Yearly Archives: 2021
Thairapy Salon | Bringing Out Your Hair’s Inner Beauty
There must be something really special about a hair salon in South Pasadena when customers fly in from San Francisco or New York, and...
Lineage Performing Arts | Sharing Passion for Dance with the Community
“A home for connecting through the arts in Pasadena.” That's how Lineage Performing Arts, a nonprofit arts organization that produces their own performances and...
SPHS Football | Tigers End Season with a Win Against Temple City Friday Night
For many of Jeff Chi’s players, it signaled more of beginning than an end as the South Pasadena High football coach urged those returning...
SPUSD Snapshot | Welcome Back, Tigers: SPHS Students Begin Return to Campus
On Thursday, April 15, 2021, SPHS faculty and staff welcomed back students in Cohort B to in-person instruction. Students in grades 9-12 attended classes,...
LA Civilian Oversight Commission | Panel Took Action on Budget Priorities, Deputy Cliques &...
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The Civilian Oversight Commission for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department hosted a virtual Commission meeting Friday and took action on three important...
Public Health | L.A. County Test Positivity Rate Hits Record Low as Vaccinations Increase
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 36 new deaths and 643 new cases of COVID-19. To date,...
South Pasadena New City Manager Search | Prospective Candidate Has Experience, Baggage
The South Pasadena City Council on Wednesday is set to vote on the appointment of Christopher A. Jordan as the new City Manager.
Jordan, who...
CalTrans Properties | South Pasadena Preservation Foundation, City Open Dialogue
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The South Pasadena Preservation Foundation (SPPF) and the City of South Pasadena began a constructive dialog about the Caltrans surplus properties left over...
SPHS Tiger Football | South Pasadena Hosts Temple City in Homecoming Game Friday Night
Looking to end it on a positive note, South Pasadena High’s football team, deciding not to play its scheduled game against Monrovia last week,...
Arts Are Essential | April 16 – 23
After premiering in the UK a few weeks ago, American audiences can now stream the National Theatre’s “Romeo & Juliet” starring Josh O’Connor (The...
Obituary | Bruce Robert Garbe
Bruce Robert Garbe was born on the 4th of July, 1940 in Bluffton, Indiana to Felix and Mildred (Bruesewitz) Garbe. His father worked as...
South Pasadena City Council Adopts Inclusionary Housing Urgency Ordinance
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA NEWS RELEASE
The South Pasadena City Council took action to ensure future housing development meets the needs of the community and...
Op-Ed | Help Restore Our Earth with Your Electricity Choice this Earth Day
By Diana Mahmud, Mayor of South Pasadena and Chair of Clean Power Alliance’s Board of Directors
On April 22nd, the world will once again come...
Hypertension and Diabetes are Most Common Underlying Health Conditions in COVID-19 Deaths; Vaccination Eligibility...
LA COUNTY MEDIA RELEASE
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 57 new deaths and 411 new cases of COVID-19....
South Pasadena Eye Care Optometry | Your Next Step in Seeing the World in...
The staff at South Pasadena Eye Care, a full service optometric facility located at 1103 Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena, are excited to...
South Pasadena Public Library Celebrates Earth Day
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Natural history documentarian David Attenborough stated, “An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a...
Library Staff Appreciation Month Celebrated | Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library
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Library closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic?
No problem.
The staff members at the South Pasadena Public Library have transformed every service...
Public Health | Los Angeles County Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Following...
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Out of an abundance of caution, Los Angeles County is following the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers...
SPUSD Snapshot | SPHS Girls Golf Team Fundraiser Gives Program a Boost
On April 5, 2021, the SPHS Girls Golf Team held a Golf-a-Thon fundraiser at the Arroyo Seco Golf Course in South Pasadena.
Working with their...
SB 381: Caltrans Surplus Properties | Virtual Community Focus Group Discussion on WEDNESDAY, April...
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The South Pasadena City Council Caltrans properties subcommittee, composed of Mayor Diana Mahmud (District 5) and Councilmember Jack Donovan (District 2), invite you to...
COVID Update | L.A. County Transitioning East LA Vaccination Site
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Starting on April 14th, Eugene A. Obregon Park will begin serving as the County-operated vaccination site in East L.A.
Obregon Park will replace El Sereno Recreation...
South Pasadena Beautiful | Earth Day DIY Projects Webinar, April 18th
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Need ideas for a new garden project? Come see what your neighbors have been up to while staying at home. Join South Pasadena...
SPHS Hosts Orientations for Students Returning to In-Person Instruction | SPUSD Update
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Here Come the Tigers!
On Friday, April 9, 2021, South Pasadena High School threw open the gates to welcome its first group of students...
Letter to the Editor | Pitfalls of SB-381
By Bert DeMars
At the behest of the city, Senator Anthony Portantino drafted bill SB-381 that would presumably allow the city to buy all the...
Why Friday Football Game was Cancelled Between South Pasadena High and Monrovia
It remains a question mark whether or not South Pasadena High’s football team will close out an already COVID-19 shortened season Friday night against...
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel | Destruction and Renewal
The early morning fire that tore through the church of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel last July hurt the heart.
It wasn’t the most tragic event...
Moffatt St Madness | City to Set Aside, Reconsider Controversial Decision
Under legal pressure for alleged Brown Act violations, the South Pasadena City Council will set aside and reconsider one of its most unpopular decisions,...
CalTrans Housing | SB-381 Hits Another Roadblock at Council Meeting
CalTrans housing stakeholders in South Pasadena will have a little more time to consider the terms of a senate bill aimed at ending decades...
SPUSD Update | SPMS Students Return to Campus
SPUSD RELEASE
On Thursday, April 8, 2021, South Pasadena Middle School students returned to in-person instruction on campus for the first time in more than...
Op-Ed | Thanks for a Job Well Done
By Matthew Sweeney, South Pasadena resident
Anteneh Tesfaye was rousted out of bed at 5:30 am this past Easter Sunday with the always dreaded emergency...
