Steven Lawrence

Steven Lawrence
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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.
PHOTO: City of South Pasadena | The South Pasadenan | City Enhances Traffic Measures Near Local School

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...
PHOTO: Steven Lawrence | The South Pasadenan News | South Pasadena Police Department (SPPD) Tesla Patrol Car

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...
PHOTO: Office of Sen. Perez | Sen. Sasha Perez at the podium in South Pasadena announcing the audit legislation before the trip to Sacramento. The action by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee follows a coordinated push led by Pérez, who, alongside Assemblymember Mike Fong and local leaders, publicly called for the audit just days earlier after hearing extensive complaints from residents across the 710 corridor.

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...
PHOTO: South Pasadena Public Library | SouthPasadenan.com News | The South Pasadenan – Many of the trees South Pasadena Streets have to day were planted by this effort.

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...
Heatwave Pasadena Weather

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...
PHOTO: YSTA | The South Pasadenan | Tickets Available as YSTA’s Beetlejuice Jr. Opens Friday for Limited Run

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...
Joanne Nuckols 1943 ~ 2025 South Pasadena No on 710, South Pasadena Preservation Foundation (SPPF)

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...
PHOTO: Steven Lawrence | The South Pasadenan News | Morning car fire quickly handled by South Pasadena Fire Department & Police. Driver with burn injuries to hands

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...
Snow capped San Gabriel Mountains above South Pasadena after a week of rainy weather

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,...
PHOTO: SPHS Instagram | @southpashoops | South Pasadenan News | Rob Khollesi South Pasadena High School Varsity Basketball History Making Player. He leaves a national free-throw ranking, a state scoring mark, and a new single-game standard for the South Pasadena Tigers.

SPHS Tiger’s Basketball Record Books Updated: Rod Khollesi’s Fantastic Senior Season at South Pasadena...

Sometimes there are seasons that have a player that sets a new elevated standard. For the South Pasadena High School boys varsity basketball program, senior...
110 Exit Avenue 60 closed

110 Freeway Off-Ramp Closure | Ave. 60 Long-Term Bridge Work Underway

CalTrans District 7 crews will close the northbound off-ramp at Avenue 60 on State Route 110 (Arroyo Seco Parkway) beginning at 11:59 p.m. Friday,...
PHOTO: SPTOR INSTAGRAM | South Pasadenan News | Crunch Time! | SPTOR | The South Pasadenan | Volunteers put in long hours working on South Pasadena’s float, given the title “The Great Picnic Heist”. The SPTOR CRUNCH TIME FUNDRAISER AUCTION IS LIVE

Rose Parade Float Build: Auction is LIVE NOW | It’s CRUNCH TIME SOUTH PASADENA!

South Pasadena Float Built Fundraiser Auction is LIVE NOW! BIDDING HAS BEGUN! The Crunch Time Online Auction is open—and it’s packed! Bid on an exciting lineup of experiences...
Weather Forecast - Big Rain

Rain Storm On The Way | Forecast for Holiday Week Includes Flood Watch

Big Weather Rolling-in for the Holiday - Up To 8" of Rain Forecast in the So Cal Region over the week. Forecasts for the Christmas...
New Development Breaking Ground 2026 The Raymond | Odom Stamps and Laurel Myers of the South Pasadena-based Architecture and Interior Design firm Stamps & Stamps, as well as attorney Doug Yokomozio of Nida & Romyn, P.C., advised Greenbridge Investment Partners, helping usher the project through the entitlement and permitting process with the City of South Pasadena. Looney & Associates leads The Raymond’s interior design, and LandStudio 360 oversees the development’s landscape design.

‘The Raymond’ South Pasadena: The Largest New Residential Development in a Century

Part 1: Years in the Making - The South Pasadenan News has been following this project since the purchase of the 625 Fair Oaks...
Screencap: South Pasadena City Council Meeting November 19,2025 | Attorney Chris Sutton giving public comment

Broken Promises: CalTrans Tenants Go on the Record at City Council – Decades of...

The long-defeated CalTrans 710 Freeway Plans continue to grind-on in South Pasadena — not through pavement or freeway trenching, but through the State’s handling...

