The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 62 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
Police, Fire Negotiators Persuade Man to Climb Down From Pasadena Bridge After More Than 8 Hours
Local Church Calls on City to Not Enforce Order
Pasadena Police Chief Defends Use of Facial-Recognition Technology
Judge Sides with State over Local Church
Police Oversight Ticketed For Further Council Discussion
Kaiser Facilities in Pasadena Engaged in COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
No Pac-12 College Football in the Rose Bowl This Year
City Tells Local Church to Stop In-Person Worship Services
Pasadenans Mourn Victims of Beirut Explosion, Mount Efforts to Send Relief to Survivors
Councilmember Kennedy Cautiously Optimistic Police Oversight Plan Can Pass
L.A. County Launches COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Next Monday
City Committee to Hearing Briefing on Police Use of Facial Recognition Software
Evictions Set to Begin for Local Residents with Pre-COVID Judgments
City’s Unemployment Hit 16 Percent in June, 14,700 Fewer Pasadenans Employed Than Last Year
Pasadena’s Collin Morikawa Wins PGA Championship
Government:
Mayor Urges Pasadenans to Wear Masks as City Reports 13 New COVID-10 Infections
Councilmember Kennedy Takes Seat On Airport Authority Commission
City Commission Eyes New Skate Park, Water Park for La Pintoresca
Police Oversight Discussion Continues This Week
Planning Commission Set to Hear Update on Inclusionary Housing Requirements
City Looks Again at Mansionization
Design Commission to Weigh Request for New Sign Atop South Lake Avenue Building
Parks Recreation and Community to Report on How Summer Day Camps Fared During Pandemic
Education:
Pasadena Unified Preps for First Day of School Next Week
Fredericks Qualified for Ballot in Pasadena Unified District 6 Race
Pasadena Unified Briefs Community as First Day of School Nears
Community News:
Crisis Looms With Statewide Rent Moratorium Set to End
Pasadena Launches Online Parking Survey
County Changing Truck Routes on Local Big Dig Project as School Starts
32 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Pasadena
Huntington Hospital Receives ‘Get With the Guidelines’ Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
Former Pasadena Museum of California Art Building on the Market Again, for $7.7 Million
Contract for Body-Worn Cameras for the LA County Sheriff’s Department Finalized
Pickleball Courts Closed at Pasadena Park Due to Lack of Social Distancing
L.A. County Board Priorities May Run Headlong Into Financial Constraints
County Prepares to Hand Out $100 Million in Rent Relief
Earthquake Early Warning App Developed at Caltech to be Added to Android Operating System
Local COVID-19 Death Rate Dropping as Younger People Contract Virus
Rose Bowl Officials Wait for Word on College Football Season
Athletic Fields Closed at 6 Pasadena Parks for Renovation
15 New COVID-19 Infections Reported in Pasadena; Median Age of Infections Falls to 47
Business Top Story:
Owner of La Cañada Investment Firm Arrested in Federal Case
Pasadena Pharmaceuticals Company Begins Study of New Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
Hahn & Hahn Bolsters Corporate Team
Pasadena-Based Company Buys Palo Alto Building From Stanford University
New Facial Recognition Payment Tech Created, Premiered in Pasadena
Government Stimulus Spending Boosts Green Dot’s Second Quarters Revenue
Men’s Wearhouse in Pasadena to Remain Open
Public Safety:
Pasadena Man Denies Charges in Cyberstalking Case
Fires Spur Air Quality Advisories for Pasadena
Pasadena Firefighters Deployed to Massive Lake Fire
Man Wounded in Suspected Road Rage Shooting in Pasadena; Gunman Sought
Pasadena PD Handles More Than 8,900 Calls in July
LA County Reports First Death Due To West Nile Virus
Man Arrested After Attacking Police, Smashing Patrol Car Windows During Pasadena Rampage: Officials
County Report Shows Arrests, Bookings Down Dramatically During COVID-19
Car Smashes Front of Coffee Shop in Sierra Madre
Proposed County Charter Amendment Could Indirectly Affect Law Enforcement in Pasadena
L.A. County to Begin Offering Audio, Video Appearances for All Criminal Courts
110 Freeway Shut down in South Pasadena Two Hours Sunday Due to Injury Crash
Police Seize 3 Loaded Guns in 3 Hours in Pasadena Neighborhood