Monthly Archives: August 2020
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | August 4-10, 2020
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...
Optometric Health | The Truth About Blue Light and Computer Use
By Cindy P. Wang, OD, FAAO, South Pasadena Optometric Group
With many of us working from home these days and students and children spending more...
Just a Thought | The Priceless Value of a Dining Room Table
By Rick Kraft
Mother Teresa said, “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.”
The most important piece of furniture...
PGA Championship Winner Collin Morikawa’s Connection to South Pasadena
Some say this is only the beginning for Collin Morikawa, an overnight sensation who won the hearts of America Sunday by winning the PGA...
Los Angeles Master Chorale Releases Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil
On August 28, 2020, the Los Angeles Master Chorale will release its recording of The Sacred Veil on Signum Classics. This powerful, thought-provoking 12-movement...
SPHS Gym Construction Update | Project Nears Completion
Efforts to revamp the athletic facilities at South Pasadena High are winding down as district officials report the major construction project is nearing completion...
UPDATE: California State Wildfires | Two South Pasadena Firefighters on Frontlines
UPDATE:
Firefighters are facing rugged terrain and blustery conditions as they continue to fight the Apple Fire in the Morongo Valley.
Among those on the...
LOCAL COVERAGE: Big Power Outage in South Pasadena
At approximately 12:00 p.m. on Monday, August 10, Southern California Edison reported to the South Pasadenan News that over 3700 homes and businesses were...
Op-Ed | Want to Improve Police Relations? Start with the Public Safety Commission
By South Pasadena Youth for Police Reform
After some of the largest protests South Pasadena has ever seen after the killing of George Floyd, the...
SUNDAY | Equal Rights and Justice Peaceful Rally and March at Garfield Park
PRESS RELEASE
South Pasadena Black Lives Matter protesters will be holding a rally and peaceful protest march in support of Black Lives Matter and transforming...
SPUSD Special School Board Meeting | Saturday Aug 8, 2PM
Questions about how the South Pasadena Unified School District School Board arrived at their current school year plan has sparked concerns, debate, and now...
LA District Attorney Investigating Fake Email Allegation | Khubesrian Condemns Cyber Bullying
The City of South Pasadena on Monday asked the LA District Attorney’s Public Integrity Division to review a citizen complaint that District 2 Councilmember...
Permanent UUT Goes to Ballot | Council Nixes Hotel Tax, & Defers Height Limit...
South Pasadena voters will be asked to make permanent the city’s 7.5 percent utility users tax Nov. 3, but will not -- at least...
Coronavirus Cases Rise to 224 in South Pasadena | COVID Update: Thursday, August 6
COVID-19 continues to take its toll on South Pasadena as the number of cases continues to rise. As of Thursday, 224 residents have been...
SPUSD | School Year Starts August 13 with Distance Learning
Expressing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the South Pasadena Unified School District will delay the start of in-person instruction and focus on...
Wine & Song Podcast
Heading into the dog days of summer, kick back with your beverage of choice and listen to the sweet sounds of the Wine &...
Strange Emails Sent to City Council | Veiled Threats to Cacciotti
Last May, South Pasadena Councilman Michael Cacciotti got what he describes as the “most unusual” email he’s ever received in his nearly twenty years...
A World Less Certain | Basketball Saves Lives
The signs were there. It was only a matter of time before the Americas would be hit hard by COVID-19. It was inevitable: the...
Op-Ed | Hazardous Traffic Conditions on Pine St Still Pose a Threat
By Caitlin Lainoff
Saturday night, July 25th, illustrated yet again an extremely dangerous traffic situation in South Pasadena. At 1 am, a car came barreling...
SPHS Booster Club | Big Community Supporter Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary
When it all started long ago, no one envisioned this day coming.
While it has been an overwhelming success over the years, raising millions along...
Dr. Marina Khubesrian Announcement | No Longer Seeking 3rd Term on City Council
In a surprise announcement, Dr. Marina Khubesrian said in a statement Tuesday she will not be seeking a third term on the South Pasadena...
Fire on Mission St. | Response from Two Departments
What was initially reported to be a structure fire on the 1000 northern block of Mission St. at approximately 11:05 a.m., Tuesday in South...
First West Nile Virus Cases Reported in L.A. County
MEDIA RELEASE:
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has identified the first two cases of human West Nile virus (WNV) infection...
‘Race for Relief’ | Pasadena Jaycees Organize Lamborghini Raffle for Good Cause
The Pasadena Jaycees have teamed up with local race car driver, Jonathan Eshom, to create the “Race for Relief” raffle, which will help benefit...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | July 28 – August 3, 2020
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...
New Business Opening | Laurie Astle Design Takes Over Former ‘Reimagine Your Home’ Location
As the US economy contracted at a record rate last quarter due to the coronavirus, among those hardest hit have been South Pasadena small...
Letter to the Editor | A Response to TASP Concerns
Letter to South Pasadena Residents & Parents:
(A follow-up from a group of SPUSD parents to the TASP letter 8/2/2020)
On August 2, the Teachers Association...
Norton Simon Museum from Home | Impressions: Assemblage as Poetry
This week, Camille Brown, the Museum’s Academic Intern for 2019 – 2020, writes about Joseph Cornell’s first major retrospective, presented in 1967 at the...
913 Magnolia Reflects History and Modern Life
Tucked away near the corner of Prospect Avenue and Magnolia Street rests a circa 1925 retreat from the hustle and bustle of modern life....
New Digital Exhibit | “South Pasadena Public Library: Twelve Decades and Counting”
PRESS RELEASE
The South Pasadena Public Library has been a community staple for over a century. In fact, a public library system was established in...
