The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday confirmed Pasadena Transportation Director Laura Rubio-Cornejo as the new general manager of the L.A. Department of Transportation. Without discussion, the council voted 12-0 to appoint Rubio-Cornejo, who was nominated by Mayor Karen Bass on Aug. 29. Council members Heather Hutt, Curren Price and Katy Yaroslavsky were absent during the vote. Bass described Rubi... More »
The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center (RBAC) announced Monday that Andrew Nguyen, a “rising young star in the profession and swimming community,” has been named its new Head Swim Coach. Nguyen will assume his new role at the RBAC in August. Nguyen comes to the RBAC from the Scottsdale Aquatic Club where he served as the Head Coach and CEO of the Scottsdale Aquatic Club in Scottsdale, Arizona since August ... More »
Leadership Pasadena is growing! The leadership growth and community involvement organization voted unanimously to elect Felicia Friesema to the Board of Directors as VP of Marketing and Communications. Friesema is the 12th board member to join the organization, which is chaired by Alma Apodaca. “We are very excited to have Felicia join the LP Board of directors. Her passion for community service a... More »
A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory onboard, is seen launching from the Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, Japan. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency... More »
California is currently experiencing one of its driest years on record, with 100 percent of the state in drought conditions as of this week. Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory NASA officials will participate in a media briefing at 9:30 a.m. PST Tuesday, Feb. 25 about the agency’s work to use its Earth observation assets to help the state of California better manage its water resources and monito... More »
The severity of California’s current drought is illustrated in these images of Folsom Lake, a reservoir in Northern California located 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Sacramento. Credit: California Department of Water Resources NASA is partnering with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to develop and apply new technology and products to better manage and monitor the state’s w... More »
California is currently experiencing one of its driest years on record, with 100 percent of the state in drought conditions as of this week. Image Credit: NASA/LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team NASA officials will participate in a media briefing at 9:30 a.m. PST Tuesday, Feb. 25 about the agency’s work to use its Earth observation assets to help the state of California better manage its water... More »
This image taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the view of Victoria Crater from Duck Bay. Opportunity reached Victoria Crater on Sol 951 (September 27, 2006) after traversing 9.28 kilometers (5.77 miles) since her landing site at Eagle Crater. NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington are sponsoring events to commemorate 1... More »
NASA’s FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to the Earth-Moon system, where astronauts can visit and explore it. Image credit: NASA WASHINGTON — The following are statements from the associate administrators of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mis... More »
This artist concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 12), to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover’s mission to Mars’ Gale Crater. The Mars Science Labor... More »
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