South Pasadena City council chamber: City Councilmember officials seated at a curved desk with laptops, microphones, and nameplates; a man stands at a podium on the right assessing a presentation on a wall screen.
City and Local Government

Done & Dusted: City Council Meetings Report – 2026-27 Budget Approved,...

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Police & Fire

LA AREA EMERGENCY Declared as Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Burns Into...

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GRAPHIC: City of South Pasadena eighty million dollars streets repair bond plan. A plain-language guide to what the bond would fund, what it would cost you, the order the streets get fixed, and what's still unanswered — drawn from the city's answers and an interview with its finance chief
City and Local Government

$80 Million Streets Bond Explained: What It Would Fund, What It...

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City & Government

Spare $80,000,000? South Pasadena City Council Street Bond Decision; Goat Grazing...

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PHOTO: South Pasadena News | Mac Shropshire | Graduated seniors throw their caps in the air to signify the end of their high school journey.
Graduation

GRADUATION SPHS 2026 | Congratulations to Our Outstanding Students & Community

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PHOTO: Every Fire Survivor's Network (EFSN) | "A huge, heartfelt thanks to Senator Sasha Renée Pérez and Senator Ben Allen, who authored every one of these bills and fought for every single vote."
Altadena Fires & Recovery

From Community Chat Room to Sacramento, an Altadena-Driven Insurance Bill Clears...

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PHOTO: SPPD | The South Pasadenan | Tesla Police Car
Police & Fire

3-Month Old Baby in Stolen Car Tied to Alhambra Amber Alert...

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Graphic: The South Pasadenan | Data Centers build rate and scale is growing beyond the electrical capacity of the entire country - are we next?
Editorial

The Data Center Gold Rush Hits the San Gabriel Valley —...

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Sacramento says SB 79 will deliver affordable housing. The math says it won't — not here. South Pasadena has a narrow window to push back through the only legal channels the bill left open, and the public is sleepwalking toward the deadline.
Being South Pasadenan

Trouble Ahead: SB 79 Comes for South Pasadena – What the...

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PHOTO: City of Arcadia | Statement: As of May 11, 2026 Eileen Wang resigned from the Arcadia City Council, vacating her position as Mayor. At its next meeting, the City Council will select a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem from among the remaining Councilmembers and will begin discussing how Arcadia’s District 3 will be represented until the next election cycle in November 2026.
Featured

Arcadia Mayor to Plead Guilty as Chinese Foreign Agent — The...

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PHOTO: Keeping up with Kathryn | The South Pasadenan | Supervisor Barger Meets President Trump for Altadena Fire Relief
South Pasadena News

Altadena Fire Relief | LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Meets With...

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