This is the driest year in California’s recorded history. Fireworks are illegal in the City of Pasadena. If you use fireworks and get caught the city could fine you and file felony charges against you. That’s a bottomline synopsis of the messages from Pasadena... More »
California Highway Patrol officers will be ramping up patrols on state highways and roads in Los Angeles County starting Friday to catch drunk and drug-impaired drivers as part of the agency’s annual Fourth of July crackdown. The agency’s “maximum enforcement ... More »
Pasadena Fire Department personnel will be spraying fire retardant Phos-Chek on Thursday to the brush areas surrounding the Rose Bowl Stadium, where the largest 4th of July fireworks show in Southern California takes place yearly. Applying the long-term fire r... More »
The number of people applying for concealed-weapon permits in Los Angeles County has begun to rise following last week’s Supreme Court decision easing restrictions on them, the sheriff said today, adding that the county could potentially see as many as 50,000 ... More »
The Pasadena Fire Department is taking a proactive approach to mitigate potential hazards of illegal fireworks during the forthcoming Fourth of July weekend. This year the state is in the midst of severe drought conditions and as hot, dry weather continues, fi... More »
According to the Pasadena Police Department, the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system will be operational during the Fourth of July weekend and will remain effective despite the number of fireworks that are set off during the holiday. “Unfortunately, with the ... More »
This week, two high-profile Pasadena court cases will move forward in the Pasadena Courthouse of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Here’s a profile of each of these cases: Tuesday, June 28, 8:30 a.m. Preliminary Hearing Date Setting for Marcos Alexander F... More »
Congressman Adam Schiff, who represents portions of Pasadena, said Friday the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a betrayal of the commitments made by recent justices during their confirmation hearings, who Schiff said indicated un... More »
Pasadena’s Transportation Advisory Commission moved to recommend to the City Council the adoption of the Roadside Memorial Sign Program, which seeks to memorialize the victim of a fatal crash while at the same time raising the awareness of traffic safety to mo... More »
Councilmember John Kennedy told Pasadena Now on Thursday that the Supreme Court ruling striking down a New York law that restricts concealed weapons licenses, makes the country more like the “Wild Wild West.” ”It is difficult for me to process the Supreme Cour... More »
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena heard arguments Tuesday by lawyers for a private prison company and the federal government over a lawsuit that challenges California’s Assembly Bill 32 that bans private prisons and privately-run immigration ... More »
Calmer weather was in the forecast for the Southland Thursday – one day after thunderstorms and lightning strikes buffeted the region, killing a woman and her two dogs by a strike in Pico Rivera and leading to tree and brush fires and scattered power outages i... More »
