The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 72 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
Median Home Price in Pasadena Surpasses $1 Million
Fewer than Half of School-Age Children in District Attend Pasadena Unified
Vigil and Concert Planned at Villa Parke in Memory of 3 Victims of Recent Killings
Huntington Hospital Surge Mounts as COVID Cases Put More Pressure On LA County Hospitals
School Board to Vote on Interim Budget
Court Refuses to Hear Harvest Rock Request, Grants Newsom Delay
City May Not Conduct 2021 Homeless Count Due to COVID-19 Risks
Judge Tentatively Says County Acted ‘Arbitrarily’ In Banning Outdoor Dining
Pasadena Police Fight Wave of Gang Violence Without a Gang Unit
Gordo Sworn in as Mayor, Talks Optimism Amid COVID Challenges
Tornek, McAustin Exit Stage To Much Praise … and Swag
Amazing Feeling’ as Felicia Williams Takes Seat on Pasadena City Council
Mayor, Council to be Sworn in Today
Pasadena Reports New Record of Most COVID-19 Cases in a Single Day – Each Day, For 3 Days in a Row
Pasadena Restaurants That Do Not Close In-Person Dining Could Face ‘Drastic’ Action
Government:
Major Issues Await Mayor Gordo and City Council
84-Unit Multifamily Residential Project to be Reviewed by the Design Commission This Week
Education:
Pasadena School Board Approves Interim Budget
UCLA Forecast: Pandemic Keeps State’s Economic Future in Question
Lee, Cahalan, Fredericks Take Oath; School Board Chooses New Officers
New Pasadena Unified School Board to be Sworn in on Monday
Community News:
Public Kinetic Sculpture to be Considered for Relocation
Community Organization ‘Walking for Peace’ in Response to Recent Violence in Pasadena
Judge To Again Weigh Legality Of County Ban On Outdoor Dining, In Spite of State Ban
Tournament of Roses Still Planning on Jan. 1 Game
Huntington Hospital Treating More COVID-19 Patients Than Ever
Metro Exploring Eliminating Fares On Buses and Trains
What’s Open, Closed in Pasadena Under New State Stay-at-Home Order
New Official Photo Featuring All-Woman LA County Board of Supervisors Unveiled
LA County’s Coronavirus Surge Impacting Health Care Workers
Harvest Rock Church Files New Motion For Injunction
Business Top Story:
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Joins Call to Safely Reopen Businesses
Banking Company CIT to Plant 50,000 Trees in Angeles National Forest
Public Safety:
Intruder Sought in Pasadena Hot Prowl Burglary
La Cañada Man and His Son Indicted in Money Laundering Scheme
Photos of 2 Suspects in Altadena Deputy Ambush Released
Police Seek Burglar in 2 Pasadena Home Break-Ins
One Killed in Pasadena Crash, Four Injured
City Sees Increase in Gun Violence in November
Suspected Robbers Found Asleep in Getaway Car in Pasadena
Pasadena Transit Implements Safety Measures — Again
Non-Profits News:
Pasadena Jaycees to Distribute Toys Under ‘Operation Santa’
Friends in Deed to Provide Motel Vouchers, Supplies to Homeless this Winter
Rotary Club of Pasadena to Give Away 146 Bicycles
Spark of Love Toy Drive Continues through Christmas Eve
Pasadena Resident Cheryl Ney Co-Leads NSF Grant Project
People:
Salzer Elected President of San Rafael Neighborhood Association
Two Caltech Faculty Members Named to National Academy of Inventors
Donna Wrublewski Chosen as New Head of Research Services at Caltech Library
Caltech Mourns Cellular Biologist Jean-Paul Revel
District 2’s Williams is Ready to Hit the Ground Running
Remains of Local Man Who Died During Pearl Harbor Attack Pass Just Second Year Back in Pasadena
Two Caltech Faculty Receive NIH BRAIN Grants