A City Council committee this week will discuss a proposal to renew the services of First Transit Inc., the company that has been operating the Pasadena Transit bus as well as Dial-A-Ride since 2003, with a new contract for a five-year period – July 2021 throu... More »
The NAACP and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) held a rally at Pasadena City Hall Sunday, one year after the murder of a Black motorist at the hands of a Minnesota police officer set off national protests. “One year after the murder of Georg... More »
LA County reported 175 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths today, though officials said the relatively low numbers may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Sunday’s numbers brought L.A. County’s totals to 1,238,781 cases and 24,171 fatalities sinc... More »
City officials reported one new case of COVID-19 and no additional fatalities on Sunday. The new numbers bring the city’s cases to 11,280. So far, 346 people have died since the pandemic began. With infections and hospitalizations dropping and vaccinations ri... More »
The Pasadena City Council’s Municipal Services Committee will deliberate Tuesday on a recommendation by the Pasadena Water and Power Department to hold a public hearing in June on the utility’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Conting... More »
Vaccines seem to be holding COVID-19 variants in check among greater population Los Angeles County has reported 265 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths, as officials reported more cases of the UK variant B.1.1.7. Of the 40 specimens analyzed by the ... More »
Pasadena Water and Power has recommended approval of a contract for the improvement of its water testing laboratory that would eliminate much of the manual sample log-in, tracking and reporting operations, and streamline operations, increase efficiency, and mi... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 59 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Stories: Mayor Seeks Federal Help In Funding Transit and Other Projects Pasadena School Board President... More »
Pasadena marked three full weeks without a single COVID-19 death reported in the city as two new infections were detected on Friday. The new cases raised the city’s pandemic total slightly to 11,280 confirmed cases of the virus, according to Pasadena Public He... More »
Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement regarding the announcement by Dr. Mark Ghaly, California Health and Human Services Secretary, regarding the proposed changes to the COVID-19 guidance to take effect on June 15 “I am pleased that the Cali... More »
With infections and hospitalizations dropping and vaccinations rising, California is on track to lift the bulk of its COVID-19 regulations on June 15, including a complete removal of capacity restrictions and physical distancing requirements, the state’s Healt... More »
A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority committee Thursday advanced a proposal to begin a 23-month pilot program that would make Metro buses and trains free for students starting in August and for all low-income riders starting in January. A... More »
