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Pasadena Police Officer Files Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, and Harassment Claim Against City

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A claim was lodged against the City of Pasadena on Thursday by attorneys representing Taisyn Crutchfield, a Black police officer with the Pasadena Police Department, alleging retaliation, discrimination, and harassment. In paperwork reviewed by Pasadena Now, attorneys Bradley C. Gage and Ben Crump cite alleged violations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Whistleblower Retaliation, Peace O... More »

Caltech Graduate Workers, Postdoc Researchers File for Union Election, Joining National Academic Labor Movement

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Over 2,000 Graduate Workers and Postdoctoral Scholars at Caltech filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday, according to a statement from a group called Caltech Grad Students and Postdocs United. In the statement, the group, which said it has supermajority support, is seeking recognition as the new bargaining unit CGPU-UAW (Caltech Grad Students and Postdocs Un... More »

Six-Time Tony Winner, Famed Broadway Star Audra McDonald, to Grace the 2024 Rose Parade as Grand Marshal

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[UPDATED] Audra McDonald was named Grand Marshal of the 2024 Tournament of Roses by Tournament President Alex Aghajanian at a ceremony on the front steps of the Tournament House in Pasadena Friday morning. McDonald will ride in the 135th Rose Parade presented by Honda, themed “Celebrating a World of Music,” and participate in the pre-game celebration by tossing the coin at the College Football Pla... More »

Californians want Lawmakers to Safeguard Elections from Artificial Intelligence

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Since 2020, voters in California and beyond have seen disinformation proliferate and poison our politics more than ever before. Generative artificial intelligence has the power to rapidly intensify this trend for the worse. After all, we’re one year away from another enormously consequential presidential election. With current AI tools, it doesn’t take much effort to make a fake audio recording of... More »

Caltech Researchers Say Ultrasound Enables Less-Invasive Brain–Machine Interfaces

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Brain–machine interfaces (BMIs) are devices that can read brain activity and translate that activity to control an electronic device like a prosthetic arm or computer cursor. They promise to enable people with paralysis to move prosthetic devices with their thoughts. Many BMIs require invasive surgeries to implant electrodes into the brain in order to read neural activity. However, in 2021, Caltec... More »

Pasadena Humane on Alert For Mysterious Respiratory Illness Gripping U.S. Canine Population, No Local Cases Detected Yet

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A perplexing and potentially severe respiratory illness known as Atypical Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (aCIRD), is spreading across the U.S., affecting dogs and leaving veterinary experts puzzled. The disease has been detected in various regions, causing alarm among pet owners and health authorities. Over 200 cases have been reported to the Oregon Department of Agriculture alone. The illn... More »

Rose Bowl-Based California High School Football Hall of Fame Calls for Nominations

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Public nominations are now open for the upcoming class of the California High School Football Hall of Fame, a Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation project established in August in collaboration with the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the National Football Foundation (NFF), College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the Rose Bowl Stadium. The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation said... More »

Pasadena Educational Foundation Allocates $223,000 in Grants to Pasadena Unified School District Teachers

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Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) teachers and principals will receive a substantial boost in the form of $223,000 in grants for the 2023-2024 school year, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF), College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation, and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association. The grants will be presented during this year’s PEF Teacher Gra... More »

PUSD Developing Plan to Implement New Law That Mandates Teaching Cursive Writing in Grades 1-6

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The Pasadena Unified School District is now developing a plan to implement a new state law which requires public schools in California to include cursive instruction for students in grades one through six.  Assembly Bill 446 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in October. The legislation’s author, California Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva of Fullerton, a former elementary school teach... More »

Santa To Appear as Special Guest Friday at Mayor’s Annual City Hall Holiday Tree Lighting

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The City of Pasadena said on its social media Thursday that Santa Claus will appear as a special guest during the Mayor’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony Friday evening at Pasadena City Hall. The announcement said Santa will be sending over a special helper so that people in attendance can get a printed photo of themselves with him during the event. Set to occur in Centennial Square at Pasad... More »