Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of The Week

The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 41 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
School Board Approves Contract Extensions for Superintendent, Top Administrators
Holocaust Remembrance Vigil Set for City Hall Steps on Saturday Night, Sunday
Chief Perez Calls for Balance Under New Police Records Transparency Law
Pasadena Application Process for Marijuana Retailers Aims at the High-End
Vigil at Fuller Seminary Campus Links Dr. King’s Ministry to Low-Cost Housing
Caltech Remembers Martin Luther King’s First Visit to Pasadena, His 1958 Visit to its Campus
Institute of Culinary Education Launches Natural Gourmet Center in Pasadena
City to Review Minimum Wage Impact Studies Before Deciding Whether to Press On with Planned Raises
Top Stories of the Week 1 Year Ago
 
Government:
County Developing Plan to Generate More Mental Health Hospital Beds
SoCalGas’ Smart Therm Program Wins Award at 29th Annual Association of Energy Services Professionals Conference
District Attorney Jackie Lacey Announces New Mental Health Division to Help Those in the Criminal Justice System
City to Celebrate the Grand Reopening of Robinson Park Recreation Center
Pasadena Water and Power Schedules Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater Workshop
Pasadena’s Incoming Vice Mayor Issues King Day Challenge to Community
 
Education:
Pacific Oaks’ President Pat Breen, Ph.D., Announces Retirement
Survey Your Children’s Summer Options at One of America’s Largest Summer Camp Fairs, Held Here in Pasadena
School Board Meets Thursday, Will Discuss Funding Categories for New Sales Tax Revenue
 
Community News:
Deadline for Hacktech ‘Hack-a-Thon’ @ Caltech is Approaching Fast
The Huntington and LA Arts Organization Clockshop Reunite for Contemporary Art Initiative
Pasadena Playhouse Announces Winter/Spring Community and Learning Programming
Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society
Pasadena Foothill Unity Center Extend Services to Families, Individuals During Government Shutdown
Friends of the Sierra Madre Library Wine Tasting is Moving Annual Event to Next Fall
Friends of the Sierra Madre Library Best Used Book Sale
Newcomers and Friends of San Gabriel Valley Invites Local Residents to February Event
Fuller Studio Wins District VII CASE Silver Award of Excellence
Pasadena Showcase House For The Arts Awards $30,000 to Ten Aspiring Young Musicians
 
Business Top Story:
Profits Surge at Pasadena’s East-West Bank
Pacific Clinics Names Richard Dominguez New Board Chair, Jessica Mack as First Vice Chair
Public Safety:
Crooks Target Seniors with Blessing Scams
Preliminary Hearing Continued for Pasadena Man Accused of Assaulting Five Women
Pasadena Police Stop Commercial Burglary Spree, Ask Public’s Help in Identifying Third Suspect
Sheriff’s Department Asks Public For Help in Finding Pasadena Teenager Missing Since Jan. 6
Gunfight Shakes Neighborhood, No Victims Found
 
Faces: 
Southern California Public Radio, Owner of Pasadena’s KPCC, Names Herb Scannell President
Pasadena Author Naomi Hirahara’s Hiroshima Boy Nominated for an Edgar
Harry Fisk Bowles, MD, Elected Chief of Medical Staff at Huntington Hospital
Local Professor Wins National Academy of Sciences Prize
 
Benefits:
Institute for Educational Advancement to Celebrate Milestone at 20th Anniversary Celebration
 
Giving Back:
Rotary Club of Pasadena Foundation Will Award Health-Related Community Grants