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 35 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

Attorney General’s SB 9 Letter Draws Mixed Reaction From Pasadena Residents

City Seeks Funding for Central Library Retrofit and Renovation, Which Could Cost $120 Million or More

Local Physician Joins Rescue Team to Treat Ukraine Orphans, Escort to Safety

Tenants Rights Group Believes It Has Gathered Sufficient Valid Signatures to Qualify Rent Control Initiative For November Ballot

Public Safety Committee OKs Pasadena’s Agreement with Los Angeles for Fire and Emergency Services

Shay Qualifies for June City Council Election

Attorney General Calls Out City on SB 9 Urgency Ordinance

Consent Item Could Put City on Path to Cannabis Social Equity Program

City to Hold Meeting to Get Public Input on Next City Manager

City Council Approves Water Rate Increases

City Leaders Tell Gascón Long Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations Violate Trust

Hoffman Named First Woman President at ArtCenter

Mask-Wearing No Longer Mandated in Pasadena Schools As of Monday, But Some Have Misgivings

South Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco Golf Course Closed Indefinitely Due to Damage

LA County Unemployment Rate Increases

Government:

Senator Portantino’s Bill to Improve Pedestrian & Cyclist Safety Passes Senate Governance and Finance Committee

Council OK’s Plans for SweetFlower Cannabis Retail Store on Colorado Boulevard Just West of Lake Avenue

Council Amends Contract for Improvements at Villa Parke Community Center

Public Hearing on Water Rate Increases Scheduled for Monday’s City Council Meeting

Education:

Caltech Y Receives Gift to Support Caltech’s International Communit

Caltech Accepts 432 Students for Its Class of 2026

Community News:

Council Candidate Lyon Announces More Endorsements

Lamanda Park Library Reopens Days After it Closed due to Damaged Building Caused by Falling Tree Branches

Rose Bowl Stadium Releases Book to Commemorate its Centennial Celebration

Pasadena Brings Top Science and Aerospace Meetings to the Pasadena Convention Center

City’s Economic Development Office Reports On Vacant City-Owned Sites in Pasadena

Pasadena Water and Power Presents 20-year Power Delivery Master Plan in Era Of Dramatic Change

Union Street Bikeway Project Contract Approved

Historic Preservation Commission to Vote on Shakespeare Club Building’s Application for Historic Monument Designation

Monument to Minority Residents Contributions Erected at Development Site

Public Safety:

Woman, 73, Reported Missing in Pasadena

Business News:

General Motors Design Studio Poised to Begin Pasadena Operations by First Quarter of 2023

People:

Jazz Legend Barbara Morrison Dies

Assemblymember Holden Recognizes Pasadena Public Health Director Dr. Ying-Ying Goh as Woman of the Year for 41st Assembly District

Rose Bowl Stadium Names Home Locker Room in Honor of Former UCLA Chancellor Charles E. Young