A day after the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena announced it will be laying off about 530 people, workers are expected to be notified Wednesday — with JPL Director Laurie Leshin instructing most employees to work from home so they can “be in a safe, comf... More »
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The Altadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association is marking its Centennial this year, with a grand celebration scheduled for Friday, Feb. 2 at the Altadena Town and Country Club. The event, the organizers said, promises an evening of recognition, festivi... More »
Leadership Pasadena is proud to announce its 25th anniversary and the welcome of its newest cohort of leaders. Since its inception 25 years ago, Leadership Pasadena’s mission is to create a stronger community by connecting more effective, compassionate leaders... More »
In the early 2010s, data scientist and entrepreneur Michael Amori (MS ’07) made contacts at Caltech alumni events that would change his career. A managing director at Deutsche Bank at the time, he was introduced to George Djorgovski, professor of astronomy and... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday tentatively approved a pair of ordinances regulating sidewalk food vendors, including the establishment of fees that the county hopes to largely subsidize. The ordinances will both return to the board for fin... More »
The search to replace long-time Pasadena Heritage Executive Director Sue Mossman has begun. As announced last autumn, Mossman will retire this spring after 30 years of leadership in the organization and 45 years of dedication to Pasadena Heritage. Pasadena Her... More »
UNITE HERE Local 11 members announced a boycott of Aimbridge Hospitality last week, the largest third-party hotel operator in the world, until the company agrees to sign a fair contract at all of its union properties. The boycott calls for tourists and visitor... More »
For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn man-made bonds between silicon and carbon that exist in widely used chemicals known as siloxanes, or silicones. The discovery is a first step toward rendering the chemicals, which... More »
At the request of the parties, a judge Thursday put a short hold on a lawsuit brought by a 25-year-old woman against Flintridge Preparatory School so that both sides can mediate her allegations that she was sexually abused by an instructor. The plaintiff is id... More »
Former Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas Thursday asked a federal appeals court to reverse his fraud and bribery convictions for voting in support of county contracts that would favor USC while accepting benefits for his son from the university ... More »
Ingenuity — the Jet Propulsion Laboratory-built, drone-like helicopter that made history when it launched from the surface of Mars and conducted the first powered flight on another planet — has suffered damage to one of its rotors and is no longer able to fly,... More »
