Today, the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve H.R. 1695, the Register of Copyrights and Accountability Act, a bill that would require the Register of Copyrights to be a position that is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The bill w... More »
High school graduates in the San Gabriel Valley who meet eligibility requirements will be able to attend Pasadena City College (PCC) this coming fall without paying tuition, through a new program known as the “PCC Promise.” The program, which will be formally ... More »
Housing and Community Services Director William Huang released Pasadena’s current rental data in response to a City Council request last Monday, March 20, for an update on the City’s Section 8 program. Apartment rentals in Pasadena now average $1,087 per month... More »
Pasadena’s City Council has approved recommendations from Pasadena Water and Power to ease up on the water supply restrictions in the City, and go from a Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Plan to a Level 1 starting on April 1. At the same time, the City Council al... More »
Peter Theisinger, who led the projects that developed the NASA rovers Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity and successfully placed them on Mars, will receive the 2017 National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Lifetime Achievement. Theisinger has worked on spacecra... More »
Hillsides, a Southern California foster care charity, is putting its own spin on fundraising by hosting the third annual Battle of the Paddles ping pong tournament on April 6 at the SPiN Standard in Downtown Los Angeles. Local businesses and individuals sign... More »
Want to be an across-the-board winner at Santa Anita Park? Join Hillsides, a Southern California foster care charity, for its annual A Day at the Races at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, 2017. No matter how your horses place, everyone is a winner because the proce... More »
Here are the Pets of the Week available for adoption at the Pasadena Humane Society this week: North Carolina (A412942) is a 2-year-old, spayed female, black pit bull mix. Our volunteers report that North Carolina is a real sweetheart. There’s nothing she li... More »
On Sunday, March 26, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) had the privilege of honoring ten exemplary women from Senate District 25 in the courtyard of Pasadena City Hall. The California State Legislature first recognized March as Women’s H... More »
For the Cherngs, making a $30 million gift to name and endow the Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering at Caltech was a matter of heart and mind. During more than four decades working as business owners and entrepreneurs in Pasadena, they h... More »
Following more than two hours of public comment and compelling, sometimes painful, testimony from Pasadena residents, many of whom described “living in fear,” the Pasadena City Council unanimously passed an official resolution Monday evening which declared tha... More »
Local artists and community leaders gathered Friday at the Pasadena Playhouse to commemorate the Playhouse’s 80th anniversary and to celebrate their designation as the State Theater of California. Assemblymember Chris Holden, Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek and Br... More »
