For a second straight year, the streets around Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Western Avenue in South Los Angeles — the starting point of the traditional Kingdom Day Parade — will be quiet on MLK Day. The annual parade, which honors the Rev. Dr. Martin L... More »
Los Angeles County reported 66 deaths associated with the coronavirus Saturday — the most COVID-related fatalities reported in one day since April 2 of last year. The Pasadena Health Department, which normally does not report on Saturdays and has fallen behind... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 39 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Stories: City Postpones Homeless Count, Cites Coronavirus Surge City Clarifies Cancellation of Black Hi... More »
Another 40,000-plus cases of COVID-19 were reported in Los Angeles County Friday as the easily transmitted Omicron variant of the virus continued to make its impact felt, particularly in hospitals, where patient numbers continue to rise. According to state fig... More »
Citing a “high proportion” of jail inmates who are quarantined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles County’s presiding judge issued the second emergency order this month authorizing criminal jury trials and preliminary hearings to be temporarily p... More »
A day after Pasadena announced it will delay its annual homeless count due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced Friday that it will follow suit and postpone homeless tally taking by one month, to Feb. 22-24. The... More »
A city spokesperson reported Thursday the 7-day average of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pasadena residents continues to rise and now has reached 390.7 cases per day. That rise was boosted in part by the addition of 534 confirmed and 12 probable cases record... More »
A city spokesperson clarified the cancellation of the Black History Parade when contacted by Pasadena Now on Thursday morning after readers began complaining that the city allowed the Rose Parade to continue despite the spread of the Omicron variant of the cor... More »
Pasadena announced Thursday that the city’s Department of Housing has requested an exception from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order to postpone Pasadena’s annual Homeless Count until late February. The homeless count normally ... More »
With COVID-19-positive patient count still climbing daily at Huntington Hospital, on Wednesday Pasadena reported four COVID-19-Associated deaths and 424 confirmed new cases, which pushed the city past 20,000 cumulative cases since the pandemic began. The city’... More »
A survey of some 300 Asians and Asian-Americans living in the San Gabriel Valley found that nearly one-third reported experiencing a hate incident since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report issued Wednesday. The Asian Youth Center and Asia... More »
In an abundance of caution, the City of Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and the Black History Planning Committee have cancelled the 2022 Black History Parade and Festival due to COVID-19 concerns. Usually held on the third Saturday... More »
