Yearly Archives: 2024

PHOTO: Provided by SPHS | South Pasadena High’s girls’ cross country team won the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 state title in Fresno this year, helped significantly by Abigale Errington’s first place finish. On a roll, the school won seven key CIF awards over a two week span, marking a monumental achievement.

Cross Country South Pasadena | We Need A Bigger Trophy Case – History Was...

Already packed as a result of recent CIF triumphs, South Pasadena High School added another plaque after the girls’ cross country team returned home...
PHOTO: South Pasadena News | Public Comment Before the "Closed Session City Council Meeting" September 4, 2024. SPPF Museum Renewed Lease, or Evict. The eviction notice was delivered about six weeks prior to this meeting, which may not have occurred at all without the prompt attention from an expert City Staff Director.

New City Council Members | South Pasadena Prepares for Pivotal City Council Meeting on...

South Pasadena residents and stakeholders are gearing up for a significant City Council meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 7:00 PM, held in...
PHOTO: South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Team | Volunteers are putting in long hours building and decorating South Pasadena’s float in time for the 136 Rose Parade down Pasadena’s Colorado Avenue on New Year’s Day.

Rose Parade Float South Pasadena | City Float Nearing Completion

Closing in on the target date of January 1, South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee Chairperson Ed Donnelly has some good news. “We are right...
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FINALS WEEK: As December 16 approaches, students are preparing for their final exams—a pivotal time that can significantly impact academic performance. At Hodis Learning...

Overnight Parking South Pasadena | By Decree: Our Gracious City Hall Has Granted Free...

Overnight Parking is free for the Thanksgiving Holiday: Monday 11/25 thru Sunday 12/1 6:00am  
PHOTO: SPUSD | Tigers coach Mike Parkinson holds plaques awarded to the SPHS boys’ and girls’ cross country teams following the CIF Finals on Saturday in Walnut. South Pasadena High excelled mightily in three sports last Saturday, bringing home a collection of CIF-Southern Section plaques in three sport competitions – cross country, volleyball and water polo.

SPHS SPORTS RECORD | 3-Teams Bring Home a Collection of CIF Victories: Cross Country,...

What a day for South Pasadena High sports! South Pasadena High School has a much smaller enrollment than many it faced, with just over 1,400...
PHOTO: James Jontz | The South Pasadenan | After a long season, in which his team finished 10-3 overall, won the Rio Hondo League championship outright for the first time since 1977 and went three games into the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, Tigers’ football coach Jeff Chi headed out of town for a few days and reflected on another successful season, talking about how proud he was in the end.

SPHS FOOTBALL SEASON WRAP-UP | Outstanding 10-3 Overall Record & Rio Hondo League Championship

All of a sudden, life has changed drastically for South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi. The usual course of action following a Friday night...
PHOTO: provided by artists | South Pasadenan News | Claire Holley

Knox Presbyterian Church presents and Evening with Claire Holley and guests

Come enjoy a candlelight concert and the soothing sounds of Claire's voice and songs to get you into the spirit of Advent. Claire Holley's music...

SATURDAY: Major Police Pursuit & Ended With Ground Chase Search in South Pasadena

The South Pasadena Arroyo area is the scene of an active police search tonight following a high-speed chase that began around 8:30 PM. The Los...
SPHS FOOTBALL CIF SEASON FINAL GAME: South Pasadena High School came out on the short end of 58-7 contest to Silverado of Victorville Friday night in CIF-Southern Section Division 10 semifinal action. The Tigers finished with a 10-3 overall record, including a 5-0 mark in Rio Hondo League play. They won the league outright for the first time since 1977.

FOOTBALL CIF FINALS | South Pasadena High School Tigers Friday Loss Ends Season With...

Heartbreak, sorrow and sadness might say it best, sizing up South Pasadena High’s season ending football loss Friday night. Three games into the playoffs, the...
FILE PHOTO: Steven Lawrence | The South Pasadenan News | Structure Fire at Arroyo Park on Marmion Way 1:30pm Sunday. South Pasadena Fire, Los Angeles Fire Departments on scene.

Arrest Behind South Pasadena Middle School | Electric Bicycle Police Chase Nov. 20

According to South Pasadena Police News release: A man riding an electric bicycle led South Pasadena Police on a high-speed chase through the city...
PHOTO: Esteban Lopez | The South Pasadena News | First 5 CalTrans Homes Sold Off for Millions

CalTrans Homes SOLD | The First 5 South Pasadena Homes Sold Off – for...

Two Northern Californians with ties to Silicon Valley’s tech world were among the five bidders whose offers to purchase historic former Caltrans-owned houses in...
PHOTO: Dan Rider | The South Pasadenan | SPHS FOOTBALL SEMI FINALS FRIDAY | South Pasadena High, one step away from playing for the CIF-Southern Section 10 football championship in football, goes on the road Friday to take on Silverado of Victorville in a 7 p.m. game.

FOOTBALL CIF FINALS | South Pasadena High School Semi-Final Away Game Puts Tigers in...

Now there are four, as the number of teams competing for the CIF-Southern Section Division 10 football title has been narrowed significantly with the...
Updated: South Pasadena elderly woman found stabbed to Death on Brent. Woman murdered.

BREAKING: Stabbing Arrest | Man Suspected of Fatal Stabbing in South Pasadena Arrested

Authorities have charged the grandson of a 75-year-old South Pasadena woman and another man in connection with her fatal stabbing in June, following a...

