The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired a recently discovered archive documenting an 18th-century investigation into a land deal—the so-called Walking Purchase—that defrauded the Lenni Lenape... More »
Ex-L.A. County Sheriff behind bars in Texas for obstruction of justice and lying to FBI The man who ran the nation’s largest sheriff’s department for 15 years is now behind bars. Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca began serving a three-year federal\ pr... More »
On Monday the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education discussed the possible sale or swap of surplus Pasadena Unified properties. As PUSD Superintendent Dr. Brian McDonald explained to the Council, the closure of five campuses in the last two years... More »
Sequoyah High School Senior Ozzy Simpson thought something was off with the school’s learning management system so he took matters into his own hands. “He spent months interviewing teachers, interviewing teachers at other schools, talking to web developers and... More »
Enjoyed the POP! forum on policing and immigration last week. Several candidates said they support civilian oversight of the Pasadena Police Department. It’s a good idea. However, to date, nobody has pushed forward a plan that works. The problem is who picks t... More »
With Super Bowl Sunday here fans are flocking to their local liquor stores to stock up on their favorites. According to Alcohol Justice, Americans consume about 325.5 million gallons of beer on Super Bowl Sunday. Having more than usual around the house increas... More »
Temperatures will climb today to levels considerably above normal, forecasters said. The unseasonable heat is the product of a ridge on interior high pressure combined with an offshore flow, said National Weather Service meteorologist Kristen Stewart. The NWS ... More »
Local leaders reacted to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to uphold the Trump administration’s public charge rule, giving U.S. officials the green light to implement a sweeping rule that critics warn will shut America’s doors to low-income immigrants and peopl... More »
The man who helped make Pasadena more accessible to disabled people, and later fought to help disabled people gain local employment, has died. The city hired Robert Gorski as its first Accessibility Issues Coordinator 31 years just before passage of the Americ... More »
A new three-story, mixed-use development planned for Lincoln Avenue near Washington Boulevard has passed the design phase. The Design Commission unanimously approved the property’s Final Design Review Tuesday, after the developer submitted a set of requested c... More »
For half a century residents in Pasadena, South Pasadena and El Sereno have opposed the 710 freeway extension. The controversial project finally died in 2018 thanks in part to work by state Senator Anthony Portantino and Assemblyman Chris Holden. In the early ... More »
In December, the Dallas Morning Times launched an evening digital edition. The launch is a new age throwback to a time when local papers published twice daily. Sadly in the face of declining economics and changing business models, many print outlets ended thei... More »
