Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | 6:21 am
A Pasadena man is the only defendant who has not pleaded guilty in an alleged scheme to buy homes to convert into illegal marijuana grow houses. Jimmy Yu, 45, is accused of being a caretaker of grow houses in San Bernardino County. He is scheduled for trial ne... More »
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 2:50 pm
The Pasadena-based company behind Flippy, the burger-cooking robot, is adding a hand scanner to its autonomous kitchen assistant to try to help improve hygiene in restaurants. Miso Robotics says it will include PathSpot hand scanning technology in restaurants ... More »
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 11:16 am
On Friday, May 15, the Pasadena-Foothills Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation hosted its first-ever virtual scholarship presentation. This year’s event involved school faculty, family, friends, PFAR leadership and the recipients in a live virtual fo... More »
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 9:01 am
All of the portfolio companies under Wavemaker Partners and Wavemaker Three Sixty Health, a healthcare venture capital fund headquartered in Pasadena, have been impacted in different ways by the COVID-19 pandemic, Wavemaker founder Eric Manlunas said Monday. ... More »
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 4:50 am
Los Angeles County is set to launch a mobile app to make it easier to report cases of price gouging and phony COVID-19 remedies, the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs announced Monday. Reports of price gouging on essential goods have been widespread ... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 2:02 pm
Securitas is aiming to hire 1,200 new security officers in Pasadena and other cities in Southern California — part of a push to bring on 10,000 more employees nationwide, the company said. Securitas VP of Human Resources for the Pacific Region, Kimberly Carson... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 1:18 pm
A former Colton resident and her boyfriend were behind bars today, facing federal charges alleging they collected ransom money as part of a kidnapping scheme where Southern California residents, including the family member of a Pasadena woman, were grabbed in ... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 9:31 am
Pasadena residents John and Kirsten Jackson, owners of Wild Parrot Brewing Company, have announced they’re setting up a new location on East Colorado Blvd., and will share a renovated space with popular local hangout, Rosebud Coffee. “Our years-long search for... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 8:57 am
Republik Coffee Lounge is seeking permission from the city of Pasadena to sell alcoholic beverages from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., daily. The spot that’s also called Republik Cafe, at 854 E. Green Street, serves handcrafted food and coffee. It’s asking for a Condition... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 3:00 am
Staying informed Thank you for your continued reporting of Pasadena’s response to the high number of COVID-19 cases and very high percentage of deaths from the virus in our long-term care facilities. I, along with other longtime residents of Pasadena, have be... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 3:00 am
As the COVID-19 crisis affects our families, jobs and economy, so does it affect the future of public education in our community. Governor Newsom has made it clear that schools face unprecedented loss in revenue over the next few years. PUSD Superintendent Bri... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 3:00 am
The Loop is open, and that’s a good thing. For those claiming it never should have been closed, it never would have been closed if people practiced social distancing instead of acting like they own the joint. Learn from that, and do the right thing and it stay... More »