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 25 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

City Mourns Death of Councilmember John Kennedy, Monday’s Council Meeting Canceled in His Honor

John J. Kennedy, May 7, 1961 – July 21, 2022

Councilmember John J. Kennedy Dies After Illness

Emotional City Hall Vigil Pays Tribute to Councilmember John Kennedy

Tournament Caught Off Guard by UCLA, USC Plans to Leave Pac-12

PCC Mourns Pasadena Councilmember John J. Kennedy

LA County Seeks Contempt Hearing for Villanueva, Undersheriff

Mayor Pleased, Governor Not, With UCLA Jump to Big Ten

Gang Violence Outreach Team Says It Interrupted 25 Potentially Deadly Gang Attacks and Retaliations

City Searching For Location For New Bad Weather Shelter

Public Safety Committee Approves Proposed Uses of $2.5 Million State Grant to Pump Up the Pasadena Intervention and Prevention Project

Assemblyman Chris Holden’s Annual Block Party Returns with Live Music, Car Show and Bouncy House For Kids

Councilmembers Fret About Vacant Storefronts During Committee Meeting Tuesday

School Board Races Shift Into High Gear as 7 Pull Papers

Fire Chief Will Tell City Committee Reports of Illegal July 4 Fireworks Dropped this Year By 48%

City Council Approves Housing Element

Work of Early Child Development and Learning Task Force Praised by Mayor, Councilmembers

Council Unanimously Approves Affordable Housing Development at Religious Facilities

Pasadena Unified School Board President Pomeroy Will Not Run for Reelection in District 5

City Council OKs Pasadena Public Library Services Continuation Measure on the November 8 Ballot

Pasadena Unified School Board Election Candidate Filing Period Opened Monday

Council Adopts Modified Outdoor Dining Ordinance Allowing Outdoor Dining in Public Right of Way

November Ballot Library Tax Measure Goes Before Council for Monday Vote

Council Is Set to Convene Monday Hearing on Allowing Affordable Housing at Religious Facilities

Brink’s Says Jewels and Gems Stolen On Way to Pasadena Worth Less than $10 Million, Far Below Original Reports

City Committee to Examine Gang Intervention Efforts

Pasadena Public Health Departments Lays Out Plans for Use of $2.5 Million California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant