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 62 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Pasadena Unified In-Person Learning Won’t Resume Until Jan. 11 at Earliest

Pasadena’s Armenian Community Decries Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, Calls for U.S. Action

Local Officials, Survivor Advocates Fear Domestic Violence Going Unreported Amid the Pandemic

Mayor, Vice Mayor Express Opposition to Current or Ex-Cops Sitting on Oversight Panel

Pasadena Unified to Hear Suggested Plan for Return to In-Person Learning

City Council Declares Lot, YWCA Surplus Property

Former Pasadena Resident Eddie Van Halen Dead After Battle With Cancer

School Board Board Candidates Address PUSD’s African American Parent Council

Caltech Alumna Wins Nobel Prize in Physics for Galactic Discovery

Police Oversight Panel Gets Final Council OK

City Council OKs Extending ‘Great Plates’ Meals Program

City Council is Interested in Exploring Housing on Church Property

Council to Consider More Funding For ‘Great Plates’ Meals Program, Against Backdrop of Shrinking Reserves

Attorneys Representing Relatives of Anthony McClain Say DNA Found on Handgun Does Not Exonerate Police

Rally at Pasadena City Hall Supports Trump, Local Republican Candidates

Government:

Council Approves Arroyo Seco Project

Council Approves Parking Enforcement Contract After Overnight Parking Grace Period Expires

City Approves Commercial Permit Applications For Two Cannabis Dispensaries

Council Finance Committee to Decide on Adding to City Budget

Gordo Expresses Solidarity with Armenian-American Community

City Looking At Placing Housing on Church Property

Council Seeks Parking Enforcement Services After Overnight Parking Grace Period Expires

Committee to Hear Plans to Recruit City Firefighters Here in Pasadena

Council Looks to Extend K-Rail Barrier Rentals to Protect Outdoor Diners

Parks Commission to Hear Details on Proposed New Pocket Park

Education:

Pasadena Police Activities League Puts Tutoring and Other Programs Online

State Teachers Union Decries Lack of Statewide COVID-19 Testing Plan in Schools

Community News:

Pasadena Firefighters Safely Return Home After Three Months Battling Wildfires Across California

Scientific Glassblower Files Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Against Caltech

1 New COVID-19 Death, 4 New Cases Reported in Pasadena

Friends Launch Investment Group to Build Wealth in Black Community

Rose Bowl Turkey Trot Goes Virtual for 2020

City Commission Receives Update on Squirrel and Gopher Abatement

Chamber of Commerce Opposes Measure O

Trick-Or-Treating, Haunted Houses Prohibited Under Pasadena Health Order

Phase 2 of Devil’s Gate Habitat Restoration Begins

13 New Infections Reported in Pasadena, 2 Additional Fatalities Added to Local Death Toll

Rose Bowl Institute Launching Voices for Voting

Congresswoman Chu Endorses Lee For Pasadena School Board

Judge Continues Hearing on Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye’s Royalties Lawsuit Against Buena Vista Television

Vote by Mail Drop Boxes Set Up Around the City

Business Top Story:

Rocco’s Backpedals On Plans To Sue City

Pasadena Distillery Puts Its Talents and Tanks Brewing Hand Sanitizer, Straight Up

Pasadena Pharmaceuticals Company Collaborates on Billion-Dollar Deal To Develop New Liver Disease Treatment

Kitchen United Names New Chief Executive Officer, Promotes Marketing Officer to Chief Operating Officer

Pasadena-based Cprime Software Company Acquires Archer Software

Hahn & Hahn Partners Christianne Kerns and Laura Farber Nominated for 2020 Women’s Leadership Awards

Breweries, Wineries Cleared To Open By L.A. County, If They Partner With Food Provider

Some Local Chain Stores at Heightened Risk of Bankruptcy, According to New Data

Rocco’s Tavern Suing City For Damages Caused by Shutdown

Public Safety:

Police Concerned About Crime at McClain Memorial, Nearby Park

Gunman Robs Pasadena Sandwich Shop

More Than 30 Shots Fired in Pasadena Neighborhood

After Weeks of Wildfires, It’s Time to Think about Preventing Fires at Home

Fire Breaks Out Under Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena

Man Accused of Attacking Neighbors With Sword Amid Parking Dispute in Pasadena

People:

Caltech Professor Awarded 2021 Einstein Prize

New Assistant Presiding Judge Elected for Los Angeles County’s Court System

Four Caltech Faculty Receive High-Risk, High-Reward Grants

Caltech Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discovery of Hepatitis C Virus

Pasadena Humane Board of Directors Chair Steve Johnson Succumbs to Cancer at 61

Non-Profits News:

Flintridge Center Marks First Apprenticeship Preparation Program Graduation Under New Hybrid Model