Yearly Archives: 2021
Public Health | Caution Urged as Sectors Reopen and Vaccination Eligibility Expands Monday
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 6 new deaths and 422 new cases of COVID-19. The lower...
California Launches Rent Relief Program
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The State has announced the launch of a CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program, intended to help income-eligible households pay rent and utilities, both...
SPHS Sports Update | Tigers Football Team Sees First Action Since 2019 with Scrimmage
After a year's hiatus due to the current pandemic, South Pasadena High’s varsity football team, under head coach Jeff Chi, took to the field...
SPUSD School Reopening Update | Mar 12, 2021
Dear SPUSD Families, Faculty, Staff, and Administrators,
As we move beyond the one-year mark since the COVID-19 crisis grew into a pandemic, I am feeling...
Public Health | LA County Reopenings on Monday
Friday, the State announced 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to people in the most under-resourced communities across the state which now...
Ready to Go – Again | South Pasadena Businesses Look Forward to Better Days...
This is part one of an ongoing series that highlights some of the local businesses who have successfully transitioned during the pandemic, which has...
Arroyo Vista PTA Seeks Donations | Helping Families Impacted by COVID One Year On
South Pasadena schools need your help!
A donation drive aimed at aiding families negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is requesting help from the community....
Mental Health and Dyslexia Screening Bills Approved by Senate Education Committee | Senator Anthony...
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Senate Bills 14, 224, and 237, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge), received bipartisan support today and...
$59 Million South Pasadena City Budget Saved by Voter Support, Cell Tower Lease
Unexpectedly reliable levels of property and sales tax revenue, voters’ approval of tax measures, and the city’s strategic renegotiation of cell tower leases combined...
UPDATE: Rally Saturday – A Push for Hero Pay | Community Beseeches Council to...
Activists are holding a rally to support hazard pay for retail workers in South Pasadena and Pasadena on Saturday March 13, starting at 10:30 a.m. Bring a sign,...
L.A. County Announces Sector Safety Measures for Red Tier Re-Openings | Public Health
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health anticipates qualifying for the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy less restrictive red tier that...
Rose Parade Back on Track | SPTOR Inspirited for New Year’s Day 2022
With news that the 2022 Rose Parade is on schedule, Brant Dunlap said it’s time to start working in earnest on South Pasadena’s entry...
The Verdi Chorus Presents The Fox Singers in “Amore della Vita”
Anne Marie Ketchum, founding Artistic Director of The Verdi Chorus, is not about to let something like a pandemic stop her from moving forward...
City of South Pasadena | Community Forum on Hiring a New Police Chief
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The City of South Pasadena City Council and Public Safety Commission invite you to attend a virtual Community Forum to provide your input...
SPUSD Snapshot | SPHS SkillsUSA Students Qualify for 2021 State Competition
In February 2021, 28 SPHS SkillsUSA Students won medals and qualified for the State competition which will be held virtually in April. Congratulations to...
Clean Power Alliance | New Solar and Wind Projects Now Providing Clean Power
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Clean Power Alliance (CPA), the single largest provider of 100% renewable energy to customers in the nation, recently had two clean energy-producing projects...
Arts Are Essential | March 12 – 18
In this week's Films.Dance release “DADU”, captured on Super 16mm film and utilizing natural light, four dancers explore abstraction through the framing of movement set against...
SPUSD Snapshot | COVID-19 Vaccines Administered by Keck Medicine of USC for School District...
On March 5 and 6, more than 200 SPUSD employees received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic organized by...
Finance Commission | Median House Price Surpasses $1.4 Million in South Pasadena, Churches Get...
The median price for a detached, single family home in South Pasadena during 2020 was $1,445,500, an increase of 9.23 percent from 2019, according...
Obituary | David Walter Gibson
David Walter Gibson was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1935, son of Francis L. Lauk and Hubert I. Gibson. He joined his creator on...
Watch the 2021 Marengo Virtual Talent Show!
IT IS TIME FOR THE MARENGO TALENT SHOW 2021!!!
Grab your family and popcorn and join us for the Marengo Talent Show 2021 which aired...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | March 2-8, 2021
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...
Norton Simon Museum from Home | Panini’s ‘Interior of Saint Peter’s, Rome’
This week we continue our series of videos narrated by Nicholas Penny, former director of the National Gallery, London, and author of the recently...
SPHS Sports Update | First Football Game Set for Later This Month
Are you ready for some football? Springtime style – that is, as California Governor Gavin Newsom has cleared the way for high school sports...
SPUSD Snapshot | SPHS Hosts First Softball and Baseball Games
On March 6, 2021, the SPHS Baseball and Softball teams competed in off-season matches. It has been almost a year since these teams have...
Letter to the Editor | Inclusionary Housing Ordinance: South Pasadena Tenants Union Statement
The South Pasadena Tenants Union (SPTU) supported the Planning Department’s inclusionary housing ordinance introduced at the January 26, 2021 meeting of the Planning Commission.
Since...
PHOTOS: Ribbon Cutting Welcomes Republic of Lucha | Wrestling Legends Penta and Fenix Open...
The first time watching the Lucha Brothers in action is like watching two supernatural entities unleashed; soaring through the air, exuding no fear, exhibiting...
SNOUT Celebrates 27th Professional Pet Sitters Week March 7-13
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SNOUT encourages pet owners and pet lovers alike to celebrate the 27th annual Professional Pet Sitters Week, March 7-13, 2021. Professional Pet Sitters...
LA County | Road to Reopening: State Tier Metric Update
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Road to Reopening - Updates to the State's Guidelines
Last Friday, the State announced updates to their Blueprint for a Safer Economy. In addition...
AbilityFirst and FVO Solutions Join Forces To Advocate For People With Developmental Disabilities
Two longstanding, Pasadena-based nonprofit organizations that serve individuals with developmental disabilities in Southern California recently announced a historic and innovative merger.
By joining forces, AbilityFirst...
