On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. To honor Robinson, Major League Baseball has designated April 15 as Jackie Robinson Day. On that day each year, every player, coach, manager and ... More »
The City Council on Monday night discussed moving public comment to the end of City Council meetings in an informational item. Late last month, Mayor Victor Gordo announced that the 20-minute public comment period on matters not on the meeting agenda would be ... More »
After 12 frantic weeks building 125-pound (57-kilogram) robots and two days of fast-paced competition with dozens of similar machines, six teams of Southern California high schoolers have triumphed. Now those teams, including one mentored and sponsored by NASA... More »
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory cautioning of temperatures up to 100 expected throughout the San Gabriel Valley from 11 a.m. Wednesday through 6 p.m. Friday. Pasadena was predicted to top out at 94 on Wednesday, 98 on Thursday and 99 on Fri... More »
A tentative agreement was reached Monday in negotiations between the union representing Southern California grocery workers and stores including Ralphs and Vons/Pavilions/Albertsons, avoiding a potential strike. “Once our members have had an opportunity to rev... More »
With many COVID-19 public-health mandates now lifted, Los Angeles County officials are urging people who may be more vulnerable to severe illness from the virus to continue taking precautions to reduce risk, particularly with growing spread of the latest highl... More »
The City Council voted unanimously on Monday on a motion to name the new park being constructed at 701 East Union Street as “Playhouse Village Park” and its stage area as “Van Halen Stage” in honor of the legendary rock band formed in Pasadena in 1972. The par... More »
Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden’s bill to require transit agencies to provide free youth transit passes to youth 25 years or younger, Assembly Bill 1919, passed the Assembly Committee on Transportation with unanimous, bi-partisan support. “We need to create... More »
Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) and the California Legislative Black Caucus announced the availability of applications for African-American Leaders of tomorrow (AALT) conference – a four-day residential summer program from July 20 – 23, for high schoo... More »
On Monday’s City Council agenda there was an information item scheduled on comments on matters not on the public agenda. Kind of weird to even write that. An item on the agenda about items not on the agenda. Even Spock’s mind would be blown over the logic ther... More »
Face masks are no longer be required in the Pasadena Courthouse and all Los Angeles Superior Court buildings as of Monday. The move aligns the courts with the county and state’s COVID-19 face- covering guidelines, which only recommend masks in indoor settings,... More »
The Pasadena City Council is expected to decide Monday on a name for a new public park that’s currently under construction at 701 East Union Street between El Molino Ave. and Oak Knoll Ave. The project, years long in the making, is referred currently to as Pla... More »
