John Van de Kamp, former Los Angles County District Attorney and life-long Pasadena resident has passed away. Former Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard said that he learned of Van de Kamp’s passing yesterday and said that Van de Kamp had been ill but that his passing... More »
In celebration of Women’s History Month in March 2017, Assemblymember Chris Holden recognized the 41st Assembly District’s Woman of the Year, Women of Distinction Honorees and Nominees at his Annual Open House. The women were honored for their service and work... More »
Ronald William Prest Drever, professor of physics, emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on March 7, 2017, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was 85 years old. Drever was co-founder of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), along with Kip S. Thorn... More »
Call her a “metromaniac.” For those non-students of poetry among you, it has nothing to do with how you get places, or how you dress. “Metromania” is the compulsion to write poetry. Such is Pasadena poet Gerda Govine Ituarte’s inner co... More »
Philanthropy and generosity are in her genes. Justene Pierce has been orchestrating charitable acts since the tender young age of five. And following decades of volunteering on behalf of dozens of causes and organizations, she will be honored with the prestigi... More »
After an extensive recruitment and interviewing many excellent candidates, the City of Sierra Madre has selected its top candidate—Gabriel Engeland–to serve the community as its new City Manager; The City Council unanimously selected Mr. Engeland, who will ass... More »
Caltech has announced that Regina E. Dugan (PhD ’93) and Alexei V. Filippenko (PhD ’84) are this year’s recipients of the Institute’s Distinguished Alumni Award. First presented in 1966, the award is the highest honor the Institute bestows upon its graduates. ... More »
The new multi-issue organization in town known as Pasadenans Organizing for Progress, or POP!, announced that its efforts will be led by a “Dreamer” who has made a name for herself for fighting to give the working class community a voice in local government fr... More »
City Manager Steve Mermell today announced he has appointed Gurcharan S. Bawa as the new General Manager for the City’s Water and Power Department. Bawa has been with Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) since joining the City in 1992 as an associate engineer. He ha... More »
Parsons announced that Larry Barfield has joined the corporation as Vice President and Capture Manager Leader for its Federal business unit. Federal, a primary business unit of Parsons Corporation, delivers, protects, and sustains critical federal assets acros... More »
Caltech Alumnus and senior trustee Stephen A. Ross (BS ’65), whose work shaped the development of the field of financial economics, passed away on March 3, 2017. He was 73 years old. Ross was perhaps best known for his arbitrage pricing theory and agency theor... More »
Tom Buel (l) and Brandee Pierce (r) Innovate Pasadena (IP), a non-profit organization committed to promoting economic and cultural development in the greater Pasadena region, announced today that Tom Buel and Brandee Pierce have joined the organization as Dire... More »
