Steven Lawrence
Steven Lawrence is the Principal & Technical Developer at SouthPasadenan.com. His internet & new media content creation company is nexusplex, the backbone of The SouthPasadenan.com News. To know more visit: nexusplex.com. The South Pasadenan is owned and published by The South Pasadena Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
BACK TO SCHOOL!!!! South Pasadena: The 2026-2027 School Year Kicks-Off Strong!
Tonight, all over town, the backpacks are packed. The lunches are half-made. Somewhere a freshman is checking a class schedule for the fourth time.
Tomorrow...
Eaton Fire Investigation Concludes: Electrical Arcing on Idle Edison Tower Caused the Catastrophic Blaze...
The Los Angeles County Fire Department on Tuesday released its long-awaited investigative reports on the cause of the January 2025 Eaton Fire, concluding that...
We’re Paying $Trillions: What The County’s $2.2 Trillion Tax Bounty Really Does To South...
LA County Does Not Have A Revenue Problem. It Has A Leadership Problem. A Legislation Problem. A Project Management Problem. An Ethics Problem. An...
Extreme Heat Warning Through Sunday Night: Rare Ridge Builds Over South Pasadena & Pasadena
Forecast highs near 96° today and 98° Saturday, overnight lows in the low 70s, and an ozone alert on top of it. Here is...
Breaking Hollywood: Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger – State Lawsuit Getting it Wrong, for the Wrong...
On Monday, July 20, a federal judge in Oakland stopped the largest merger in Hollywood history. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted a temporary...
Done & Dusted: City Council Meetings Report – 2026-27 Budget Approved, $80 Million Streets...
Two June meetings of the South Pasadena City Council bookended the same question that has shadowed City Hall for decades: how to pay to...
$80 Million Streets Bond Explained: What It Would Fund, What It Would Cost &...
The South Pasadena City Council will decide Wednesday night whether to ask voters for $80 million to rebuild the city's deteriorating streets and aging...
The Claude ‘Fable 5’ Jailbreak | How a Handful of People Made a $965...
UPDATED: Sunday 6/14 7:30pm
How a small group rattled a nearly trillion-dollar company and the U.S. government badly enough to dark the most powerful AI...
Washington Pulls the Plug on the Most Powerful AI Ever Released to the Public:...
AI shutdown by Government. Not the first time tech has been throttled by bureaucrats - including South Pasadena 1900's era City Council banning electricity...
GRADUATION SPHS 2026 | Congratulations to Our Outstanding Students & Community
There is a certain powerful-vibe of excitement that settles over South Pasadena in the first week of June every year. On Wednesday, June 3,...
Changed Election Rules Days Before the Primary: What SB 73 Actually Does — and...
It is Wednesday afternoon, June 3. The polls closed last night. And as of this writing, the votes from Tuesday's primary have yet to...
From Community Chat Room to Sacramento, an Altadena-Driven Insurance Bill Clears the State Senate
A bill that began with neighbors comparing notes in an online community-collaborative chat room has passed the California State Senate, carrying with it the...
3-Month Old Baby in Stolen Car Tied to Alhambra Amber Alert – Recovered Safe...
A black Honda Civic at the center of a regional Amber Alert was located Friday evening on a South Pasadena street with the abducted...
The Color Guard | Memorial Day Ceremony is not simply ‘Ceremony’
If you stepped outside in South Pasadena this morning, you may have heard them before you saw them — the low growl of vintage...
The Data Center Gold Rush Hits the San Gabriel Valley — The Concern is...
First — What Is a "Data Center," Anyway?
Quick plain-English explainer, because this conversation falls apart if half the room isn't sure what we're talking...
Identity Theft – Scrub Your Life Offline: A Field Guide to Reclaiming Your Privacy...
Identity Theft Protection: An editorial by Steven Lawrence, Publisher, South Pasadenan News
Every week, this paper publishes the South Pasadena Police Department's crime report. I...
Trouble Ahead: SB 79 Comes for South Pasadena – What the New Statewide ‘Transit...
The 'Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act' (SB 79) takes effect July 1, 2026. Here is the picture for South Pasadena, Pasadena, and...
Arcadia Mayor to Plead Guilty as Chinese Foreign Agent — The South Pasadena Connection
Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang resigned Monday and agreed to plead guilty to a federal felony of acting as an illegal agent of the People's...
CalTrans Homes Sales South Pasadena: Mayor Sheila Rossi Heads to Sacramento for AB-2329 Hearing...
South Pasadena Mayor Sheila Rossi is traveling to Sacramento this week to testify before the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on AB-2329 (Fong),...
Streets Safety Arroyo Vista South Pasadena | Parent Coalition Urges Faster Response: SPUSD Questions...
A South Pasadena coalition of Arroyo Vista Elementary School parents is calling for faster implementation of traffic safety measures near campus, citing ongoing concerns...
UPDATED: Dead Person at State St. & Raymondale Dr. in South Pasadena | City...
UPDATE: Wednesday, April 8 1:00 PM: The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has identified the person found deceased yesterday on the sidewalk at State...
CALTRANS AUDIT PASSES: State Audit of 710 Homes Mismanagement Approved
SACRAMENTO / SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. EARLY BREAKING NEWS TUES 3/27/2026 — In a major turning point for the long-running 710 Freeway Fight, California lawmakers...
Child-Involved Collision | Documented School-Zone Crossing Warnings Go Unanswered – Parent’s Demands Intensify
A child was involved in a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision Monday afternoon in a designated school zone near Arroyo Vista Elementary, reigniting longstanding concerns from parents...
Editorial: The Livability & Lifestyle of South Pasadena Is Not Guaranteed—It’s Decided
It's no secret that South Pasadena did not become what it is by accident. But how and when do you jump-in and carry the...
HOT DAYS AHEAD: South Pasadena Weather Report
Tuesday, March 17 – Sunday, March 22, 2026
A significant early-season heat event will dominate the South Pasadena forecast this week, with temperatures running 20–30...
Hilariously Haunted Fremont Center Theatre: Y.S.T.A. Delivers the Laughs With ‘Beetlejuice Jr.’
The Fremont Centre Theatre went interdimensional this weekend as the Young Stars Theatre Academy presented Beetlejuice Jr., a spirited and funny production filled with...
Updated Announcement | ‘Joanne Nuckols Memorial Gathering’ War Memorial Building February 28
Joanne Nuckols Memorial Gathering to Be Held Saturday, February 28, 2026
NOTE: Arrival/Start Time Updated 11:00 AM Arrivals. 12:00 Noon Speakers
The community is invited to...
Car Fire, Injured Driver & Morning Street Closure: South Pasadena Fire & Police Quickly...
At approximately 7:45 a.m. Monday morning, February 23, a vehicle fire was reported at the intersection of Marmion Way and Arroyo Verde Road in...
Weather Report Friday South Pasadena: Drying Trend Ahead as Storm System Moves Out
The Five-Days Coming Up:
Friday ~ Tuesday - Overcast Moving-Out, Nice Weather Ahead
After a rainy and unsettled stretch across Los Angeles County, the weather pattern...
Big Rainstorm Hitting Monday: Weather Warnings Issued – Evacuation Warnings in Effect
A significant winter rainstorm is set to impact the Los Angeles region beginning Monday, February 16, and continuing through at least Friday, February 20,...
