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Community
The Rotary Club of Altadena's 29th annual free concert series brings the Blue Breeze Band to Loma Alta Park on Saturday, Aug. 15, with the season finale set for Aug. 22, as the rebuilt park becomes a gathering place for a community still recovering from the Eaton Fire.
Community
The Rotary Club of Altadena's 29th annual free concert series brings the Blue Breeze Band to Loma Alta Park on Saturday, Aug. 15, with the season finale set for Aug. 22, as the rebuilt park becomes a gathering place for a community still recovering from the Eaton Fire.
Community
The Rotary Club of Altadena's 29th annual free concert series brings the Blue Breeze Band to Loma Alta Park on Saturday, Aug. 15, with the season finale set for Aug. 22, as the rebuilt park becomes a gathering place for a community still recovering from the Eaton Fire.
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Local Government
Mayor Victor Gordo is challenging LA County's plan to send just 1% of Measure ER sales tax revenue to Pasadena and Long Beach, even though the two cities generate 6.2% of the tax and run their own health departments.
Local Government
Six affordable housing projects that would add about 760 apartments near East Colorado Boulevard drew a packed crowd to Pasadena's Housing, Homelessness and Planning Committee on Aug. 6, with residents raising concerns about density, parking and local control while housing advocates stressed the city's urgent need for affordable units.
Local Government
Pasadena's Planning Department will present the city's first Environmental Justice General Plan element to the Human Services Commission on Aug. 12, while the commission also votes to send a Transitional Housing Report to City Council.
Education
Caltech ranked No. 31 on LinkedIn's second annual Top Colleges list for career outcomes, ahead of USC and among five California schools honored for positioning graduates for long-term professional success.
Education
Caltech hosts a free public lecture Friday evening on NASA's Roman Space Telescope, presented by IPAC lead scientist Lee Armus at the Cahill Center, with guided stargazing to follow weeks before the mission's August launch.
Public Safety
A 47-year-old Pasadena man arrived at Huntington Memorial Hospital on Tuesday morning with multiple stab wounds but refused to tell police where or how the attack happened, leaving investigators without a suspect or crime scene.
Public Safety
Muhammad Abdul-Malik and Teraeja Laquanna Flemmings are scheduled to appear in Pasadena court Monday for a pretrial hearing in the 2021 shooting death of 13-year-old Iran Moreno, who was killed by a bullet fired through his bedroom window on North Raymond Avenue.
Community
The Rotary Club of Altadena's 29th annual free concert series brings the Blue Breeze Band to Loma Alta Park on Saturday, Aug. 15, with the season finale set for Aug. 22, as the rebuilt park becomes a gathering place for a community still recovering from the Eaton Fire.
Community
The Altadena Library District's Curiosity Connection mobile van rolls out a new fall schedule Sept. 1 that adds a monthly MonteCedro Retirement Community stop and shifts its pharmacy visit to Thursdays, while continuing its popular Friday afternoon stop at Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena where families can get free library cards and $3 off admission.
Business
Pasadena's Northwest Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday, Aug. 11, on a strategic plan that assigns commissioners to monitor three commercial corridors, support formation of a new Lincoln Avenue Business Association and prepare neighborhood businesses for LA28 Olympic contracting opportunities.
Business
Deputy City Manager Alexander Souto will brief Northwest Pasadena businesses Tuesday, Aug. 11, on how to compete for LA28 Olympic supplier contracts across eight service categories, with bidding in areas like catering and security expected to open this year through the RAMP portal.
Sports
Pasadena's free World Cup Soccer Tournament for players ages 12–18 held opening rounds at Robinson Park on July 24 and is set to move its championship matches to Rose Bowl Stadium on Sunday, August 2.
Sports
Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Executive Director Melanie Sauer told Pasadena's Senior Commission on July 14 that the facility faces unresolved funding and operational challenges as it prepares to host 2028 Olympic diving, with no formal LA28 agreement signed and program-space capacity already near 100%.
Local Government
Federal banking laws prevent SoFi from selling tickets at its own Inglewood stadium, and the same Ticketmaster monopoly controls ticketing at Pasadena's city-owned Rose Bowl, where the council just approved a new Live Nation concert series and residents face fees averaging nearly 35% of face value.
Community
Tail Town, Pasadena's nonprofit cat café on East Washington Boulevard, celebrates five years and more than 500 adoptions with a birthday bash on Friday, July 31, featuring cupcakes, drinks, and a gift-unwrapping event for the resident cats.
Community
Pasadena Humane will waive all adoption fees on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 361 S. Raymond Ave., funded by the Pet Care Foundation and The Georgia B. Ridder Foundation, as the shelter navigates peak kitten season.
Sports
Three Maranatha High School juniors — including one who lost his home in the Eaton Fire — are hosting a free basketball and wellness camp for Altadena children ages 8-12, running July 13-17 in Pasadena with a public wrap-up event July 18.
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
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