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 20 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Stories:

School Board Takes No Action With Regards to San Rafael School Principal Under Fire for Racial Rant

New City Manager Márquez Talks Police Accountability and Public Safety

Caltech Charts the Course to a Green Electrical Grid

Six Months Later, Police Say ShotSpotter a Worthwhile Tool

New City Manager Lays Out Approach to City Government

PUSD Slammed With $26 Million Verdict in Sexual Assault Case

Police Department to Adhere to State Law in Releasing Report on McClain Shooting

San Rafael School Principal Detractors Tell School Board That Profane Racist Video Validates Their Previous Complaints

Parents Express Support of San Rafael Principal Ahead of Thursday’s School Board Meeting

Activists Want Meeting With New City Manager

Rock On: Playhouse District Village Park, Van Halen Stage to be Dedicated September 10

Caltech Scientists Launch What Could Be Humanity’s Best Chance for Finding Signs of Extraterrestrial Life

City Utility Details Advanced Metering Project Which Would Use Wireless Networks, High-Tech Meters to Transmit Usage Data

Environmental Advisory Commission Chair Jones Throws Hat in The Ring For District 3 Appointment

Kurtz Talks About Latest Run As City Manager

City Receives Zero Bids For Bad Weather Shelter From Property Owners and Managers This Year

City Obtains Close To $500,000 in Settlement with Former Sheraton Pasadena Hotel Operator

Some Local Residents Show Support For Controversial Principal

Council is Dark, But a Big Change is Coming

Pasadena Will Escape ‘Excessive Heat’ Elsewhere in LA County Tuesday