Staff and volunteers are currently working at eight PUSD school locations to provide meals for the 16, 000 students affected by the CoronaVirus crisis. and the closure of District schools. John Muir High School has already provided more than 400 meals this week. Pasadena Now Weekendr Editor Eddie Rivera provides this report. More »
Don Crewell, director of financial aid at Caltech, passed away on March 17, 2020, after a long illness. He was 67. Joe Shepherd, Caltech’s vice president for student affairs, said Crewell deserves appreciation for going above and beyond in his work and called him a wonderful colleague. “Don worked behind the scenes, helping our students and their families afford a Caltech education,” Shepherd says... More »
Panda Express, a division of the Panda Inn opened by owners Andrew and Peggy Cherng in Pasadena in the mid-1970’s, Thursday announced a $2 million donation to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to help feed families during the coronavirus pandemic. The donation, made by its charitable arm called Panda Cares, includes a matching donation of $1 million from co... More »
Pasadena Unified School Board President Patrick Cahalan told Pasadena Now on Wednesday that the district is preparing in case the district is forced to keep schools closed. “Right now the district is focused on rolling out plans that can adapt to the possibility of an extended closure,” Cahalan said. On Tuesday Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters and parents that schools probably will not reopen th... More »
A Pasadena-based medical staffing company that connects medical professionals with hospitals and specialty care facilities has launched a new hiring program where these facilities can hire quality talent now and pay a set fee later. ultraHealth Agency company officials said they started the program, called Hire Now, in response to the increasing need for more competent health care workers due to t... More »
NASA has directed employees and contractors at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and in all NASA centers throughout the U.S. to “move to mandatory telework until further notice,” as a consequence of the COVID-19 emergency. The guidance was contained in a statement by NASA Administrator James Bridenstine. “This evening, NASA leadership has decided to elevate all centers and facilities to St... More »
Descanso Gardens announced late Wednesday that its gardens will be closed to the public until further notice, a day after The Huntington Library in San Marino did the same due to the coronavirus pandemic. While we know the gardens are a place of wellness and escape in Southern California, the safety of our staff and visitors is our first priority,” said Descano’s executive director, Juliann Rooke.... More »
The San Francisco Bay Area is in virtual lockdown, its streets all but empty of traffic and pedestrians, many stores closed and some 7 million people under orders to leave home only for “essential” reasons, such as food and medicine, for the next three weeks. In a desperate effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus, six Bay Area counties this week enacted the toughest, most wide-rang... More »
Despite the rapidly changing situation on the COVID-19 virus, Pasadena Now is still reporting local election updates. The LA County Registrar updated election results on Tuesday. Victor Gordo still leads incumbent Mayor Terry Tornek with 46.56 percent of the vote (18,402 votes). Tornek trails by almost exactly five percent at 41.57 percent (16,429). Major Williams and Jason Hardin trail far behind... More »
The Coronavirus scare has driven millions into the nation’s stores, causing a mass panic buy of goods that has left many store shelves bare or well beneath capacity. As the vice president of corporate affairs for Stater Bros. supermarkets, Nancy Negrette has had to contend with an array of issues that are of concern for every American. Speaking with Pasadena Now, Negrette addressed the issues of s... More »
