A World Less Certain | Mother Mary
My mother's birthday is Monday. She suffers from the advance stages of emphysema. Sometimes she reminds me of a goldfish, mouth opening wide, trying...
Rep. Judy Chu Statement on Presidential Certification and Assault on the Capitol
MEDIA RELEASE
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement on Congress’s certification of the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris...
Arts Are Essential | What’s Happening in the New Year
It certainly is a new day and a new dawn as we kick off 2021 and yet, we’re still living through a time unlike...
COVID-19 Update and School Reopenings | Superintendent Geoff Yantz
Dear SPUSD Families,
We hope you and your families had a relaxing and safe Winter Break and are looking forward to a successful spring semester.
Last...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | An Inspirational Champion of Equity
By Bobby T. Rimas
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is unique in that she symbolizes an inspirational champion of equity. Ginsburg not...
Online Tutoring Available Through Public Library
Through Tutor.com the Library offers live help for students aged kindergarten to adult, in subjects like math, science, English, social studies, essay writing, resume writing, job...
UDPATE | Social Advocacy Coalition Helps the Homeless
UPDATE: January 5
Continuing the efforts post-holiday season, BLM cofounder, Fahren James says that over 70 items were successfully purchased from recent donations. This included hoodies,...
You I Like: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Herman premiering on Playhouse Live
Pasadena Playhouse, The State Theater of California, announces the January 10, 2021 PlayhouseLive Online Opening Night of You I Like: A Musical Celebration of...
TUESDAY | COVID Relief Q&A With Senator Portantino
State Senator Anthony Portantino will be hosting a live Small Business ZOOM/Webinar on Tuesday, January 5th, where he will discuss the roll out of the...
RHNA | City Joins Campaign Pressing Challenge to Massive Housing Demand
Both the Pasadena and South Pasadena City Councils in November quietly joined a movement of more than five dozen cities representing over a third...
Cancer Survivor’s Role in Rose Parade Celebration
It was a Thursday afternoon in late November of 2016 at the age of 56 when Jeff Carpenter, as he describes it, “had a...
ROSE BOWL | College Football Game Retains Name During Texas Move
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PRESS RELEASE
One of America’s oldest and most cherished New Year’s traditions will be maintained in 2021, albeit in a different locale,...
New City Manager Search | List of Community Members Named for Input
Thirty-one South Pasadena residents have been invited to sit on one of four focus groups that will offer input on the experience, style and...
SUCCESS | Rose Parade Crunch Time Auction Raises $25,000
When the coronavirus pandemic ended plans for the traditional Crunch Time Party, a year end major fundraiser to help pay for materials and flowers...
Rose Parade Celebration | Special Segments Airing New Year’s Day
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses announced the nine featured segments appearing in “The Rose Parade’s New Year Celebration presented by Honda.” Each segment will...
A World Less Certain | Why Kill If We Don’t Have To?
Thou shalt not kill unless it wears feathers, fur, or fins.
We grow trees to be cut down, raise animals to be slaughtered, and give...
Angelenos Deserve Justice Reform
LA County Public Defender Media Release
On May 25, 2020 we witnessed a murder and heard cries to end systemic racism in the criminal legal...
South Pasadena Resident to Serve on LA County Redistricting Commission | Priya Sridharan
South Pasadena resident Priya Sridharan has been selected to serve as one of 14 members of the LA County Redistricting Commission (CRC). After the...
New YMCA Director | Focusing on Path Ahead for Incoming New Year
When Devon Corlew stepped into the role, she quickly recognized the enormous challenges in becoming the newest executive director of the South Pasadena San...
A Holiday Tradition | Holy Family Gives Back at Christmas
It’s a weekly occurrence at the Holy Family Church Giving Bank in South Pasadena where long lines – socially distanced, of course – form...
Final Hours for Virtual Auction | Rose Parade Crunch Time Party
Many items, from dinners to getaways, are still up for grabs as the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee is holding its annual Crunch...
Arts Are Essential Especially During The Holidays
PBS presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914; Peter Rothstein's music-theatre work about the World War I Christmas truce, combining period songs...
$70 Million Dollar Project | New City Council Sidelines Commission’s Recommendation
The South Pasadena City Council raised eyebrows Wednesday Dec. 16 when, against the express recommendation of its five transportation commissioners, it unanimously approved a...
Rose Parade | SPTOR Crunch Time Auction Just Days Away!
It’s not the event South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee members were looking for, “but it looks to be potentially great,” said Brant Dunlap,...
Rose Bowl Game Moving to Texas
The Granddaddy of them all is not so Grandaddy in Pasadena.
It was announced Saturday night that the 2021 Rose Bowl Game will be moving...
South Pasadena | City to Make Permanent Eviction Ban for Unpermitted Renovation
South Pasadena’s moratorium on evictions triggered by unpermitted renovation work will has been extended through mid-January, when the City Council will adopt an ordinance...
Protecting the Environment, One Mower at a Time | Battery Electric Power a Way...
As a member of a gardening landscape company responsible for maintaining the city’s parks zipped around on an a battery-powered sit down mower, Michael...
Get to Know Nott & Associates | An Eye for Detail
Take a stroll down the streets of this city, and you will see what makes South Pasadena such a jewel. Amongst the mature trees...
The Yuko Mabuchi Trio Performs at 61st Annual LA County Holiday Celebration
Yuko Mabuchi is thrilled to be part of this year’s LA County Holiday Celebration, an event she has loved for years. Yuko lives in...
Arts Are Essential | Holiday Entertainment Highlights Dec. 18 – 25
The Metropolitan Opera kicks of a week of holiday fare with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” on Monday December 21. This was the groundbreaking broadcast...
