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...
A Night in Focus: Paris in the Belle Epoque at Norton Simon Museum
Paris comes to Pasadena in a lively evening program celebrating the exhibition By Day & By Night: Paris in the Belle Époque (on view...
City Council Recap
A public hearing was held as part of last Wednesday’s South Pasadena City Council meeting to receive objections or protests to the Vegetation Management...
SPHS Music Booster Spaghetti Dinner | Good Food, Great Tunes THURSDAY
Spaghetti Dinner Night, hosted by the South Pasadena High School Music Boosters, will take place on Thursday, February 27, from 6 to 9 p.m....
Ted Shaw’s Impact on Councilmember | Marina Khubesrian Relays Life-Changing Story
Talk about strong impressions.
Ted Shaw left a huge one on Marina Khubesrian M.D., the first time the current city councilmember and former mayor met...
Paramedic Subscription Program Introduced | New Service ‘Great Deal’
With the high cost of ambulance service, Paul Riddle calls the South Pasadena’s Fire Department’s Paramedic Subscription Program “a great deal.”
Riddle, the SPFD’s fire...
General Election | Voting Centers Open February 29
The City of South Pasadena will host Voting Centers for the upcoming General Election at two locations:
South Pasadena Public Library Community Room, 1115...
More than Just a Loving Father | Ted Shaw Remembered by Daughter
This is quite long so for those of you that want the cliffs notes …as I write this I can’t believe how God has...
2nd Annual Commission Congress | City’s Top Officials Convene TUESDAY
Community members serving on city commissions will be recognized by the City of South Pasadena during the 2nd annual Commission Congress on Tuesday, February...
How a South Pasadena Resident Filmed L.A.’s Biggest Shootout and Changed the News Industry
By Skye Hannah | Contributing Journalist
It was truly a trial by firefight when South Pasadena resident Ray Hernandez started his career as a Los...
Safety Concerns on Pine St | Car Wreck Prompts Call for Action
Racing around the corner, the fast-moving vehicle couldn’t stop in time, plowing into a 1969 Ford Mustang pulling out of a driveway on Pine...
Senator Portantino’s Fight for Clean Water
Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge), whose 25th District represents South Pasadena, has introduced SB 1056 which will allow the state to more accurately test...
Vanessa Marquez Coverage | ’90 Minutes Later’: Documentarian Seeks Closure, Justice
“90 Minutes Later” is the working title of the documentary independent filmmaker Cyndy Fujikawa has been working on about the August 30, 2018 death...



















































