In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pasadena Police Department has launched a program to conduct arraignments via video. Michelle Robinson, an administrator in the Department’s Jail and Property Section, was given the task of creating a virtual system to pr... More »
A Pasadena-based company has released a developer kit allowing innovators to experiment with their new technology, capable of sending electricity through the air, wirelessly, the company announced Tuesday. GuRu Wireless, founded by a team of Caltech engineers ... More »
[UPDATED] A fire that severely damaged a Pasadena home and displaced two residents Monday was initially believed to have been sparked by fireworks set off by neighbors, authorities said. The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. at Howard Street and El Sereno Av... More »
[UPDATED] Restaurateurs breathed a sigh of relief this past weekend after the City acted to allow eateries to move dining along sidewalks, into alleys and even onto barricaded street traffic lanes in Old Pasadena and Playhouse Village Association over the past... More »
Responding to a recently published study pointing toward increased earthquake risk on the San Andreas fault due to last year’s powerful earthquakes in Ridgecrest, Pasadena’s longtime resident seismological sage said the research is interesting, but unproven, a... More »
A 75-year-old man who slashed a woman’s throat in an unprovoked attack in Pasadena was sentenced Monday to seven years to life in state prison. Lance Anthony Semkus pleaded no contest earlier this month to attempted murder and admitted an allegation that he us... More »
Union Station Homeless Services announced today the organization’s new Board of Directors Officers and the election of five new members since the last officer installation. Kevin Trieber, senior vice president at Bank of America will serve as chair. Maxine Har... More »
What began as a routine traffic stop early Monday led to the arrest of two men, who police say were responsible for breaking into 35 storage units at a nearby facility. Kevin Ruada, 24, of Inglewood and Melvin Gomez, 25, of Lennox were booked on suspicion of b... More »
? Warning: The above video contains profanity. The video is reproduced courtesy of the SouthPasadenan.com A man seen on video spitting at a protester in South Pasadena last week was arrested two days later after the woman who was spat on recognized him in the... More »
Federal officials released a listing of businesses that had received Paycheck Protection Program loans earlier this week, but a Pasadena restaurant owner says the figures overstated the amount received by his business by more than 16 times. Jack Huang, who run... More »
Please let Steve [Mermell] (and the rest of the council members, mayor, City Manager, Department heads…) know that Department of Public Works did a great job in getting this “Great Outdoor Dining” ready for us in just a few days (from Thursday to Saturday morn... More »
I’m still a comic nerd even after all these years. And ironically, I had the very issue that featured the Punisher’s debut back in 1974 when the vigilante character appeared in Spider-Man and decided to kill everybody’s favorite wall crawler who was wanted by ... More »
