The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 70 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
Tournament: Canceled Rose Parade to Be Reimagined as 2-Hour TV Variety Special
More Vote Centers to Open in Pasadena on Friday
Last Call for Pasadena Second-Unit ADU Program Today
Local Officials Expect Peaceful Election in Pasadena
Cannabis Company Files Lawsuit Against the City
County Supervisors Approve Funding For Salvation Army’s Pasadena Hope Center
Despite High Numbers, Some Residents Want City to Meet RHNA Housing Allocation
Support of Van Halen Memorial Draws Attention to Removal of McClain Remembrance
Demonstrators Shut Down ‘Coffee With a Cop’ Event in Pasadena
Council Beats The Clock; Approves Appeal of Huge New Housing Mandate By State Authority
City Council Supportive of Eddie Van Halen Memorial
As Devastating Fires Plague California, Pasadena Committee to Review City’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan
City Council Zeroes In On Eddie Van Halen Memorial
Somber Group Gathers at McClain Memorial
Government:
City Puts Squirrel and Gopher Abatement Program on Hold
Council Reports No Action Taken in Closed Session on Julia Morgan YWCA Building
Zoning Code Amendment Could Allow Animal Hospitals in City’s Central District
East Colorado Specific Plan Updates Head to Design Commission After Months of Review
Here’s What’s On Monday’s City Council Consent Calendar
Education:
ArtCenter College of Design Offers 4 New Minors
PUSD High School Athletes Offered Free Qualification Physicals
Two Additional Local Private Schools Cleared to Reopen Doors for TK-2nd Grade Students
PUSD Candidates Speak Out About Measure O
Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors joins Pasadena Chamber in Opposing PUSD Measure O
Local School Awarded Waiver to Reopen For Some Students
Community News:
Winning Ticket with Five Lotto Numbers Sold at Pasadena Gas Station
Pasadena Fire Department Appoints First Chaplain in Decades, Promotes 3 New Captains
Pasadena Goes 3 Weeks Without a COVID-19 Death
Pasadena Center Operating Co. to Provide One Year of Benefits to Help Laid-Off, Furloughed Staff
Gradual Increase’ in Coronavirus Transmission Continues Countywide
Rose Bowl Institute Continues Campaign to Get Out The Vote
Volunteers Needed to Help PUSD Administer Free Flu Shot Program at Pasadena and Muir High Schools
Huntington Hospital Infectious Disease Specialist: High Risk Still Posed By COVID-19 Locally
Applications Are Open for Nominating a ‘Slow Street’
25 Additional COVID-19 Infections Reported in Pasadena
Pasadena’s 2019 Water Quality Consumer Report Showing Promising Results
L.A. Metro Begins Public Review on Environmental Report for NoHo to Pasadena Bus Route
MTA ‘Microtransit’ Service to Come to Pasadena, Altadena Next Year
L.A. County Reaches 7,000 COVID-19 Fatalities, Surpasses 300,000 Cases
League of Women Voters in Pasadena Launches Election Hotline
Local Armenian-Americans Hopeful Monday Ceasefire Will Hold
Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Supporters Hope to Create Local Reliance on Water Supply
County Reports 830 New COVID-19 Cases on Friday; No New Local Infections Listed
Business Top Story:
Commercial Bankruptcies Continue to Soar
Paul Martin’s American Grill in Pasadena Closes Permanently
Pasadena-Based Green Dot Partners With Gig Wage to Offer Banking for Gig Workers
Dick’s Sporting Goods Store Sell Out as Dodger Fans Line Up to Get World Series Gear
Public Safety:
Man Beaten, Pistol-Whipped, Robbed in Pasadena
Pasadena Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Deadly Kidnapping-for-Ransom Plot
Pasadena Man Faces Possible 30-Year Sentence for Cyberstalking
Man Charged With Murder After Running Over Pedestrian in Pasadena Allegedly While Drunk
Local Man to Plead Guilty in Kidnapping of Luxury Car Dealer
$20,000 Reward Renewed in Fatal Shooting of Altadena Man in Pasadena 5 Years Ago
Pasadena Man to Plead Guilty to Cyberstalking
Man Beaten With Buttstock of Rifle, Robbed, Carjacked in Pasadena
Pasadena Firefighters Head to Blue Ridge Fire in Orange County
High Winds Prompt Red Flag Parking Restrictions in Pasadena
Man Killed by Alleged Drunken Driver in Pasadena Identified
Medical Emergency Blamed in Series of Car Crashes in Pasadena
Pasadena Fire Station Set For Renovations and Repairs
Non-Profits News:
Pasadena Thanksgiving Dinner for Homeless Residents Celebrates 50th Year
Pasadena Humane Receives $15,000 ASPCA and Subaru Loves Pets Grant
People:
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts Names New President
St. Francis Coach Jim Bonds Dies After Battle With Cancer
Caltech Neuroscientist Viviana Gradinaru Receives Young Investigator Award