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 39 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Pasadena’s Mask Mandate Ends Friday as COVID Metrics Improve

Longtime Rose Bowl General Manager Announces Retirement

Rose Bowl Operating Company Board Thanks Retiring Stadium GM For Turnaround: “We’re Not in the Danger Zone Anymore”

Pasadena’s Mask Mandate Nears End

Old Pasadena Restobar Which Had Faced Permit Revocation Will Be Allowed to Continue Operations

Council Successfully Conducts First Reading of Organics Recycling Ordinance

Pasadena Will Lift Indoor Masking Requirement at Schools and Childcare Sites on March 12

Pasadena’s Indoor Mask Mandate For Unvaccinated People Could Be Lifted By Friday

City Council May Hold Discussions on Opening Meetings to the Public

Pasadena Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate for Unvaccinated People Tuesday

State Indoor Mask Mandate Ending for Schools March 11; Pasadena to Formulate Local Response

City Council Bans Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

City Council to Consider Banning Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

Mayor Gordo Recommending New Task Force

Los Angeles County’s COVID Hospitalizations Fall Below 1,000

Government:

Rivas Qualifies For June City Council Election

Formation of Early Childhood Development and Early Learning Task Force OK’d by Council

Historic Preservation Ordinance Amendments Designed to Address Implementation Issues Approved By Council

City Council Approves Parking Payment Services Contract as Part of Monday’s Consent Calendar

Council to Conduct First Reading of Organics Recycling Ordinance

Education:

Kwong Receives Colleges Faculty Association Endorsement

Community News:

Housing is Key’ Rental Assistance Program Ends This Month

Average LA County Gas Price Tops $5; Pasadena ‘Bargains’ Still Can Be Found

One Arroyo Foundation Official Says Projects Slowed by COVID; Environmental Impact Report Should Be Ready in April

Historic Pasadena Home Moved Overnight

One Arroyo Foundation Official Says Projects Slowed by COVID, Environmental Impact Report Should Be Ready in April

County Board of Supervisors Formally Condemns Ukrainian Conflict

City Council Recognizes Women’s History Month

Housing Task Force to Hold Community Meetings to Discuss Local Housing Element and Growth

Public Safety:

Police Oversight Commission Asked by City Council to Help Select New Independent Police Auditor

LAPD Police Station Could be Named After Former Pasadena Resident

Interim Police Chief Moody to Present Body-Worn Camera Policy Update to Police Oversight Commission

Pasadena Kitchen Fire Under Investigation

Woman Shot Following a Fight in Pasadena, Suspect At Large

Police Find 2 Loaded Ghost Guns, Arrest 2 Suspects in 2 Incidents Over 2 Hours

Local Man Drives Through DUI Checkpoint After Being Told to Stop, Assaults Officers Who Catch Up

Business News:

Der Wolfskopf “Restobar” Avoids Revocation Hearing, Hearing Officer Asked to Approve Modified Use Permit

People:

Assistant History Professor Is Awarded 2021–22 Feynman Prize, Caltech’s Highest Teaching Accolade

Rose Bowl Operating Company Selects New Leadership