Pasadena’s Hearing Officer will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 5, about a plan to set up an adult daycare facility within an existing one-story commercial building at 2180 E. Walnut Street, which would also include use of an existing 36-space surf... More »
Pasadena’s Hearing Officer will continue a public hearing on Wednesday, January 5, about an application by Lucid Motors, the makers of the new Lucid Air electric vehicle, for a minor Conditional Use Permit (Minor CUP) to allow the operation of a vehicle sales ... More »
Sometime this week, City Manager Cynthia Kurtz is expected to announce the appointment of a new interim police chief as the city begins its search for a new permanent top cop. Of course both of those stories will get their fair share of coverage. This pot of g... More »
Welcome to 2022. Hope the holidays were good. Council is dark for the third straight week, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look at what’s coming up. Although there is no council meeting, the Hearing Officer and the Human Relations Commission meet this week. Bac... More »
Los Angeles County reported nearly 45,000 new cases of COVID-19 this weekend, a high number in light of the typical delays in weekend reporting. Pasadena has not reported new cases since last Thursday but is expected to catch up on Monday. Officials reported 2... More »
I was delighted to see the Rose Parade back, but I must confess that I was nervous seeing so many people crowded together during a skyrocketing pandemic surge. What made me even more uncomfortable was the way commentators glorified the stealth bomber, a weapon... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 33 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Stories: Shorthanded Ohio State Rallies To Defeat Utah in Rose Bowl on Late Field Goal The Bloom Was Ba... More »
[See the original story on SouthPasadenan.com] South Pasadena won the Rose Parade’s ‘Founder Award’ for the most outstanding float built and decorated by volunteers from a community or organization. It’s a tall order every year, but those who build it always r... More »
The UPS Store took top honors in the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade, winning the 2022 Sweepstakes Trophy for its entry “Rise, Shine & Read!’ featuring a proud father rooster reading to his family of chicks on a 35-foot-tall, 55-foot-long animated float. The ... More »
Police said a Pasadena family’s New Year’s gathering became violent early Saturday when family members argued and fought, with one man seriously wounded after being stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife by his brother. The knife attack was reportedly so for... More »
Pasadena Chief of Police John Perez will be keeping watch over the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game today for the final time. Perez retires next week, having risen through the ranks after being hired in 1985 “It’s been a fantastic and purposeful career but chang... More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As 2021 comes to a close and we look ahead to the New Year, I am reminded of how much we have gone through this past year – both the good and the difficult – and how wonderful our community really is. Our City faced myriad challenge... More »
