Back on March 17, in response to the coronavirus crisis, the Pasadena City Council approved a $150,000 allocation from its general fund to start a meals program for seniors, the disabled and other vulnerable citizens. Monday, Director of Human Services Brenda Harvey-Williams provided a breakdown of how that money has been deployed since. Harvey-Williams’ update came during a special session of the... More »
Dr. Ying-Ying Goh, Pasadena’s Public Health Director, gave the City Council some specific COVID-19 numbers Monday – also saying, “the testing results that the Health Department has received by providers that are testing in our community has doubled over the past few days.” The latest numbers provided by Goh during the meeting were: “Global cases total over 600,000, and we have nearly 30,000 deaths... More »
? The Journey of SuperMeow from D.A. Forbes on Vimeo. Doug Forbes and his wife Elena Matyas have filmed a visual love story to their daughter Roxie and her favorite stuffed animal Meow Meow. Roxie drowned at Summerkids an unlicensed summer camp in Altadena on June 28. “Meow Meow Foundation would like to share this VERY raw visual love letter with you. Maybe we can all feel a little better, smile, ... More »
More than 275 stakeholders on Monday unveiled a watchdog coalition pledging to help monitor and protect the confidentiality of 2020 Census data. The coalition, led by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), The Leadership Conference Education Fund, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, will fight to safeguard confidentiality requirements, and to assure people that the... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would put the county CEO in charge of coordinating emergency operations, replacing Sheriff Alex Villanueva in that role. The board’s original vote to make the change — as part of updating its plan for emergency preparedness and following lessons learned from the 2018 Woolsey Fire — came back in November. Villan... More »
The toll from the coronavirus continues to increase inexorably in L.A. County, with 342 new cases confirmed, boosting the total to more than 2,400, and the number of people who succumbed to the virus up to 44. The Pasadena Public Health Dept. announced a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases here, saying 25 Pasadenans are now confirmed to have tested positive. The county’s public health director warned tha... More »
Los Angeles County’s chief executive, who was scheduled to retire Tuesday, has postponed her plans to assure continuity of operations as the county deals with the coronavirus pandemic on multiple fronts. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted March 10 — the last time it met — to appoint CEO Sachi Hamai’s chief deputy as acting CEO effective March 31 at a salary of $450,000. However, a c... More »
Cesar Chavez Day, the state holiday honoring the late labor leader credited with improving work and quality of life conditions for immigrant farm workers in Central California, will be observed Tuesday on the 93rd anniversary of his birth. Chavez, an advocate of nonviolence, is best remembered for spearheading a grape boycott in 1965 that went nationwide in 1968 and lasted until 1978, resulting in... More »
Pasadena City College men’s basketball sophomore forward-center Deandro Worrell has signed to continue his playing/educational career with NCAA Division III McMurry University in Abline, Tx. For Worrell, it’s going back to his home state of Texas for the two-year letterman as the 6-foot-6 talent originally came to PCC from El Dorado High in El Paso. Worrell averaged 8.2 points and a team-leading 9... More »
Volunteers could resume serving meals to local families at seven PUSD sites as early as tomorrow according Scott Phelps, who serves as vice president of the PUSD school board. Phelps said he received an email from Liz Powell, Director of Food Services, indicating that she had secured a vendor who would sell the district 3000 meals and provide a refrigerated trucks from 9 to 11 on Tuesday, which is... More »
