Employees at Nike in Pasadena will get a paid holiday on June 19 according to CEO John Donahoe. In a company-wide memo sent to employees on Thursday, Donahoe announced the company would recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday for U.S. employees moving forward. ... More »
Fire danger and injuries from fireworks still exists even in the midst of a pandemic crisis. The City of Pasadena municipal code holds property owners and tenants responsible for permitting the possession, sale, usage or discharge of fireworks on their propert... More »
Due to the importance of Wednesday’s Public Safety meeting on use of force and police oversight, Pasadena Now is running a transcript of PSC Chair John Kennedy’s comments in full. John Kennedy: The wrongful and shameful death of George Floyd provides us all wi... More »
Macy’s Thursday announced the reopening a number of stores in Southern California — including the iconic South Lake Avenue store in Pasadena — with coronavirus safety precautions in place. “We are ready to welcome our customers back to Macy’s stores in the Lo... More »
A local Laundromat owner apologized for a verbal exchange with neighbors that led to a boycott of his business and a local protest, according to an online statement. In posts on Facebook and Twitter and in a story first reported by the Pasadena Black Pages, Fa... More »
A man was beaten to death with a baseball bat in commercial district in Azusa Wednesday and a 23-year-old man was arrested. Officers were sent to the 800 block of North Azusa Avenue, between West Ninth Street and West Foothill Boulevard, about 2:15 p.m. regard... More »
Pasadena-based development firm Adept Urban has donated 10,000 personal protection equipment (PPE) to the communities it serves, including Pasadena, to help California fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus. A company statement said Adept Urban don... More »
Making his college football debut on the famous and historic Rose Bowl Stadium turf, Peyton Manning was formally introduced to the football world when he trotted onto the field in Pasadena as a true freshman at Tennessee playing against UCLA on September 3, 19... More »
Non-profit and social enterprise Goodwill Southern California has reopened two of its three stores in Pasadena, closed since March 18 due to the coronavirus emergency. The non-profit is gradually reopening 21 locations out of 80 total but will continue to obse... More »
By way of background, during my 12 year tenure on the Pasadena City Council I was the biggest champion of the Pasadena Police Department. During a time of budget reductions I insisted that our Department be maintained at full strength, that our Officers were a... More »
The City of Pasadena and the Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau announced today the launch of “Shop Pasadena,” an online webpage featuring Pasadena’s small and independent retailers now open for in-store customers and curbside pickup. “Shop Pasadena” is arr... More »
Pasadena police officers investigating a residence connected to several burglaries discovered two “cold plated” stolen cars in the driveway Sunday night, authorities said. Cold plating refers to placing legitimate license plates onto stolen vehicles, to camouf... More »
