The Chamber of Commerce has come out against Measure O, a $516 million facilities bond measure put on the Nov. 3 ballot by the Pasadena Unified School District. The bonds would cost local property owners between $45 to $60 a year on their property taxes for ea... More »
After three months of the constant deployment of strike teams to help control more than a dozen massive wildfires that have recently torn through California, as of Thursday all of the Pasadena Fire Department firefighters dispatched statewide to assist had ret... More »
The overpopulation of ground squirrels and gophers in areas like Brookside Golf Course and Hahamongna Watershed Park can become problematic if left unchecked, according to a city staff report to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Community Services heard an ... More »
A scientific glassblower is suing Caltech, alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2018 in retaliation for complaining about not being provided proper work accommodations for his medical conditions. Brian Markowicz’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges wrong... More »
A change in the recent weather pattern is predicted for Pasadena as the week wraps up, with foggy mornings and drizzle predicted along with decidedly cooler temperatures. The National Weather Service said the cooling trend will continue through Saturday, when ... More »
Los Angeles County Public Works officials started Phase 2 of habitat restoration activities included in the Devil’s Gate Reservoir Restoration Project on Wednesday. The work, which is expected to be completed by mid-November, will include grading to recontour ... More »
The City Council on Monday voted to declare an empty Water and Power Department lot on Ramona Street and the famed Julia Morgan YWCA building as surplus property. The move clears the way for the city to sell or lease those properties. “The city of Pasadena is ... More »
At a time when social distancing is the norm, the San Gabriel Valley’s LGBTQ community is keeping busy trying to keep people connected. Sunday marks the 32nd National Coming Out Day, dedicated to LGBTQ pride and empowerment of the community in its efforts to s... More »
Public health officials announced 13 new COVID-19 infections and added two fatalities that took place in August to the city’s official death toll. The deaths were those of a 67-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man, city spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said. They ... More »
The Rose Bowl Institute announced today the launch of a month-long campaign of public service announcements to encourage voting. U.S. voter turnout is one of the lowest in the world and some of the most common reasons people give for not voting is that they ar... More »
Ryan Bell, a Pasadena tenants’ rights activist and the humanist chaplain at USC who ran for a seat on the Pasadena City Council earlier this year, has joined the advisory council of a new political group called Humanists for Biden. “We will accomplish a great ... More »
A judge on Monday said he wanted more briefing before making any pretrial rulings in a lawsuit filed by television personality Bill Nye, head of the Planetary Society in Pasadena, who alleges that Walt Disney Co. subsidiary Buena Vista Television engaged in qu... More »
