The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 131 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 50 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
News Feature Stories
City Council Authorizes Higher Pay for Police Officers and Corporals
JPL’s “Flying Saucer” Test Lifts Off Successfully
Pasadena-Based Planetary Society and Bow-Tied CEO Bill Nye Score Big Win
Pasadena Unified Announces 11 Have Applied for Vacant Board of Education District 3 Seat
Mayor Appoints Tyron Hampton to Public Safety Committee, Names John Kennedy as Chair
Katherine Martinez Kleine Named New Tournament of Roses Foundation President
Pasadena Unified Cuts Two From List of Qualified Candidates for District 3 Seat
Iconic and Important, La Loma Bridge Set to Close in July for 18 Months of Retrofitting
Government
Altadena Town Council Election Saturday Produces 8 New Councilmembers
Fire Department Urges Pasadenans to Take Precautions as Weather Heats Up
Enforcement of City Water Restrictions Depends Largely on Citizens Reporting Wasters
Police Department Grant for Youth Accountability Board Funding
Education
Maranatha Welcomes Dr. Richard Riesen as Interim Head of School
Pasadena Unified Announces 11 Have Applied for Vacant Board of Education District 3 Seat
Pasadena Waldorf School Hosts Class of 2019 Eighth Grade Promotion Ceremony
Community News
Large Crowd Floods Preservation Foundation Event at Storied Rialto Theatre
Drought Dries Up Summer Fun as City Shuts Down Water Play Area
Read to the Rhythm This Summer
Pasadena Health Department Echoes State, Warns Not to Eat Certain Batches Cold-Smoked Salmon
South Pasadena Girl Scout Troop Rebuilds Eddie Park Bridge
The 89th Annual ‘Americafest’ 4th of July Will Be Spectacular
National Congress of Black Women Hosts Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness Event for Youth
The Langham Huntington Announces New Partnership with Ojakian Tennis
Big Doings Planned for Pasadena’s 129th Happy Birthday
July 1 Deadline for Mandatory Cat and Dog Spaying and Neutering Fast Approaching
Planetary Society, Focused on Space, Set To Open Earthly Headquarters in Pasadena Next Month
Over 200 Participate in Large-Scale CPR Hands-Only Training at the Paseo Colorado
Hollywood Pros Help Hathaway-Sycamores’ Teens Write, Cast, and Film Original Movies
Pasadena Senior Center Changes Food Distribution Day in July
Iconic and Important, La Loma Bridge Set to Close in July for 18 Months of Retrofitting
Classic Car Show Saturday Features All Kinds of Cars for All Kinds of People
Giving Back
Gamma Zeta Boule Foundation Presents Scholarships at the LAMP Mentor Program Luncheon
Business Top Story
Pasadena Commercial Real Estate Action Continues to Stay Hot
Public Safety
Police Name Suspect in Sexual Attack on Homeless Woman
Pasadena’s Crime Rate Climbs 12% in 2015
Emergency Crews Rescue Four-Legged Heat Stroke Victim in Eaton Canyon
Council Adjourns in Memory of John Kendall, Extraordinary Police Volunteer Who Donated 8,000 Hours
Pasadena Woman Comes Home to Find Strange Man Sitting on Her Couch, Awaiting Her Return
Three Local Fire Departments Each Led by Three Different Chiefs In Less Than One Year
Faces
Famed Manson Prosecutor, Longtime Pasadenan Vincent Bugliosi Dead at 80
Pasadena Water and Power General Manager Phyllis Currie Earns National Award
Benefits
The Huntington Library Hosts LGBT Garden Party This Friday: “An Evening Among The Roses
University Club Fundraiser Helps Boy with Rare Cancer