Monthly Archives: October 2021
Vaccinations Continue to Protect Against COVID-19 Worst Outcomes | Public Health
PUBLIC HEALTH RELEASE
COVID-19 case rates for teens are 8 times greater for those unvaccinated than those vaccinated and for unvaccinated adults over 50, case...
Pasadena Jaycees and Friends in Deed Work to Provide Thanksgiving Meals for Local Families
PRESS RELEASE
With the goal of giving 300 families in need a turkey and other Thanksgiving fixings, the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) is...
NO GAS SOUTH PAS | Event Set For Saturday November 6
No Gas South Pas! That’s the theme centered around a major event slated for Saturday, November 6, in South Pasadena’s Garfield Park that will...
SPPD Weekly Crime & Collision Summary | Oct 12 – 18, 2021
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities...
Two SPHS Teachers Receive Outstanding Educator Awards | SPUSD Snapshot
SPUSD RELEASE
Congratulations to counselor Tracy Ishimaru and art teacher Aimee Levie-Hultman, both from South Pasadena High School, who received the 2021 University of Chicago...
Letter to the Editor | Attention Councilmembers: We Hope You Can Do Better
BY ODOM STAMPS
On Monday morning at 8:30am, I attended an in-person meeting of the South Pasadena Public Safety Commission hoping to speak out in...
SPHS Tigers Football Playoff Hopes in Question With Friday Loss
South Pasadena High lost a chance to lock up a CIF-Southern Section playoff opportunity Friday night after falling to Pasadena Poly in Rio Hondo...
Volleyball | Rio Hondo League Championship 3-2 Loss Places SPHS in 2nd Position
It was a big night for South Pasadena Girls Volleyball on Wednesday evening as the Tigers lost the Rio Hondo title to La Cañada...
“Unpermitted” SCE Utility Work in City’s Crosshairs
"Unpermitted", noise-ordinance-violating utility work around town by Southern California Edison is a “recurring” problem that “is absolutely getting more serious,” according to Mayor Diana...
Lessons Learned Supporting Dodgers
Wearing the team’s colors, young Dodger fans twirled blue towels in support of their favorite Major League Baseball team earlier this week.
A KTLA Channel...
Local Organizations Help Families in Need
The South Pasadena Kiwanis Club and the Institute for the Redesign of Learning have partnered to host the Children’s Hunger Fund: Project Food Pak...
Wind Safety
The South Pasadena Police Department
The recent high winds blowing through South Pasadena has caused many problems with power outages, bringing trees and power lines...
UPDATE! Deadline extended | Calling All Teen Performers! Applications now open for Music Center’s...
UPDATE: EXTENDED DEADLINE TO APPLY: OCTOBER 22, 2021
Southern California high school students interested in the performing arts can now apply to be a part...
OUR TOWN at Fremont Centre Theatre
A beautiful production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” is now playing at Fremont Centre Theatre, a play that, as it turns out, is both...
Broncho Billy Anderson and Greg Sestero | Film and TV Stars of South Pasadena
OP-ed by Sven Fields
Dear Editor:
I regularly enjoy reading Rick Thomas’ 'Throwback Thursday' column with its flavorful tidbits of local history. His knowledge of South...
South Pasadena Fall Arts Crawl | Saturday October 16
The South Pasadena Arts Crawl this Saturday October 16 is shaping up to be a humdinger of a time with lively events happening all...
Rep. Chu Calls on Biden Administration To Hold Assad Accountable for Atrocities
Washington, DC – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) today called on the Biden Administration to oppose the normalization of relations with Syria and to ensure...
U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu to join ChapCare and Westfield Santa Anita in Opening a...
Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) will join ChapCare, and Westfield Santa Anita for a press conference celebrating the grand opening of a new COVID-19 vaccination...
Seats For Rose Bowl Game Up For Grabs in SPTOR Raffle
It’s called the Ultimate Tournament of Roses Experience and three top prizes are up for grabs.
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses officials hope community members...
My Fair Lady at The Dolby Theatre
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” opened at The Dolby Theatre this week to a Los Angeles audience...
Brad Colerick Delivers HOPE STREET
The title of Brad Colerick’s new album, produced during the pandemic, could not be more fitting: Hope Street. Yet it wasn’t his first choice....
SPHS Girls Volleyball | Senior Night as Tigers Take on La Canada
South Pasadena High Girls Volleyball is currently in second place after a long battle with La Canada, in a 5 set nail biter two...
Tigers Win Thriller on Late Field Goal
South Pasadena High came back from an eight-point fourth quarter deficit and kicked a 35-yard winning field goal with time running out to pick...
New Caltrans Houses Bill | Concerns Over Fair Process
With the Sept. 28 governor’s approval of SB 381, the city on Wednesday sought to get rolling on its ambitious plan to use its...
Vaccination Verification Requirements Begin Tonight | LA County
Starting tonight, new vaccine requirements will go into effect at select establishments across L.A. County. The vaccination requirements applying to indoor portions of bars,...
ROSE PARADE FLOAT SOUTH PASADENA | It’s Crunch Time for Crunch Time Party Items
Not bashful, Brant Dunlap is asking for help.
With less that two months before the year-end event, which traditionally brings in top dollars, Dunlap, the...
A Recurrent Retreat | Val Trimarchi Exhibit at SPARC Gallery
Alive with vivid color and a sense of discovery, works by painter, illustrator, muralist, and art educator Val Trimarchi will be on exhibit in...
SPHS Football Game Moved To Thursday Night
In a game moved from Friday night due to a lack of officials, South Pasadena High will host a La Cañada team that is...
Kehinde Wiley’s “A Portrait of a Young Gentleman” Makes World Debut at The Huntington
The excitement was palpable as visitors got a first look at Kehinde Wiley’s “A Portrait of a Young Gentelman” on Monday, October 4, as...
Garry Marshall Theatre Reopens With “The Root Beer Bandits, A Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild West...
The ‘Bandits’ are back! The Root Beer Bandits – A Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild West Musicale, reopens the Garry Marshall Theatre with a limited engagement....
