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 58 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Police Release Video Footage of McClain Shooting

McClain’s Family Retains Attorney, Says Belt Buckle May Have Been Mistaken for a Weapon

Rose Parade Rolls Over Theme, Floats, Bands from Cancelled 2021 Event to 2022

One Officer’s Camera Off During Shooting, Other Officer’s Footage to be Released Today; Demonstrations Continue

Independent Investigator Will Probe Local Officer-Involved Shooting

City Warns Leaders of Noncompliant Church They Could Face Criminal Charges

Police Release Video of Pepper Spray, Tasing Incident Following Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

Council Committee Continues Examination of Police Budget

Pasadena Finance Committee Mulls $500K for Arts & Culture Relief Grant Program

Police Chief Provides New Details on Fatal Officer Involved Shooting

39 Businesses Selected for Covid Relief Fund Checks

City Council Votes to Resume Overnight Parking Enforcement

Park Vigil Near Scene of Police Shooting Turns Tense After Authorities Declare Unlawful Assembly

Pasadena Police Chief Plans to Release Video of Saturday’s Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting This Week

Protesters Decry Fatal Police Shooting in Pasadena

Government:

Here’s What the City Council’s Vote to Resume Parking Enforcement Means

Council Hears Predevelopment Plan on Project Stalled by Fuller Master Plan

Rep. Chu Voices Caution on Postmaster General’s Assurances

Pasadena Lawmaker Lauds Biden/Harris Ticket

Vice Mayor Wants Cannabis Restart on Future Council Agenda

City Council Could Revisit Police Oversight at August 24 Meeting

Council to Vote on Resuming Overnight Parking Enforcement

Mansionization Could Come Back to Planning Commission for Public Hearing

Hearing Officer Set to Decide Land Use Issues Wednesday

Education:

PCC Student Awarded Back-to-Back Scholarships; Now Bound for UC Berkeley

Load The Lockers’ School Supply Drive

Harden Qualifies for PUSD Election

City Expected to Pay $95,000 to Keep Feeding Local Students

Pasadena Unified’s Projected Enrollment Down 4 percent; Funding Not Linked to Attendance This Year

Community News:

Fuller Seminary Announces Sale of Pasadena Property

6 New COVID-19 Cases, 0 Deaths Reported in Pasadena; County Officials Link Fatalities to Hypertension, Diabetes

County’s COVID-19 Case Rate Decreases, But Still Too High to Open Local Schools

Pasadena Sees 2 Weeks Without a COVID-19 Fatality; 6 New Cases Reported

DMV Expands its Health Protocols to Protect Customers and Employees

The Huntington Offers New Fellowship to Support Study of Works By Pasadena Author

Councilmember, Mayoral Candidate Gordo Marches With Activists After They Protest at His Home

Rose Bowl Flea Market Going Online

15 New COVID-19 Infections Reported in Pasadena; County Officials Encouraged by Declining Hospitalizations Rate

DMV Offices to Close Early to Conserve Energy

County Reports 9 New COVID-19 Deaths on Sunday

21 Additional Local Coronavirus Cases Reported on Sunday

Business Top Story:

Pasadena Residents Can Continue to Use Two Popular Ride-Sharing Companies … For Now

Owners of Sheraton Pasadena Owe City Nearly $700,000 in Back Taxes, Lawsuit Claims

Tetra Tech Awarded $29.7 Million USAID Renewable Energy Contract

Cheesecake Factory, Denny’s Among Restaurant Chains With Pasadena Locations Possibly Facing Bankruptcy Amid Pandemic

Public Safety:

Stolen Car, Gun Recovered Following Pasadena Police Chase

Pasadena Man Pleads Not Guilty in Baseball Bat Beating Death

Shots Fired in Pasadena Neighborhood, No Victims Found

Man Sentenced for Killing Pedestrian in Pasadena DUI Crash

Judge: Woman Who Alleges Boxer Sexually Assaulted Her in His Pasadena Home Can Remain a ‘Doe’

Father, Girlfriend Accused of Tying 6-Year-Old Boy to Bed in Pasadena

Unhealthy Air Advisory Declared Due to Fires

People:

Otis College Board Chair, a Pasadena Resident, Gifts $1 Million to School for Anti-Racism Initiatives

Former Caltech Seismological Laboratory Manager Donald V. Helmberger, 1938-2020

Non-Profits News:

Bluebeam Employees Deliver Hundreds of Filled Backpacks to Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena Kids

Pasadena Residents Launch ‘Food Hug’ Program to Recognize Frontline Heroes with a Meal

Local Realtors Distribute Meals at Pasadena Elementary, Middle Schools

Assistance League of Pasadena Donates School Supplies to Kids at Boys and Girls Club