Kids Klub South Pasadena Launches After-School Mandarin Dual Language Academy

Ready to give your child a head start in learning one of the world’s most widely spoken languages? Kids Klub South Pasadena is thrilled...
PHOTO: CB Richards | The South Pasadenan | GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS: South Pasadena High had a stunning comeback win over host Walnut Tuesday night at the CIF State Division IV Regional championship.

VOLLEYBALL CIF REGIONAL CHAMPS | South Pasadena High School Girls Volleyball Battled Back

They were down, but certainly not out as South Pasadena High’s girls’ volleyball team, facing elimination, battled back from a one set deficit Tuesday...
PHOTO: Jeff Lorch | South Pasadenan News | Cheyenne Jackson as Georges in La Cage aux Folles at Pasadena Playhouse.

Love is Love at New Revival of “La Cage Aux Folles” at Pasadena Playhouse

The message of the new revival of the beloved Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein musical comes in loud, proud and clear; love is love...

Man Throws Large Rock at South Pasadena Police Car | Dash-cam Captures The Incident

A tense confrontation unfolded on Saturday afternoon when a local man was arrested after allegedly vandalizing multiple vehicles and engaging in a hostile encounter...

Op-Ed: Street Safety Near Schools South Pasadena

We have a public safety problem in South Pasadena, but it may not be the one you are thinking of. The safety problem is...

CalTrans Home Sales: As Bidder List Narrows, Council To Consider Selling Historic Homes to...

About a third of the parties offering to buy historic former Caltrans-owned houses in South Pasadena have dropped out of the bidding. Only one...
PHOTO: CB Richards | SPHS SPORTS | A late goal Saturday against Cate High of Carpenteria gave South Pasadena High its first CIF water polo championship in 30 years.

WATER POLO CHAMPIONS | SPHS Tigers Bring Home The CIF Title Crown for SPHS

A score late in the game, time about to expire, was the difference as South Pasadena High celebrated a long-awaited CIF-Southern Section water polo...
PHOTO: provided by SPTOR | South Pasadenan News | The Moreno Family finds dinnerware for the holidays and a shredder at the SPTOR sale.

SPTOR November Yard Sale Raises Most Ever to Fund South Pas Float

Community members snagged hundreds of bargains, and the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee raised substantial funds for its iconic self-built float at a...
Pasadena Parrots in and around the Pasadena area are being injured and killed by unknown suspects.

More Parrots Found Shot in South Pasadena, Pasadena & Surrounding Areas | Locals...

BREAKING UPDATE Monday 4pm: Two more Parrots were found on Magnolia Street in South Pasadena, both shot by BB or pellet gun.  Updates as...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | City Councilmember Michael Cacciotti took his the message of South Pasadena becoming the first law enforcement agency in America to go all-electric with its police vehicle fleet to the National League of Cities Centennial City Summit in Tampa, Florida. Cacciotti also serves as the vice chair of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Electric Police Cars Pushed Across America

Michael Cacciotti is in Tampa, Florida this week talking cars, specifically the electrical models that in an historical first now patrol South Pasadena streets...
PHOTO: Dan Rider | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena High is now only one win away from playing in the CIF-Southern Section Division 10 championship game. On Friday night, the Tigers knocked off Valley View 34-31 in a quarterfinal road game played in Moreno Valley.

CIF Quarterfinals WIN | South Pasadena High School Football Brings The Momentum

Now they can taste it, as the Tigers – on a mission – took another giant step closer to playing for everything they’ve worked...
PHOTO: Jeff Lorch | South Pasadenan News | Aasif Mandvi and Rainn Wilson in Waiting for Godot at Geffen Playhouse.

Waiting For Godot starring Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi at Geffen Playhouse

As Vladimir and Estragon wait and wait for the arrival of the elusive Godot, a cast of mysterious misfits interrupt their endless vigil in...
PHOTO: Dan Rider | The South Pasadenan | It took South Pasadena High nearly 50 years to celebrate its first outright Rio Hondo League football championship Friday night, as the Tigers turned away La Cañada 28-10 on the road.

CIF Football Finals South Pasadena | The Tigers Set for Quarterfinal Football Playoff Away...

From here it only gets tougher as South Pasadena High looks for a quarterfinal victory Friday night when it travels to play Valley View...
PHOTO: CB Richards South Pasadena High’s varsity water polo term advance to the CIF-Southern Section finals Tuesday night with a 15-10 victory over Diamond Bar in the semi-finals.

CIF Finals Water Polo | South Pasadena Tigers Team Advances

South Pasadena High is one win away from grabbing a CIF-Southern Section championship in boys’ Division 4 water polo action after handing Diamond Bar...
PHOTO: Dan Rider | The South Pasadenan | CIF-Southern Section Playoffs: The Tigers turned away Jurupa Valley of San Bernardino County 35-28 in first round CIF-Southern Section Division 10 football action at home Friday night. Round two is coming up next week as South Pasadena sets its sights on a CIF title.

SPHS SPORTS CIF-Southern Section Playoffs | 6 Varsity Sports Squads in the Playoffs

Six South Pasadena High varsity squads have qualified for the CIF-Southern Section playoffs following successful regular season. The follow is a quick compilation of the...
PHOTO: Teolindo | South Pasadenan News | Gemma Pedersen, Adam Kaokept, Nina Kasuya, Kit DeZolt, Gedde Watanabe, Kerry K. Carnahan, Kavin Panmeechao, and Scott Keiji Takeda in Pacific Overtures at East West Players.

Pacific Overtures Bears Witness to History

UPDATE: Now extended through December 8 East West Players opened it’s third production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures”, directed by Tim Dang, on Sunday and...
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