The holiday season is always an important time for retailers, but now that the coronavirus pandemic has claimed some businesses and left others teetering on the edge of closure, holiday shopping this year could be more critical than ever. For many businesses, ... More »
Pasadena-based Tetra Tech, Inc., a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, announced a five-year, $24 million single-award contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to strengthen regional capacity to manage s... More »
There are two ways households and businesses can increase the bottom line: enhance income or decrease costs. Voters in the greater Pasadena area have a chance to do the second for our businesses as well as our residential renters and homeowners. Voting NO on... More »
Pasadena police arrested two men after what began as a traffic stop for illegally tinted windows yielded cocaine and more than $20,000 in cash on Monday night, authorities said. Officers pulled over a car for the tint violation about 10 p.m. in the 3100 block ... More »
A fire that threatened the Mt. Wilson Observatory and placed Altadena and parts of Pasadena on evacuation warnings may have been caused by vegetation coming into contact with electrical equipment. The Bobcat Fire has burned 115,796 acres and is 92 percent con... More »
The father of a man who was fatally shot while running from Pasadena police officers has filed federal lawsuit against the city of Pasadena and several of its police officers for wrongful death and civil rights violations. Anthony McClain was the passenger in ... More »
With pedestrian fatalities on the rise nationwide, the Pasadena Police Department is urging caution amid National Pedestrian Safety Month. “Whether in a parking lot, crosswalk, or intersection, we are all pedestrians,” Pasadena police Lt. Max Dahlstein said in... More »
Pasadena-based Blaze Pizza has named former movie theater and hotel executive Vince Szwajkowski, chief marketing officer, and Rick Gestring, chief restaurant officer, Gestring formerly served as vice president at Dunkin’ Brands, chief restaurant officer. Gestr... More »
A ruptured gas line in Pasadena on Monday morning prompted officials to evacuate a two-story apartment building and advise other neighbors to shelter in place, authorities said. The natural gas leak was reported at about 8:45 a.m. at 999 Locust St., at Catalin... More »
Police in Pasadena continued to see an upswing in violence in September, officials said. Especially of concern to police were “indiscriminant shootings at vehicles, residences and people,” according to Pasadena police Lt. William Grisafe. “The Pasadena Police ... More »
A blaze broke out in the courtyard of the dilapidated YWCA building shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday. No one was hurt in the fire, which city officials called a “heating fire.” “There was a small outside fire in the courtyard of the old YWCA across from 235 Holl... More »
As the pandemic stretches into a seventh month, the Pasadena-based Foothill Workforce Development Board continues working overtime to help area residents who have been financially impacted by COVID-19. In addition to its usual services for job seekers and empl... More »