Weather Update Thursday – More Rain, But Less of It

As of Thursday Morning, 9:00 a.m. The lingering Pacific system is still hanging over South Pasadena, keeping Thursday and Friday cool and unsettled, with the...
South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD)

Department of Education | Reorganization at the Federal Level Does Not Abandon Students

The Federal Agency's Press Release Headline is Plain and Unsettling: U.S. Department of Education Announces Six New Agency Partnerships to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy New Agreements Signed...
PHOTO: Tuesday Morning: A collision involving the Westbound Metro‐Rail 'A-Line' and what was initially reported to be two passenger cars has shut down the intersection of Monterey Road and Pasadena Avenue this morning.

Metro Rail Accident South Pasadena ‘A-Line’ | Monterey & Pasadena Ave – Intersection is...

A collision involving the Westbound Metro‐Rail 'A-Line' and what was initially reported to be two passenger cars has shut down the intersection of Monterey...
US MARINE CORPS 250TH BIRTHDAY

USMC BIRTHDAY: United States Marine Corps – 250 Years of Relentless Duty

On 10 November 2025, the Marine Corps marks a milestone—its 250th birthday. According to the Corps’ own history, it traces its roots to the resolution...
Vote South Pasadena, Election Day California

VOTE TODAY: ‘Prop 50’, Mail-In Ballots & Why Today’s “One-Question” Election is Anything But...

By any normal standard, today’s November 4 statewide special election looks deceptively simple: one statewide question, Proposition 50, on whether to redraw California’s congressional...
PHOTO: James Jontz | South Pasadena High School | SPHS Tigers Rio Hondo League Champs. Now on to CIF

SPHS Football: South Pasadena Tigers Breeze Past Temple City 48-6 Friday Night League Win

South Pasadena Tigers were on fire Friday night, unleashing a rolling offensive and solid defensive performance to dominate the Temple City Rams, 48–6, in...
PHOTO: YSTA | The South Pasadenan | Newsies Jr. Opens Tonight!

“Disney’s NEWSIES JR.” Theatre Review – Charm, Wit, Drama & Dance at YSTA’s...

The Young Stars Theatre Academy (YSTA) once again delivers pure magic with their latest production, Disney’s Newsies Jr. — now entering its final weekend...
A Free South Pasadena Community-wide Event Friday, October 25th, 2 to 5 PM

PEDALPALOOZA 2025 South Pasadena Rides Again – Join The Fun!

What began as a handful of parents and kids on bicycles has grown into a fun South Pasadena neighborhood tradition — and now it’s...

SB79 Is Live: Will You Lose Trees To Developers in South Pasadena? – No...

Voting citizens and families who are strongly outspoken about protecting South Pasadena's neighborhoods may be barking up the wrong tree.  City Council may make...
CA Scott Weiner SB79

EDITORIAL: SB79 Says “Affordable Housing.” It’s Really About Cutting You—the Voter—Out of Your Own...

By any honest reading, Senate Bill 79 is not a conversation with communities; it’s a work-around. Yes, its banner reads “abundant and affordable housing near...
South Pasadena City Manager Todd Hileman | Special Joint Meeting of the City Council and Finance Commission August 13, 2025.

Now Open Fridays! South Pasadena’s City Hall Returns to Friday Counter Services: Undoing a...

For the first time in about five years, South Pasadena City Hall will once again be open to the public on Fridays, restoring a...
PHOTO: Cover of the Official LA County Independent After-Action Report by McChrystal Group. "The winds created flames 200 feel long horizontally, and sent embers flying up to 2 miles away"

Eaton Fire Response Report Published: Confirms & Defines Gaps in Evacuation Alerts, Resource Limitations...

Note from the Publisher When we talk about “first responders,” it’s not a phrase made generically. On the night of January 7th, 2025, against winds...
SB 771 State Censored Speech Bill is on Gov Newsom's Desk for Approve or Veto now. We explore the hypothetical: With so many progressive grassroots orgs against the bill, he has political cover to veto it without looking like he’s caving to “right-wing” critics. Instead, he can frame himself as standing up for civil liberties and community voices across the spectrum.

“Yes, We Have No Bananas” – Was SB 771 Designed to Fail? It’s on...

California’s Senate Bill 771 (SB 771), authored by Senator Henry Stern (D-27), has been rushed through the Legislature with strong committee and floor votes....
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