Bertral Washington has announced his retirement as Pasadena fire chief, according to an internal email sent to department members last week and obtained by Pasadena Now – but Vice Mayor Tyron Hampton, in an interview on Tuesday, said Washington’s exit is, in r... More »
The overall number of coronavirus cases in L.A. County stood at 231 Friday – out of a state total of 675 – and a second person in the county has died from the virus. Relatives of the second fatality resulting from the virus in L.A. County told the celebrity ne... More »
LA County health officials confirmed 46 more cases of coronavirus today, as authorities urged continued social distancing and announced plans to extend the availability of winter shelter beds. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, head of the county Department of Public Health ... More »
Just hours after City Manager Steve Mermell ordered all sit-down restaurant service in Pasadena suspended immediately in the latest strategy against the spread of the coronavirus, City Councilman and mayoral hopeful Victor Gordo on Monday afternoon sat down wi... More »
Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Brian McDonald updated the community on Sunday. The district’s schools will be closed in response to the COVID-19 virus pandemic starting Monday. Pasadena Now is running the update unedited for informational... More »
Los Angeles County health officials confirmed 11 more local cases of coronavirus Saturday, including at least two more with unknown sources of exposure, further increasing the evidence of “community transmission” of the illness. The new cases bring the county’... More »
According to a statement provided to Pasadena Now from Pasadena Health Director Ying Ying Goh, since Feb. 3, the Centers for Disease Control has given the Public Health Department the names of over 50 people living in Pasadena for self-quarantine due to concer... More »
[Updated] A lawsuit was filed against members of a Pasadena family by a girl who was allegedly bitten by their pet dog while selling Girl Scout cookies in 2018. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed Thursday against the Augusto Rodrigo Living Trust ... More »
As the deadly Coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, local officials are taking precautions. Yet according to statements by the Rose Bowl and the Convention Center, both locations are continuing with events. According to Rose Bowl General Manager Darryl Du... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District school board on Thursday night was scheduled to consider eliminating 55 full-time positions, including some 44 teachers and four principals, for the 2020-2021 school year. The proposed layoffs are largely — but not exclusiv... More »
[Updated] Councilman Victor Gordo has increased his lead tover Mayor Terry Tornek. In the latest results, Gordo has 46.21 percent of the vote (11,461) while Tornek trails with 41.63 percent (10,323 votes). This is the first update since shortly before 7 a.m. t... More »
Los Angeles County residents granted subpoena power to a watchdog civilian commission monitoring the Sheriff’s Department, but a measure to provide additional funding to the county Fire Department through a parcel tax was defeated. Measure R, or the Sheriff Ci... More »
