Governor’s Order
City Reaches Another COVID-19 Milestone As Youngest-Ever Pasadena Patient Dies
Pasadena Officials Oppose Reinstatement of Nursing Home
LA County Breaks One-Day COVID-19 Hospitalization Record
Business Top Story:
Haircuts in the Great Outdoors: Salons Begin to Move Outside
Public Safety:
City, Police Face New Lawsuit in Connection With In-Custody Death Of Local Man
Shots Fired Near Robinson Park
Woman Accused of Threatening, Chasing Her Son and His Pregnant Girlfriend With Knife in Pasadena
People:
Firefighter Marks 40 Years Serving Pasadena
Child Educational Center Names Tashon McKeithan Ed.D. as New Executive Director
City Council Members Honor Late Civil-Rights Icon John Lewis
Non-Profits News:
Project Wheelie Provides Bike Repair and Bike Match for Pasadena Residents