Pasadena’s Design Commission will meet online on Tuesday, Jan. 26, to discuss the proposed construction of 59 townhouse units at 1307 Lincoln Avenue, located on the southwest corner of West Washington Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue, extending to Pepper Street to... More »
Monday’s City Council consent calendar contains five agreements, purchase orders, and contracts totaling $1,817,203, all of which could be passed on a sweep motion without council discussion. One of those items would authorize City Manager Steve Mermell to exe... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 58 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Stories: Same Prez, Same Theme, New Year: Tournament Confirms Miller Keeps Helm for 2022 Parade and Gam... More »
In the wake of a damaging fire that left a Pasadena Italian restaurant unable to operate for a matter of months, the owner has established an online fund to help support his employees during the closure, pledging to reimburse donors with dollar-for-dollar gift... More »
Police are investigating reports of a gunshot and man seen limping near Robinson Park on Thursday night, officials said. The incident unfolded about 7:35 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue, according to Pasadena police Lt. Anthony Burgess. A witn... More »
Three parked cars were found struck by bullets in a residential neighborhood in Pasadena on Thursday morning, but no injuries were reported, officials said. A resident of the 700 block of Manzanita Avenue called police about 8:20 a.m. to report he had discover... More »
When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars on Feb. 18 it will be carrying a small but mighty passenger: Ingenuity, the Mars Helicopter. The helicopter, which weighs about four pounds (1.8 kilograms) on Earth and has a fuselage about the size of a tissue box,... More »
In January, the Tournament of Roses traditionally announces its new President and a theme for the upcoming Rose Parade. With the cancellation of the 2021 Rose Parade as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Directors confirmed Thursday that current P... More »
Measuring seismic activity on the city of Pasadena’s unused “dark” fiber-optic network, which was installed 30 years ago, will give Pasadena residents earthquake impact and damage predictions for each neighborhood in the area with the goal of improving public ... More »
Despite a bankruptcy filing by the company that owns the Pasadena Sheraton, an assistant city attorney on Thursday told Pasadena Now the city’s lawsuit against the hotel for unpaid taxes will go forward. Urban Commons, which owns the Pasadena Sheraton, filed f... More »
Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a watchdog agency today that inmates in county jails are more safely protected from the coronavirus than members of the general public. “Overwhelmingly, it’s far more dangerous outside,” Villanueva told the Civilian Oversight Commi... More »
The cost to clean up the remaining contamination at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory resulting from the disposal of rocket-related chemicals in the 1940s and 1950s stands at $56.1 million, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Offic... More »
