Drawing of the HMS Challenger survey vessel preparing to measure ocean temperatures by lowering thermometers deep into the ocean on ropes in 1872. A new NASA and University of Tasmania study combined the ship’s 135-plus-year-old measurements of ocean temperatures with modern observations to get a picture of how the world’s ocean has changed since the Challenger’s voyage. The research reveals that ... More »
In a wide-ranging examination of the evolving role of the national parks in American life, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will commemorate the centennial of the U.S. National Parks Service in exhibitions that run consecutively from May 2016 through February 2017 in the West Hall of the Library building. The exhibitions will touch on a variety of roles the National P... More »
Two attorneys are separately suing the city and several police officers for wrongful death and civil rights violations in relation to the officer-involved shooting death of a Black man who was killed during a traffic stop. Attorneys Caree Harper and Michael Carrillo filed their cases in U.S. District Court earlier this month. John Burton, an attorney representing another family member, has not yet... More »
Assemblymember Chris Holden announced he raised a total of $688,918.72 since announcing his campaign for Los Angeles County Supervisor District 5 in February. In a release on Thursday, the Holden campaign said Holden has proven he has the broad support needed to flip this Biden +24% seat from red to blue. “I am grateful for the outpouring support we have received in this campaign. Our community... More »
The city’s public work staff and Pasadena Beautiful Foundation will be planting trees at Jefferson Park on April 29 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in celebration of Arbor Day and the public is welcome to join. Arbor Day, which started in 1872, is a holiday that encourages people to plant trees, and many communities traditionally take the opportunity to organize tree-planting and litter-collecting events ... More »
The City Council on Monday is expected to meet in closed sessions over lawsuits filed by the relatives of Anthony McClain, who was shot and killed by a Pasadena police officer in August following a traffic stop on North Raymond Avenue. The Ralph M. Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, authorizes legislative bodies to meet in closed session when “based on existing facts and circumstances, there... More »
The Pasadena Police Department has implemented comprehensive policy changes and officer training to comply with California’s stricter standards for police use of deadly force, according to a report scheduled for discussion at Wednesday’s Public Safety Committee meeting. Assembly Bill 392, known as the “California Act to Save Lives,” raised the legal threshold for police use of deadly force from a ... More »
A civil rights attorney told Pasadena Now on Wednesday that the fatal shooting of Anthony McClain by a Pasadena police officer could be a test case for a new law that amended the state’s use-of-force law. Under Assembly Bill 392, police officers can use lethal force only as a “necessary” response to a threat — not merely as an “objectively reasonable,” which is what state law allowed for since 187... More »
[smooth=id:1872;] Fifty new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members completed the 21-hour Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) course in Pasadena Saturday, including city staff, personnel from Huntington Hospital and Caltech, a team of Wildland Fire students and several community residents. The free emergency preparedness training taught volunteers how to help themselves and their communit... More »
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired the largest trove of writing by American novelist F. Marion Crawford (1854–1909) in existence. Crawford was admired in his day by Robert Louis Stevenson for his vivid portrayals of foreign lands and envied by Henry James for his ability to churn out bestsellers. He was a prolific author, publis... More »
