Yearly Archives: 2020
Public Safety Commission Rejects Charter Proposal | Downsizing of Subcommittee Meets Heavy Opposition
Everyone agrees that with the police reform debate sweeping the nation, the South Pasadena Public Safety Commission’s charter needs to be updated. But that’s...
Cirque Du Soleil Percussionist Fernando Diez Talks Studio Recording, Future Ambitions
Near 6 months in to the COVID-19 pandemic and the world continues to adjust. Cirque Du Soleil is on hold for the moment.
Betwixt the...
SPHS Sports Update | Waiting Game Continues for Delayed Fall Season
If you think your workday is difficult, try taking on the one Anthony Chan has these days.
As the athletic director at South Pasadena High...
Arts Are Essential | September 18 – 25
Join South Pasadena’s nighttime mayor, Brad Colerick, for the latest Wine & Song podcast. Episode #24 is coming to us from Fraser, Colorado and...
“Inside Perspective” Featuring Artist Fulton Leroy Washington Opens at SPARC Gallery
“Inside Perspective,” a new, free exhibition of extraordinary works by artist Fulton Leroy Washington, opens Sunday at the SPARC Gallery inside the South Pasadena...
A World Less Certain | Apocalypse Now
Los Angeles and the valleys are choking in smoke. So thick, the sun is amber, and the view from my loft is sickly yellow....
Jaz Sawyer Suspends District 3 Campaign | City Council Elections 2020
A top classical jazz entertainer is no longer seeking a seat on the South Pasadena City Council.
Jaz Sawyer announced earlier this week he is...
SPFD Wildfire Update | Bobcat Fire Nears Mt. Wilson Observatory
South Pasadena firefighters are going from one major blaze to the next.
After being sent to the El Dorado wildfire in Yucaipa about 10 days...
TOWN HALL SOUTH PASADENA | Monday September 21 at 6:30pm ‘ZOOM’ Webinar Style
The South Pasadenan and WISPPA cordially invite South Pasadena residents to a virtual candidate forum on Monday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
SOUTH PASADENA...
Unhealthy Air Quality Declared due to Smoke from Wildfires Burning in the Region
According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, smoke from wildfires burning in the region has caused unhealthy air quality in the following areas:
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New Acting City Manager | Fire Chief Paul Riddle Weighs in on Critical Role
When South Pasadena’s city manager was removed from her seat last weekend, City Council members turned to one of its most trusted individuals to...
Public Library Program | One City, Many Stories: Exploring Common Ground
The South Pasadena Public Library is reinventing the traditional “One City, One Story” citywide reading program concept in response to the complex times in...
CANCELLED | South Pasadena Cruz’n for Roses Car Show 2020
A classic car, which has drawn thousands to South Pasadena over the years and looked to go virtual on Sunday, September 20, has been...
Assistant City Manager Ready | Elaine Aguilar Gets Tapped to Serve
Elaine Aguilar, a former interim South Pasadena city official, will be appointed at Wednesday’s City Council as the city’s Interim Assistant City Manager.
Aguilar will...
DROPPED FROM RACE: City Council Elections | Public Art Commissioner Jaz Sawyer Runs for...
UPDATE September 14, 2020
Although Sawyer’s name will still appear on the ballot, his withdrawal leaves three candidates for the District 3 seat being vacated...
Effective Immediately: Stephanie DeWolfe is Out | Fire Chief Riddle Named Acting City Manager
Embattled South Pasadena City Manager Stephanie DeWolfe has decided to retire from the city effective Saturday Sept. 12, the city said in a press...
Clouds Darken for DeWolfe | South Pasadena City Manager Development
With barely a day’s notice Saturday, the City of South Pasadena announced there will be a closed special session of the City Council Sunday,...
Air Quality Is Unhealthy | AQMD Issues Warnings Lasting Several Days
The BOBCAT wildfire in the mountains above Azusa has exceeded 23,000 acres. The smoke is being blown into the foothill cities, and into Los...
9-11 Remembered | Local Family Honored Nearly 20 Years Later
On, perhaps, America’s most somber day, a plaque outside South Pasadena City Hall sits, paying respects to a family lost in the tragedy surrounding...
Clean Power Alliance | Two New Contracts Add Significant Solar and Storage
The Clean Power Alliance on Sept. 3 signed contracts for two new 15-year solar power projects, both of which feature significant storage capacity. Together...
Al Fresco Dining Barricades ‘K-Rails’ Installed on Mission Street
Concrete k-rails started going up Thursday morning along portions of Mission Street between Meridian and Fair Oaks Aves. as the city rolled out Phase...
A World Less Certain | What I Tell My Daughters
I have collected little nuggets of wisdom over the years. A treasure trove of fatherly advice I share with my daughters. Some of their...
Letter to the Editor | ‘City Government Offers No Help with Power Blackout in...
All the homes on Las Palmitas Street in the Monterey Hills have been without power since about 10:30 am on Sunday, September 7. Temperature...
Op-Ed | Councilmember Mahmud ‘s Perceived Apprehension Over Rossi’s Appointment
By Ron Rosen
On August 19, the City Council met to decide if and how they would fill the empty District 2 seat.
It was the...
UPDATE: Public Health Revises Halloween Order | LA County Recommends Against Trick-or-Treating
On Wednesday night, health officials walked back on it's previous orders prohibiting door-to-door trick-or-treating, and categorized it as "not recommended."
The coronavirus had seemingly knocked...
November Elections | Charles Treviño Seeks 4th Term on Water District Board
Charles Treviño, a longtime South Pasadena resident, was first elected to the board of directors of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District...
Obituary | Reymundo Roque Hernandez, Sr. (Rey)
Reymundo Roque Hernandez, Sr. (Rey) died peacefully at the age of 73 in his home in South Pasadena on June 9, 2020, where he...
Letter to the Editor | ‘Edison is Extremely Difficult to Work With’
For those of us living on Las Palmitas, this Labor Day weekend represents the umpteenth three day weekend in the last five years we...
Huntington Library | “The Blue Boy” Is Reinstalled After Major Conservation Project
MEDIA RELEASE:
One of the most famous works at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, The Blue Boy (ca. 1770) by Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788), has...
Arts Are Essential | September 11 – 18
South Pasadena's nighttime mayor, Brad Colerick, brings us a new Wine & Song podcast, #23, featuring music by Brad Colerick, Emily Zuzik with Ted...
