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:

ShotSpotter Led Police to Multiple Gunshot Victims Last Month, Sometimes Before Citizens Called 911

Elena Matyas, Mother of Local 6-Year-Old Drowning Victim and Co-Founder of Camp Safety Advocacy Nonprofit, Dies at 50

City Committee to Hear Details of New General Motors Design Studio in Pasadena

PWP on Track for Water Rate Raises

Commissioners Want ‘Planned Development’ Regulations Eliminated from General Plan, Zoning Code

City: Collisions Involving Pedestrians Trending Below County Average, But Cause for Concern

City Committee Approves $2.34 Million Contract for Management of Plaza Las Fuentes Valet Parking Services

Pasadena Woman Among Three Charged in $30 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme

New ‘User-Friendly’ Customer Portal for PWP Customers Set to Launch

City Council and Pasadena School Board Come Together for Joint Meeting

Grocery Workers Contract with Supermarkets Expires

At Huntington Hospital’s Long COVID Recovery Clinic, Doctors Treat and Study Locals Suffering Lingering, Debilitating Effects of the Virus

Pasadena Economy Climbs Back But Still Far From ‘Normal’ Says Pasadena Chamber of Commerce CEO

Caltech Grad Student Organizes Aid to His Native Ukraine

Government:

Lamar Qualifies For June Election

Lyon Becomes First Candidate to Qualify in District 7 City Council Election

Holden Responds to Governor’s State of the State

Kennedy Qualifies for June Election

Planning Commission to Hear Update on Affordable Housing Laws

Education:

Brown to Run to Seek Re-election For Pasadena City College Board of Trustee Seat

PCC Earns 2022-2023 Military Friendly School Designation

Community News:

Grocery Workers Authorize Strike Vote Against SoCal Supermarkets

The Huntington Library Acquires Archive L.A. Author, Cultural Figure Eve Babitz

PWP Addresses Shortage of Solar Utility Meters; Residents, Businesses Can Get Solar Systems Operational by March

Spring ArtNight Returns This April, Mini-Grants are Available for Smaller Organizations to Participate

Robinson Park Recreation Center Capital Public Art Project Underway, Artist Sought

Transformative Altadena Library Renovation Projects Underway with Anderson Brulé Architects

County Minimum Wage to Increase to $15.96 Per Hour Starting July 1; Pasadena Rate Could Increase Also

Average LA County Gas Price Matches Second-Largest Increase Since July 2015

Use of New Software that will Help PWP See Real-time Status of Power Outages in the City Eyed

PWP to Host Virtual Power Delivery Master Plan Community Meeting

Apartment Owners Challenge LA County’s Renewed Eviction Ban

Construction Starts Monday on Pedestrian Safety Enhancement at Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue

City Will Continue to Pick Up Cost of Valet Service at Westin Pasadena Under 1987 Contract Clause

PWP to Host Public Outreach Meeting for Water Rate Adjustments March 9; Public Hearing Scheduled for March 14

Public Safety:

District Attorney Gascón Warns Consumers About COVID-19 Scams

Business News:

Federal Government Awards Pasadena Company Exclusive Right to Arizona Energy Zone for Green Hydrogen Production

People:

#IfThenSheCan Smithsonian Exhibit Features Three Caltech Women

Non-Profits News:

Hillsides Announces Hillsides Education Center will Close its Doors on May 31