Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of the Week

The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 129 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 42 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

City Council Hears Plight of Stranded Families, Isolated in Shuttered Pasadena Apartment Complex

Pasadena Police Are Zooming In on Body Cameras Purchase, Awaiting New Model Launching in August

Pasadena Unified Considers Monitoring Students’ Social Media Accounts

Fuller Theological Seminary Says It Will Attempt to Meet with Former Tenants, Help Them Find Housing

New Public Safety Committee Chair John Kennedy Expects Monday’s Meeting to Set “Roadmap”

Developer Proposes Largest Demolition of Existing Apartments in Pasadena in Recent History

PETA Says It is Suing Pasadena, Police Chief Over Alleged Failure to Hand Over Records 

Government

Phlunte’ Riddle Said to Raise More Than $100,000 for State Senate Bid

Historic Agreement Reached on AB 525 “Franchise Bill of Rights”

As the Heat Rises, So Does the Number of Utility Bill Scams

City Council Authorizes Potential October Soccer Match in Rose Bowl

Pasadena Congresswoman Judy Chu Meets with Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Legislature Approves Holden’s Bill to Protect Used Car Buyers at “Buy Here, Pay Here” Lots

 

Education

 Pasadena Unified High School Seniors Gain Real World Experience This Summer

 Pasadena Unified Considers Monitoring Students’ Social Media Accounts

Speech And Debate Students Prize Winners In Online Video Contest

Former PCC Superintendent President Dr. Rocha Gets New Settlement Deal — Identical to the Penny — of the Original

South Pasadena Unified School District Holds Scoping Meeting Tuesday for ‘Mission Project’

 

Community News

League of Women Voters Pasadena Area to Hold Ice Cream Social 

Special Olympics Young Athletes Pasadena to Show off Skills at World Games

Junior League of Pasadena Opens Its Doors to New Members at Annual Recruitment and Open House Events

City Council Hears Plight of Stranded Families, Isolated in Shuttered Pasadena Apartment Complex

Fuller Theological Seminary Says It Will Attempt to Meet with Former Tenants, Help Them Find Housing

Huntington Memorial Hospital Among First to Receive Blue Distinction Designations for Bariatric Surgery

Free August Events at Pasadena Senior Center

Foothill Family Service Completes Brand Study and Unveils New Name and Logo

Immigrants Rights Activists Rally Outside Pasadena Courthouse as Case With National Implications is Heard

Altadena Senior Center Announces Upcoming Free Trips to LA Philharmonic and County Fair

 

Business Top Story

 Pasadena-based Company Granted Permit by Brazilian Government to Mine Diamonds, Gold 

 

Public Safety

Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Being Attacked, Nearly Become Victims Themselves

Pasadena Police Arrested 44-year-old Transient for Stabbing Incident

Two Men Transported to Hospital After One of Them Fell and Hit His Head

Pasadena Police Target Motorcycle Safety in Upcoming Operation

Local Teens Become Crime Scene Investigators at Week-Long Altadena Sheriff’s Camp

Noteworthies: Accident Shuts Down 210 Freeway for Over 2 Hours; Man Jumps Off Old Pasadena Parking Structure

Missing Boy Rescued in Mountains Above Pasadena Wednesday Night, Power Lines Thwart Copter Hoist

 

Faces

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Announces Steven J. Demetriou as New President and CEO

Joel S. Marcus, Founder of Pasadena-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Appointed Member of the Board of Directors of Biotechnology Industry Organization

Second Generation Food Critic Peter Dills Fashions His Following in a Web-Driven World

JPL Mourns Death of Claudia Alexander, Who Helped Lead Galileo, Rosetta Space Projects

Junior League of Pasadena Installs New Board of Directors

 

Gatherings

Hillsides Hosts Successful Farm to Table Dinner Benefiting Teens in Foster Care