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2026 Rose Parade Float Awards | South Pasadena (SPTOR) Among Top Honorees
Today, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses® announced the 23 floats awarded official honors in the 137th Rose Parade® presented by Honda. These awards recognize...
Tip From Public Leads to Arrest After Christmas Electric Bicycle Theft | South Pasadena...
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On Friday, December 26, 2025, at about 1:30 p.m., a theft of two electric bicycles was reported to the South Pasadena Police Department...
SPPD Arrests Suspect After Package Thefts Reported Near Floral Park & Hermosa
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On December 29, 2025, at 9:52 p.m., the South Pasadena Police Department’s Communication Center received multiple calls of a male suspect who was...
FREE ROSE PARADE 2026 TICKETS | Tournament of Roses Offers Tickets to Fire-Impacted Residents
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In the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses® today announced a comprehensive complimentary ticket program designed to...
SPUSD Snapshot | Monterey Hills Elementary Students Shared The Magic Of The Season Through...
‘Tis the season of holiday cheer, and Monterey Hills Elementary first and second graders kicked off a series of elementary school performances on Tuesday,...
$65,000 Awarded to South Pasadena Police | Safety & Streets Program
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The South Pasadena Police Department announced today that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support...
Music Center Names Celesta M. Billeci Principal Advisor for Kaufman Dance Season
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The Music Center announced today that Celesta M. Billeci, the lauded Miller McCune executive director emerita of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Arts...
Burglary Suspect Confronted by Residents Returning Home | Suspect Fled Then Caught By South...
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On Monday, December 22, 2025, at about 4:10 pm, the South Pasadena Police Department Communications Center received a call about a residential burglary...
New Year Celebration | South Pasadena Senior Center to Host Luncheon on January 7,...
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The City of South Pasadena Senior Center will host a luncheon in celebration of the New Year on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, from...
Weekly Crime Report | December 16 – December 22, 2025: South Pasadena Police Dept....
Provided by The South Pasadena Police Department
December 16 – December 22, 2025
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
The Weekly Crime Summary is a...
STAR-STUDDED GRAND FINALE | Capital Cities, DEK of Hearts Announced for 2026 Rose Parade
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The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® unveiled the highly anticipated lineup for the Grand Finale of the 137th Rose Parade® presented by Honda on...
Drive & Arrive Safely | South Pasadena Police Step Up DUI Patrols
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The holiday season can be especially dangerous on the roads. In December 2023 alone, 1,038 people were killed nationwide in alcohol-impaired driving crashes,...
DUI Checkpoint Set for Dec. 27 | South Pasadena Police
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On December 27, 2025, the South Pasadena Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint from 7:00 p.m. to 2:00...
Holiday Closures & Overnight Parking Enforcement Schedule | South Pasadena
PARKING ENFORCEMENT RELEIF: overnight parking from Dec. 22, 2025, at 2:00 a.m. through Jan. 4, 2026, at 6:00 a.m.
South Pasadena residents are reminded that...
$4M in State Funding For Altadena Affordable Housing | Senator Sasha Renée Pérez
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Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) joined affordable housing champions Wednesday in Altadena to announce $4 million in state budget investments to bring more Eaton...
2026 Rose Parade Livestream | Tournament of Roses Expands Platforms
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® invites viewers everywhere to be part of the New Year’s Day celebration through the official livestream experience of the 137th...
NEW POCKET PARKS NOW OPEN | Grevelia & Dr. Beatriz Solis Celebrated at Dec....
South Pasadena marked an important milestone in local park development on Wednesday, December 17, with the completion and official ribbon cutting of two new...
Weekly Crime Report | December 9 – December 15, 2025: South Pasadena Police Dept....
Provided by The South Pasadena Police Department
December 9 – December 15, 2025
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
The Weekly Crime Summary is a...
South Pasadena Library Winter Holiday Hours & Closures
The South Pasadena Public Library will have adjusted hours and closures for the winter holidays.
The library will open later at 2:00 p.m. on...
South Pasadena Unified School District Winter Break December 22 ~ January 2
Winter break for South Pasadena Unified School District students will begin Monday, December 22, and continue through Friday, January 2, according to the district’s...
‘Young Marines’ Honor Pearl Harbor’s 84th Anniversary in Hawaii
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Four Young Marines units from the Los Angeles were among 24 Young Marines units throughout the United States who traveled to Hawaii this...
NEW POCKET PARKS South Pasadena | ‘Grevelia’ & ‘Dr. Beatriz Solis’ Parks Ribbon Cutting...
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The City of South Pasadena is proud to announce the completion of two new pocket parks, made possible through significant grant funding supporting...
Hanukkah Celebration South Pasadena | Music, Crafts & Menorah Lighting
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This Hanukkah, South Pasadena is seeing a surge in public celebrations and holiday displays, with families and individuals planning to light menorahs in...
“A Night at Baldwin Oaks” | Empty House Party Returns Jan. 23
Guests are invited to take a step back in time as the 2026 Empty House Party returns on Friday, January 23, 2026, celebrating the...
USPS Prepares for Its Busiest Week of 2025 as Holiday Deadlines Near
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Next week is the last week to get holiday gifts and greetings in the mail by the recommended deadlines. Customer traffic at all...
“Operation Polar Wind” | Santa Teams Up with Pasadena Police for a High-Flying Holiday...
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Call this a joyful Christmas lift: patients at Huntington Health, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, welcomed the Pasadena Police Air Operations Section and the Foothill...
Los Angeles Ballet’s The Nutcracker at Royce Hall & Dolby Theatre
The holiday season in Los Angeles kicks off with one of the city’s most beloved traditions: Los Angeles Ballet’s The Nutcracker. This weekend, audiences...
“Mississippi: Where Creativity Blooms” | Charlie Worsham to Perform on 2026 Rose Parade® Mid-Parade...
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Few days ago, the Tournament of Roses announced the 2026 Mid-Parade Performance presented by Visit Mississippi. The float, “Mississippi: Where Creativity Blooms,” is...
“Amadeus” at Pasadena Playhouse Feb. 11–Mar. 8 | Tony Winner Jefferson Mays & Broadway’s...
Pasadena Playhouse, the official State Theater of California and 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award recipient, will present a lavish revival of Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus”...
‘Here Lies Love’ Returns with All-New Production at the Mark Taper Forum
Center Theatre Group is bringing a bold, reimagined production of Here Lies Love to the Mark Taper Forum, running February 11 to March 22,...
