The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 65 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Stories:
Council Committee Approves Study of City Regulations to Allow More Cannabis Dispensaries+A2:A31
Local Civil Rights Advocates Raise Alarm Over Burgeoning Number of Home Surveillance Cameras
Pasadena Now’s New Sunday Read
Pasadena Man Jailed in Connection With Double-Fatal Shooting at Villa Parke
Suspect in Shooting of Pasadena Child Also Accused of Killing Man, Dog in Monrovia
Report: Current Cannabis Situation Not in City’s Best Interest
AmericaFest Returning to the Rose Bowl on July 4th
68% of Pasadena Population Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Community Reacts as City Council Approves Pasadena’s First ‘Parklet’
Locals Rally On One Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
$3 Million Makeover for Villa-Parke Community Center Goes Before Council Monday Night
Pasadena’s Redistricting Task Force Could Get a Consultant
Government:
Newly Formed Redistricting Task Force Gets a Consultant
Judge to Hear Status of Agreement Between LA County and Human Rights Alliance to House Homeless
Beefed Up Security Services for Jackie Robinson Center as Part of Council’s Consent Calendar Vote
After Delay, Council Ready to Open Public Hearing On City’s $898 Million Budget Plan
City Council Returns to Full Consent Calendar
Council to Consider Extending Deadlines For Cannabis Business Applications
Education:
Pasadena Unified Asks Public to Submit Questions for Tonight’s State of the Schools Address
ArtCenter Grads Launch Careers with Innovative Wearables
Community News:
Board of Zoning Appeals Denies Store Owner Permit That Would Have Allowed More Alcohol Sales
City to Use Grant Funds for Two Pedestrian Safety Projects
LA Metro Board Approves Free Transit For Students, Low Income Riders
3 New COVID-19 Infections, 1 Late-Reported Death Documented in Pasadena on Thursday
Head in the Clouds Music Festival Announcement Heralds Return of Live Music to Rose Bowl
Pasadena Sees Single COVID-19 Infection for 4th Straight Day
Locals Split on South Arroyo Parkway Project
Proposed New Building in Pasadena’s Medical Corridor Comes Before Design Commission
City of Pasadena Announces Memorial Day Closures
Pasadena Housing Activist Michelle White Will Moderate ACLU Forum on the Coming ‘Eviction Tsunami’
Case Filed by District Attorneys Union Against County’s DA Put on Hold Pending Appeal
City Housing Element Update Scheduled for Review By Planning Commission
Planning Commission to Conduct Review of ArtCenter Development Agreement
Pasadena Observes National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Pasarroyo Office Campus Secures Verification for Air, Water Quality
City Vaccine Clinic for Young People Aged 12 to 15 Set For Tuesday
Committee to Hear PWP’s Urban Water Management Plan as State Continues Tightening Water Use Rules
Congregants Rally, Allege “Racial Bullying” of Korean American Pastors
Business Top Story:
Pasadena Engineering and Consulting Firm Acquires Washington, D.C., Firm
Pasadena COVID-19 Test Manufacturer to Open Manufacturing Plant in Wales
Council Extends Deadlines For Cannabis Business Applications
Pasadena’s General Finance Bought by United Rentals
Public Safety:
Cough Syrup Targeted in Armed Robbery at Pasadena Walgreens
Woman Killed in Solo-Car Crash Near Rose Bowl
Radio Stolen From Pasadena Fire Truck
Second Federal Court Hearing Set For Thursday in Efforts to Shelter L.A. County Homeless
2 Suspects Arrested in Shooting of Child in Pasadena
Pasadena Man Convicted of Federal Charges for String of Las Vegas Robberies
Non-Profits News:
Tournament of Roses Foundation Announces Recipients of 2021 Grants Totaling $230,000
‘Operation Cookie’ Remains Victim of Pandemic, But Looking For Alternatives
People:
City Mourns Passing of Artist and Curator Jay Belloli
Local Professor Elected to the American Philosophical Society
Former Pasadena Commissioner Tamika Farr Named Pathways LA’s Chief Executive Officer