Michelle Richardson Bailey maintained her sizable lead over challenger Pat Amsbry all election night to win the District 3 PUSD Board seat. Bailey earned 60.82% of the vote to Amsbry’s 39.18%. The race turned ugly over the last several months after Bailey said... More »
[Updated 3:50 a.m.] Kim Kenne has been re-elected to the Pasadena Unified School Board’s District 1 seat. Kenne garnered 54.22% of the vote, surpassing challenger Billy Malone’s 31.17%. Rita Miller, who withdrew from the race but too late for her name to be r... More »
[Updated] As negotiations continue toward a scheduled upcoming vote next week, hundreds of members of United Teachers of Pasadena (UTP) held a rally at City Hall Saturday, demanding a 12% raise in the next year’s contract. Union President Jonathan Gardner s... More »
When Noemi Orduña, principal at Octavia E. Butler Magnet School, learned that her school had qualified for $5,000 in supplies from Office Depot through their “Round up Your Change” Back To School program, she knew there was one thing her students needed – penc... More »
Jefferson Elementary School, which was closed in 2020, is now home to a new Pasadena library facility, fire department training center, and the police department’s Police Activities League (PAL) and Explorer Program facilities. The City in coordination with Co... More »
A total of eight candidates are in the running for four Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education seats. As November 8 approaches, Pasadena Now takes a look at how much money each candidate has raised. DISTRICT 1 Kimberly Kenne – Incumbent ... More »
Recreation and Parks Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of the concept design for two temporary pickleball courts proposed for Jefferson Elementary School. The city pays $100,000 per year for the lease of the Jefferson Elementary School groun... More »
Integrity College of Health held its first open house in late October, inviting prospective students to visit its Lake Avenue campus and programs. According to Gail Godown, Associate Director of Admissions, the open house was the first public event at the scho... More »
The Pasadena Educational Foundation is holding a special education-focused panel discussion featuring nationally-recognized experts and local education leaders called ED TALK with well-known radio host Larry Mantle on Wednesday, November 9 from 6;00 to 7 p.m. ... More »
The Caltech Y brought together more than 100 members and supporters at its quarterly Friends Dinner on Wednesday, October 15 at the Athenaeum. The event celebrates the generosity of donors and the leadership, travel, and volunteer opportunities they make possi... More »
Caltech’s leaders, alumni, students, faculty, employees and other members of the local community gathered on Friday, October 21 on the Olive Walk along with the family of Grant D. Venerable (BS ’32) for the dedication of Grant D. Venerable House. The undergrad... More »
Former Pasadena Unified School District Board Trustee and Pasadena Poly Headmaster, Alexander Mike Babcock died on October 18. Babcock was surrounded by his four children. “It is with much sadness to share that Alexander “Mike” Babcock ’48, peacefully passed a... More »
