Dr. Takashi Wada has accepted the position of public health director and health officer for Santa Barbara County after a nationwide recruitment. His appointment was announced during a meeting of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors yesterday. Hired ... More »
Richard Bruckner, director of the Pasadena Planning and Development Department, was approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor to become the county’s planning director effective February 1. “It has been an honor to serve the Pasadena community ... More »
 Owners: Lev Gerstik and Yulia Meltser, Violetta and Markie Most wine bars offer pre-selected wine flights. Pinots, Chardonnays, Pinot Grigio, take your pick. You don’t get to chose what you want to taste, the wine bar does it for you. But what i... More »
Huntington Memorial Hospital’s stroke program has received the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission, designating the hospital a primary stroke center. This means Huntington will join the network of “approved stroke center†hospitals throug... More »
Pasadena Unified School District’s (PUSD) announced that four schools were named 2009 Honor Roll Schools by California Business for Education Excellence, a statewide association of businesses advocating for public school improvement. Hamilton Elementary, L... More »
 Chef Luciano cuts fresh fettuccini Italian restaurants. They’re everywhere. But great Italian restaurants, that’s another story. Add to that a great Italian restaurant that makes their own pasta and ravioli daily and you’... More »
Dear Community Member, I am writing to you on behalf of the Board of Education with appreciation for your ongoing support for the students of the Pasadena Unified School District. I continue to see more parents and partners stepping up to assist our students w... More »
The Pasadena Police Department has launched a community information service designed to deliver relevant and timely information and police news to residents in our area using technology. This service, created by Nixle, LLC delivers trustworthy and important pu... More »
The Pasadena Police Department will aggressively enforce the state’s occupant protection laws as part of California’s 2009 Click It or Ticket mobilization, taking place November 17th through November 30th, 2009. The campaign relies on heavy enforcement and pub... More »
Pasadena Unified School District’s Rose City High School will host an open house event this Friday, November 20 to showcase AdvancePath Academics, a new program designed to support, teach and assist high school students who were disengaged from a traditional... More »
The Criminal Justice Statistics Center, State of California, will soon release its preliminary report, “Crime in 2009, January through June.” The report compares preliminary counts of crimes from January through June 2008 with those of the same period in 2009.... More »
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