Yearly Archives: 2020
Finance Commission | Disclosure Questions Raised
South Pasadena’s Finance Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday morning to consider whether to affirm its May 26 recommendation to the City Council...
Car Accident Takes Out Traffic Signal at Bank Street
A driver who lost control of his vehicle was the cause of a single car accident that sheared off a traffic signal.
The mishap adjacent...
YST Approved to Livestream “The Sound of Music” Summer Camp Production
While YST wrestled with ideas on how to preserve their summer camp schedule in the age of COVID-19, thankfully, theatrical licensing companies were busy...
343 Alta Vista Shines
There is a home currently for sale at 343 Alta Vista Drive in South Pasadena that offers innovative architecture, amazing views and a tranquil...
Pasadena Jaycees to Provide Hygiene Kits and Volunteers to Assist Those Affected by COVID-19
Despite reopenings happening across the state, Covid-19 continues to ravage our communities, impacting our homeless neighbors and people of color the most. While many...
New “Library Takeout” Service Launches for Summer
Starting Monday, June 15, the South Pasadena Public Library is offering Library Takeout, a no-contact materials check-out and pick-up service. While customers are not...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | June 9-15, 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...
Council Meeting Public Comment Period Extended Wednesday
The South Pasadena City Council will now be accepting public comment on items on the agenda until noon the day of the meeting, beginning...
Finance Commission Meeting June 18 | City Council Scheduled to Adopt Budget Next Week
The South Pasadena City Council is scheduled to review and adopt its final budget for fiscal year 2020-20/21 at a special meeting on June...
School Year Starts August 13 | SPUSD Works on “Hybrid Model” for Campuses
The new school year will begin August 13 but the way they reopen “will be different,” explained South Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Geoff...
More Businesses Reopen | County Officials Warn: Continue to Observe Safety Measures
As businesses gradually begin to open up in South Pasadena, health officials warn of an upward trajectory of cases of coronavirus in Los Angeles...
BLM Protests in South Pasadena | Many Voices Unite at City Hall
As the sun set on Mission Street, well over one hundred protestors spanning multiple generations, ethnicities, and creeds converged on South Pasadena City Hall...
City Council Report | Finance Clarity Still a Serious Concern
During the course of what was easily its longest public meeting this year, the South Pasadena City Council on Wednesday acted to allow its...
A World Less Certain | The Perfect Storm
Spring is ending with an early sweet summer breeze – only to be set ablaze at the end of May.
After weathering months of stay-at-home...
School District Building for Sale | Headquarters Looks to Move
If all goes well, employees at the South Pasadena Unified School district (SPUSD) could be on the move – literally – after action taken...
THE ARTS Online This Week | June 12-19
Arts Online This Week | June 12- 19
With the 2020 Tony Awards cancelled this year, what is a musical theatre lover to do? The...
City Resumes Overnight Parking Enforcement
In March, the South Pasadena City Council adopted an emergency resolution that suspended requirements for overnight parking permits in response to the national pandemic.
The...
Board of Education | Black Lives Matter Resolution Adopted
The South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) “desires to provide a safe school environment that allows all students equal access and opportunities in the...
New Arroyo Vista Principal | Kim Sinclair Welcomed by Board of Education
A familiar face in the South Pasadena Unified School District was formally introduced as Arroyo Vista Elementary School’s principal Tuesday night during a virtual...
National & Local Protests | South Pasadena Police Chief Ortiz Responds
Protests across the United States remain mostly peaceful in recent days, upheld by the protection of the First Amendment, punctuated by free speech and...
‘Roadmap to Recovery’ | COVID-19 Restrictions Modified Friday
Los Angeles County is moving forward on the Roadmap to Recovery and reopening key economic and community sectors, including day camps, fitness centers, spectator-free professional sports,...
The Soraya Joins Martha Graham Dance Company and Wild Up for Digital Dance Creation...
The ongoing collaboration by three major arts organizations—Martha Graham Dance Company, the Los Angeles-based Wild Up music collective, and The Soraya—will continue June 19...
City Finance Problems | Credentialed Finance Experts Cross-Examination of the Betta Report
Former South Pasadena Finance Director Josh Betta started a firestorm last week when he released his 56-page critique of the city’s proposed 2020-2021 budget....
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | June 2-8, 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...
Huntington Library | Gardens to Reopen July 1 with Safety Measures
MEDIA RELEASE:
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that after more than three months of closure as a result of the...
WISPPA | Weekly Newsletter June 9, 2020
Dear WISPPA members,
We hope you are safe and well. We have heard from multiple WISPPA members that they feel the board has been too...
Seven Tones Project | Providing a Creative Outlet During Coronavirus Outbreak
It’s described as a short story of an unexpected journey in the rain, set to the soulful clarinet of Ben Redwine in a film...
Board of Education | Resolution to Recognize Racial Disparities
During Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled South Pasadena Unified School Board meeting, a resolution will be established “that acknowledges and recognizes that racial disparities have...
OP-ED | Do Our Black Students Matter?: A Call to End Drug Sniffing Dogs...
By Jayden Eden
I still remember the cool air of a spring afternoon. In a small apartment building, I sat in my brown chair with...
City Council Preview | Budget Issues Addressed on Agenda
The City Council will review the draft budget as presented, hear public comments, and provide direction to staff as part of the July 10...
