SPUSD Cancels All Public Events | South Pasadena School District Notice
Superintendent Geoff Yantz said on Wednesday no individuals within South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) have tested positive for COVID-19 as the World Health...
Coronavirus Update | Fire Officials and Superintendent Make Efforts to Educate Community
Monday, March 9: Superintendent Geoff Yantz sends his fourth written message on the topic Monday since the outbreak began. Each day Yantz is tasked...
Planning Commission TUESDAY | Major 625 Fair Oaks Development Central Focus
An 86-unit senior living complex proposed for a 2.6-acre site at 625 Fair Oaks Ave. will offer a first-of-its-kind luxury housing option that includes...
‘A Highly Unsustainable Project’ | Residents Demand Stop to Moffat St. Extension in Monterey...
The prospect of extending a stretch of pavement along South Pasadena’s southern border in the Monterey Hills has generated opposition from neighbors concerned about...
School Board Meeting Preview | Update on SPHS Athletics Project & Red Cross Agreement...
Dr. Geoff Yantz, superintendent of South Pasadena schools, will make a recommendation Tuesday night for an agreement with Sandy Pringle Associates Inspection Consultants to...
SPHS Sports Update: Mar 9-13 | Wet Weather Dampens Week’s Scheduled Games
South Pasadena High’s wasted no time getting off to a fast start in Rio Hondo League baseball action as the Tigers upended rival San...
City Honored for Mosquito Prevention Practices
The City of South Pasadena recently won the 2019 Ultimate Champion for West Nile Virus Prevention Challenge.
The award is given out annually by the...
Future of 4th of July Uncertain | Committee Rallies Community to Keep ‘Festival of...
An aging group of volunteers who have donated a considerable amount of time to the success of the Festival of Balloons – South Pasadena’s...
Kubb Championships Headed to Town | The Swedish Sport that’s Growing Fast in Popularity
Kubb?
What’s that, you ask?
First off, it’s important to know how to pronounce it. It’s “koob” to those new at learning about the unique sport.
A...
SPHS Swimmer Transported to Hospital After Fire Department Responds to Call of Possible Drowning
A member of the South Pasadena High swim team was transported to a nearby hospital Friday afternoon after local fire department paramedics responded to...
SPHS Power Puff Football | Seniors Soar With a 48-27 Victory
South Pasadena High’s senior squad didn’t want to be reminded of last year’s debacle from when they were juniors.
They were pummeled 60-0 in the...
SATURDAY: “They Call Her” | The Whimsical Work of Artist Kait Walsh at the...
The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) presents artist Kait Walsh in her debut solo exhibition, They Call Her, opening Saturday, March 7, with a...
Trader Joe’s Founder Passes Away | Joe Coulombe – A Regular Joe
Between the two of them they have nearly 40 years of experience with the company, and both will tell you they sorely miss the...
CANCELLED: Celtic Fiddle Sensation, EILEEN IVERS, Brings Her Joyful Artistry To CalTech’s Beckman Auditorium
THE MARCH 15TH SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED
CaltechLive! is pleased to present “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin,” as described by The New York Times....
Throwback Thursday | Feathers, Thrills & Spills!
Back in the day, ostriches were raised for their feathers. Not to eat. Instead, women flaunted feather plumes on their hats, boas, and hand-held...
UPDATE: Vanessa Marquez Shooting | Body Cam Video Released
UPDATE for article originally published Monday, March 2.
The office of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey has determined that two South Pasadena police officers...
UPDATE: Coronavirus Health Emergency | South Pasadena City Officials Respond to Threat
UPDATE for original article originally published on Wednesday, March 4.
Thursday, March 5
Superintendent Geoff Yantz used a familiar sports analogy in his latest correspondence to...
LOCAL COVERAGE: LA County Declares Coronavirus Health Emergency
With seven total confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, Los Angeles County officially declared a health emergency.
On the steps if the Kenneth Hahn Hall...
SPHS Sports Update Mar 3-7 | Tigers Open League Baseball Season Against Rival
There’s nothing like launching into the Rio Hondo League baseball season with a game against your rival.
That’s what South Pasadena High is faced with...
Solving Homelessness – One Step at a Time | Special Screening of ‘Skid Row...
A heart-wrenching story about those down on their luck from LA’s Skid Row touched a pair of local Girl Scouts so deeply that they...
Robbery at Pavilions | Police Successfully Arrest Suspect
A 20-year-old man was arrested Sunday, February 23, after leaving Pavilions market in the 1200 block of Fair Oaks Avenue with about $400 in...
City Council Preview: March 4 | Financial Report Key Agenda Item
Councilmembers will examine the city’s mid-year financial report when it convenes in open session at 7:30 p.m. on March 5 at South Pasadena City...
SPHS Sports Update | All-Rio Hondo League Winter Teams Announced
The votes are in as South Pasadena High’s winter sports teams were honored with all-Rio Hondo League selections in boys and girls water polo,...
SPMS Athletic Booster Club | Main Event Poker Tournament March 14
Kenny Rogers may have sung it best.
“You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when...
110 Hookramp Development | Alternative Option Considered as City Awaits Metro 710 Funds
The City of South Pasadena, Metro and Caltrans will study a traffic solution alternative for the SR-110/Fair Oaks Ave. interchange that does not include...
Hundreds Attend Ted Shaw Memorial | An Emotional Tribute to ‘Mr. South Pasadena’
Looking out at the overflow crowd, Julie Smith, standing behind the podium, after adjusting the microphone, expressed her feelings.
Make that her true, deepest, most...
Coronavirus Threat Mounts | School District Prepares for Possible Impacts
As the numbers grow, so do the concerns.
“As you know, the Center for Disease Control is closely monitoring an outbreak of a respiratory illness...
PowerPuff Football TONIGHT | Juniors and Seniors Duke it Out in Annual Game
No one’s a loser in this one.
While one team might have more points on the scoreboard at the end of the night, those taking...
Pascale Chamber Players | Local Musicians Headed to Carnegie Hall
Thirteen students of the Pascale Music Institute in South Pasadena have been invited back to take the stage for the First Place Winner's Recital on...
Profound Loss | Corporal Who Was Shot Had Ties to South Pasadena
The grandson of Jack Gillette, a former lieutenant with the South Pasadena Police Department, died in the line of duty Tuesday with the Sumter...
