EDITOR’S NOTE: This event was postponed for one week until Aug. 22 due to excessive heat and smoke from nearby wildfires, as well as a delay in the City Council’s discussion of police oversight, organizers said. A group of community organizations has joined to... More »
Kaiser Permanente began participating Wednesday in a phase 3 clinical trial to test an investigational vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current COVID-19 global pandemic. Kaiser Permanente plans to enroll approximately 1,400 participants at 4 s... More »
Although it occurred more than 7,400 miles away, the effects of a massive blast blamed on an ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut is being felt hard in Pasadena. Pasadena’s Lebanese and Armenian communities are rallying to help in any way they can, as the Aug.... More »
According to a nonprofit religious liberty organization that promotes litigation related to evangelical Christian values, Pasadena city officials have ordered a local church to cease holding in-person services. Harvest Rock Church continues to meet inside its ... More »
Los Angeles County officials Wednesday will preview the launch of a $100 million rent relief fund — open for applications on Aug. 17 — to help residents in areas most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money comes from federal coronavirus relief funds to b... More »
From March to mid-June, as stay-at-home orders took effect and Los Angeles County officials moved to release jail inmates to prevent the spread of coronavirus, jail bookings dropped by more than half, according to a report available Tuesday on the county’s web... More »
The founder and former CEO of a La Cañada Flintridge investment firm that specializes in debt instruments was arrested Tuesday on federal charges alleging he falsified financial records to fraudulently inflate the value of the funds he managed, allowing him to... More »
The Senegal Subcommittee of Pasadena’s Sister Cities Committee will launch its speaker series from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 10. Donald E. Grant Jr. is scheduled to speak via Zoom at the first meeting. Grant holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and serves in... More »
The state’s MyShake app, which provides smartphone users earthquake early warning alerts based on the ShakeAlert system developed with help from Caltech and the USGS in Pasadena, will be included as part of Google’s next iteration of its Android operating soft... More »
It’s been a busy seven weeks for Martha Zavala since she was installed as the new president of the League of Women Voters Pasadena Area, as she works to get out the vote, encourage census responses, and seek out volunteers to work at the polls in November. Zav... More »
As the median age of local COVID-19 patients continues to decrease due to more cases occurring among previously healthy adult and younger populations, a lower percentage of people will experience severe illnesses and a lower percentage of cases will result in ... More »
The city on Tuesday shut down the pickleball courts at Allendale Park in Pasadena in response to players shirking COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, officials said. Non-contact sporting facilities, such as pickleball and tennis courts, were reopened in May... More »
