SPUSD Snapshot | Upper Elementary Students Return to the Classroom
The rain didn’t dampen our parade! All grade levels of SPUSD elementary students have returned to in-person learning.
On March 15, 2021, fourth and fifth...
Public Safety Commission | Community Forum on Hiring New Police Chief Yields Crucial Input
In a forum held on Monday night, dozens of citizens tuned in and made their voices heard loud and clear over the process of...
SPHS Tiger Football | Spring Season Officially Begins Friday at La Cañada High
As state officials continue to give the green light for resumption of play, high school sports like football, traditionally reserved for the fall, are...
Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library Celebrates 71st Anniversary
PRESS RELEASE
Officials at both the City of South Pasadena and its School District are recognizing the longstanding contributions of the Friends of the South...
Free Bingo Night Hosted by South Pasadena Chinese-American Club Saturday
The South Pasadena Chinese-American Club (SPCC), in partnership with the local Chamber of Commerce, is hosting a series of free Bingo events that will...
Public Health | Caution Urged as Sectors Reopen and Vaccination Eligibility Expands Monday
MEDIA RELEASE
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 6 new deaths and 422 new cases of COVID-19. The lower...
California Launches Rent Relief Program
MEDIA RELEASE
The State has announced the launch of a CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program, intended to help income-eligible households pay rent and utilities, both...
SPHS Sports Update | Tigers Football Team Sees First Action Since 2019 with Scrimmage
After a year's hiatus due to the current pandemic, South Pasadena High’s varsity football team, under head coach Jeff Chi, took to the field...
SPUSD School Reopening Update | Mar 12, 2021
Dear SPUSD Families, Faculty, Staff, and Administrators,
As we move beyond the one-year mark since the COVID-19 crisis grew into a pandemic, I am feeling...
Public Health | LA County Reopenings on Monday
Friday, the State announced 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to people in the most under-resourced communities across the state which now...
Ready to Go – Again | South Pasadena Businesses Look Forward to Better Days...
This is part one of an ongoing series that highlights some of the local businesses who have successfully transitioned during the pandemic, which has...
Arroyo Vista PTA Seeks Donations | Helping Families Impacted by COVID One Year On
South Pasadena schools need your help!
A donation drive aimed at aiding families negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is requesting help from the community....
Mental Health and Dyslexia Screening Bills Approved by Senate Education Committee | Senator Anthony...
MEDIA RELEASE
Senate Bills 14, 224, and 237, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge), received bipartisan support today and...
$59 Million South Pasadena City Budget Saved by Voter Support, Cell Tower Lease
Unexpectedly reliable levels of property and sales tax revenue, voters’ approval of tax measures, and the city’s strategic renegotiation of cell tower leases combined...
UPDATE: Rally Saturday – A Push for Hero Pay | Community Beseeches Council to...
Activists are holding a rally to support hazard pay for retail workers in South Pasadena and Pasadena on Saturday March 13, starting at 10:30 a.m. Bring a sign,...
L.A. County Announces Sector Safety Measures for Red Tier Re-Openings | Public Health
MEDIA RELEASE
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health anticipates qualifying for the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy less restrictive red tier that...
Rose Parade Back on Track | SPTOR Inspirited for New Year’s Day 2022
With news that the 2022 Rose Parade is on schedule, Brant Dunlap said it’s time to start working in earnest on South Pasadena’s entry...
City of South Pasadena | Community Forum on Hiring a New Police Chief
MEDIA RELEASE
The City of South Pasadena City Council and Public Safety Commission invite you to attend a virtual Community Forum to provide your input...
SPUSD Snapshot | SPHS SkillsUSA Students Qualify for 2021 State Competition
In February 2021, 28 SPHS SkillsUSA Students won medals and qualified for the State competition which will be held virtually in April. Congratulations to...
SPUSD Snapshot | COVID-19 Vaccines Administered by Keck Medicine of USC for School District...
On March 5 and 6, more than 200 SPUSD employees received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic organized by...
Finance Commission | Median House Price Surpasses $1.4 Million in South Pasadena, Churches Get...
The median price for a detached, single family home in South Pasadena during 2020 was $1,445,500, an increase of 9.23 percent from 2019, according...
Watch the 2021 Marengo Virtual Talent Show!
IT IS TIME FOR THE MARENGO TALENT SHOW 2021!!!
Grab your family and popcorn and join us for the Marengo Talent Show 2021 which aired...
Norton Simon Museum from Home | Panini’s ‘Interior of Saint Peter’s, Rome’
This week we continue our series of videos narrated by Nicholas Penny, former director of the National Gallery, London, and author of the recently...
SPHS Sports Update | First Football Game Set for Later This Month
Are you ready for some football? Springtime style – that is, as California Governor Gavin Newsom has cleared the way for high school sports...
SPUSD Snapshot | SPHS Hosts First Softball and Baseball Games
On March 6, 2021, the SPHS Baseball and Softball teams competed in off-season matches. It has been almost a year since these teams have...
PHOTOS: Ribbon Cutting Welcomes Republic of Lucha | Wrestling Legends Penta and Fenix Open...
The first time watching the Lucha Brothers in action is like watching two supernatural entities unleashed; soaring through the air, exuding no fear, exhibiting...
Car Accident on Fremont Ave | Expanded Collision at Rollin St
5 cars were involved in 2 separate traffic collisions at the same intersection of Fremont Ave. and Rollin St. Friday night, at approximately 7:20...
School Opening Update | SPUSD Votes for SPMS and SPHS Hybrid Learning
By Superintendent Geoff Yantz, Ed.D.
Every week during the pandemic, we have faced new challenges and developed solutions, and this week is no exception. Changes...
4th of July Parade, Concerts in Park Still on Hold
Easter is on the horizon, but due to COVID-19, South Pasadena’s annual Spring Eggstravaganza will have a different look this year.
The coronavirus has changed...
City Council Gives Final Approval for Seven Patios
The South Pasadena City Council on Wednesday upheld the Planning Commission’s approval of the 60-unit, 6,100 square-foot residential and commercial Seven Patios development to...
