The Pasadena Police Department has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to promote officer mental health and wellbeing, officials announced Friday. The grant is for the maximum amount allowed under the federal Law Enforcement Menta... More »
Community leaders, family members, and AbilityFirst staff reopened the newly renovated Lawrence L. Frank Center in a ceremony at the community’s facility in Pasadena Thursday. “This building is special to me and my family,” said Board Member Richard R. Frank, ... More »
A 33-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 16 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a suicidal 16-year-old girl he attempted to kill in a park in Orange. The two initially drove to a freeway overpass in either Pasadena or Pomona with the idea she wo... More »
We, the undersigned local community leaders, advocates, and residents respectfully urge Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo and Pasadena’s Councilmembers to pass crucially needed campaign finance reform to fulfill Mayor Gordo’s promise of ensuring Pasadena’s “local ci... More »
You may remember the drive-in culture of the 1950s. Drive-in movies, A &W or Bob’s Big Boy car window service by roller skating servers. That was about it. Going to one of those venues was a fairly infrequent adventure, a family outing or a hot date. It was t... More »
The Pasadena Community Foundation Wednesday announced the recipients of its 2021 Capital Grants Program, which totals an impressive $659,000 awarded to 29 local nonprofit organizations. This year, as part of the Capital Grant Program, PCF was especially proud ... More »
Pasadena-based JRW Realty announced this week that $108 million in transactions last month pushed all-time closed transactions over $3 billion. The firm, which specialized in single-tenant net lease and multi-tenant retail properties, has sourced and closed $7... More »
A man was robbed at gunpoint in Pasadena Tuesday night as he walked along San Gabriel Boulevard, police said. The crime took place just after 11 p.m. as the victim, described as a man in his 40s, was walking south on a sidewalk, Pasadena police Lt. Sean Dawkin... More »
There are a lot of bad arguments flying around with regard to the campaign contribution limit debate and I’m concerned that your recent Political Gumbo on Oct 19, 2021 adds to the confusion. You begin with a non sequitur; namely, that campaign contribution lim... More »
I was saddened to learn that Gen. Colin Powell has died of complications related to COVID-19. Unfortunately, even though he had been fully vaccinated, he ticked two of the biggest boxes indicating that adults 65 and older are at greater risk of contracting or ... More »
Pasadena police officers are planning a special enforcement campaign Friday to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians, authorities said. The enforcement operation will take place throughout the city, police said in a written statement. “The Pasadena Pol... More »
Pasadena-based CarbonCapture Inc., a climate tech company that makes machines that remove carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the atmosphere, said they have closed a $35 million Series A funding round and appointed a new CEO, in the person of energy systems exe... More »
