A California Highway Patrol sergeant and six CHP officers pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from the Altadena death of a Burbank man who was restrained after refusing to have his blood drawn following a traffic stop on the Golden State (5) Freeway ... More »
Plans for bringing in a large construction crane that would have required an all-day closure of a block of California Boulevard on Saturday have been canceled. The City had announced that California Boulevard from S. Fair Oaks Avenue to S. Raymond Avenue would... More »
Pasadena police arrested a man on suspicion of assaulting an officer and stealing keys early Saturday morning. The incident occurred at about 2:31 a.m. in the 1900 block of East Foothill Boulevard, according to Pasadena police Lt. Derek Locklin. Officers respo... More »
Lena Kennedy was honored Thursday at the Salvation Army Pasadena Tabernacle Corps’ 56th Annual “Others” Awards Luncheon before a packed ballroom at Noor Event Center. The Salvation Army traces the origins of the “Others” Award to 1912 when its founder, Gener... More »
The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is actively soliciting donations from local businesses for its silent auction, a key component of its annual Inaugural Gala set for June 29. The Gala, which supports the Chamber’s operations and activities, will be held at the ... More »
A judge ruled Thursday that a homeless man arrested in Pasadena and charged with fatally stabbing a 24-year-old UCLA grad student inside a Hancock Park furniture store can no longer act as his own attorney after an outburst in court. Shawn Laval Smith, 31, was... More »
Has California lost its mojo? This question, framed in various ways in media and political venues, has hung over the state in recent years as its population declined after more than 150 years of growth, as some major corporations (and their workers) decamped f... More »
On Wednesday, the California Association of Nonprofits hosted a ceremony where Legislators recognized a nonprofit from their district. For the 41st Assembly District’s 2023 Nonprofit of the Year, Assemblymember Chris Holden has chosen to honor the National All... More »
Video Credits: Katareena Roska, iPhone 14. On June 2, 2015, Wear Orange was born. It was also supposed to be the 18th birthday of Hadiya Pendleton—another young life cut short by gun violence. From that day forward, the organization has grown, expanding its im... More »
Editor’s note: In the second of a three-part series celebrating 50 years of Union Station Homeless Services, Pasadena Now looks at the history, present and future of the social service agency and its work. It goes without saying that those who work in the serv... More »
Daytime television actor Haley Pullos is now entangled in a legal battle following a car collision that led to her arrest in April, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. The star of “General Hospital” finds herself at the center of a lawsuit, recentl... More »
A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Tuesday after he threatened a man with a sledgehammer, Pasadena police said. The incident occurred at about 4:37 p.m. in the 700 block of South Arroyo Parkway, according to Lt. Derek Lock... More »
