A 15-year-old boy was chased, knocked to the ground and robbed of a gold chain necklace by four suspects outside a school in Pasadena on Friday afternoon, Pasadena Police Lt. Anthony Russo said. The robbery occurred at approximately 3:07 p.m. in the 1700 block of Loma Vista Street, according to Russo. The juvenile victim from La Puente was waiting to be picked up by his parents following school di... More »
Members of the Pasadena Police Department ran the annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay on March 28 and 29, completing the grueling 120-mile, 20-stage desert race from the Mojave to Las Vegas — an event that this year was shadowed by the death of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who suffered a medical emergency on the course. The Pasadena team — 18 sworn personnel, two professional staff ... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion Tuesday to support state legislation that would extend mortgage forbearance for Eaton Fire survivors from 12 months to 36 months, one of several Altadena-related items on an agenda that also includes continued emergency declarations, recovery contract oversight and a $19.5 million firefighting helicopter purchase. The motion, submi... More »
Sixty-one older adults still displaced by the Eaton Fire have received direct cash grants from Pasadena Village, a Pasadena-based nonprofit, totaling $450,000 and funded by the California Community Foundation. The grants, ranging from $5,000 to $8,175, went to residents ages 55 and older in Altadena and Pasadena who remain displaced nearly 15 months after the fire destroyed more than 9,000 structu... More »
A severely injured puppy that lost most of its nose and suffered a dislocated jaw was receiving medical care Saturday as it begins a lengthy and complex recovery at Pasadena Humane. The puppy, named Peanut, arrived at the shelter with traumatic injuries on March 9 after being found in Sierra Madre, according to the organization. Veterinary staff provided immediate care and are now overseeing a com... More »
Blind and visually impaired children will have a Rose Bowl egg hunt all to themselves for a half hour on Saturday morning — hunting for eggs by sound and touch in a private window that the Rose Bowl and Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services carved out with the Braille Institute, now in its second year. The Beeping Egg Hunt runs from 9 to 9:30 a.m. on April 4 at 1001 Rose Bowl Dr. Adva... More »
A lawsuit filed by the Rose Bowl Operating Co. that alleges UCLA is wrongfully exploring options to move its home games to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood should not be stayed pending the UC Regents’ appeal of a judge’s ruling denying arbitration, the RBOC’s attorneys’ states in new court papers while accusing the defense of “stonewalling.” The suit filed by the city of Pasadena and the RBOC on Oct. 29 ... More »
Two Pasadena residents and two Altadenans are among the local leaders who will be recognized Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 a.m. at Rep. Judy Chu’s 16th Annual Congressional Women of the Year Awards Ceremony, an event honoring women across the San Gabriel Valley who have contributed to their communities through service, leadership, or organizing and mobilizing their neighbors. The ceremony is schedule... More »
Parishioners from All Saints Church and members of the broader Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley community are invited to take part in a Good Friday procession this week that organizers say will connect the suffering of Jesus Christ to contemporary social justice issues. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at All Saints Church, located at 132 N. Euclid Ave., and will include a short procession through Pa... More »
Pasadena Water and Power announced that the city’s two-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule is now in effect through October 31 as part of the City of Pasadena’s ongoing Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Plan. This measure limits outdoor irrigation to conserve water during the dry season. Under the schedule, residents and businesses with even-numbered addresses may irrigate their landscapes on Monda... More »
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