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Air Quality Is Unhealthy | AQMD Issues Warnings Lasting Several Days
The BOBCAT wildfire in the mountains above Azusa has exceeded 23,000 acres. The smoke is being blown into the foothill cities, and into Los Angeles areas. The air quality in South Pasadena, Pasadena, Highland...
UPDATE: COVID-19 Hits Home | South Pasadena Police Department Official Bayron Salguero Will be...
Sadness is felt throughout South Pasadena and beyond its borders following the announcement that Police Assistant Bayron Salguero died last Saturday due to complications related to COVID-19.
According to the South Pasadena Police Department, Salguero,...
Arrest Made in Attack on Protester on Sunday
MEDIA RELEASE:
On Sunday, August 30, 2020 at approximately 12:00 p.m., Michael Plough, 41, a resident of South Pasadena called the police department to complain about a lone protester in the 1100 block of El...
NEWS ALERT: Bomb Threat at Arroyo Park
UPDATED: Message from City of South Pasadena at 2:16pm
A call went out to residents stating:
"No explosives were found and the scene is now clear and safe. The park is now open and we appreciate...
Ballot Box Blocked at City Hall | Location Inaccessible
UPDATE Monday, 2:30pm: South Pasadena Councilmemebr Michael Cacciotti directed city hall staff to clear out the construction ASAP and keep the ballot box at South Pasadena City Hall fully accessible until the election is...
Concerts in the Park | 2022 Concerts Return June 26
News provided by City of South Pasadena
The South Pasadena Community Services Department will host four dates of Concerts in the Park this summer. Admission is free and patrons are encouraged to to bring their...
Halloween in South Pasadena | Decorations, Movie History & More!
In South Pasadena, Halloween is serious spooky business. From the pumpkin patch on the corner of Fremont and Mission to the famous filming locations, South Pasadenans love Halloween.
The residents in the 1100 block of...
BREAKING NEWS: Hottest Day on Record for South Pasadena
Dallas Raines Knows weather and during the 4 0’Clock newscast on Friday the award-winning meteorologist for ABC7 announced that South Pasadena had experienced its hottest day on record.
It was a sizzling 118 degrees in...
BREAKING NEWS | Police Foot Chase on Raymond Hill South Pasadena
Pasadena Police, San Marino Police, and South Pasadena Police Departments chased a male on foot described as Hispanic about 20 years old wearing a black shirt and shorts Friday evening about 4:30 pm, according...
Lawsuit Filed Against School District | Negligence Claimed by Family of SPHS Student Arrested...
The South Pasadena Unified School District is being sued by a family who say South Pasadena High School Assistant Principal David Speck needlessly had their son arrested in 2018 for soliciting funds from neighbors...
Big Changes Slated for Rialto Theatre | Owner Reboots Delayed Repairs, Grants Mosaic Long-Term...
Under new arrangements worked out between the Shomof Group, owner of South Pasadena’s historic Rialto Theatre, and its current tenant, the Mosaic church group, Shomof will take charge of and shortly begin significant restoration...
South Pasadena Police Chief Joe Ortiz Retires | On Administrative Leave Until March
South Pasadena Police Chief Joe Ortiz “has announced his intention to retire effective March 1, 2021,” according to a city press release. Interim City Manager Sean Joyce has appointed Deputy Police Chief Brian Solinsky...
UPDATED: Person Stabbed at El Pollo Loco on Fair Oaks
This is a false report that was phoned into to the South Pasadena Police by a locally known vagrant person. There was no stabbing or injuries.
Previously Reported:
Call(s) to 911 reported a person stabbed at...
Singer Matt Mauser’s Connection to Tragic Helicopter Crash
Matt Mauser didn’t perform Sunday.
He was too busy trying to put his life back in order.
My lady friend, Diane Cavenee, and I made plans at Christmas to surprise her mother, Marie, with tickets to...
COVID-19 Deaths in South Pasadena | 3 Confirmed out of 53 Cases
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on April 23 reported three COVID-19- related deaths in the City of South Pasadena, all at the South Pasadena Care Center at 904 Mission Street. County...
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 who fatally shot actress Vaness Marquez during a “welfare check”...
Anne Disselhorst – A Handcrafted Life
Sadly, the “Mom” of the Mom & Pop culinary gem that is Fiore Market Café has passed away suddenly. Anne Disselhorst suffered a massive stroke caused by a large tumor no one knew she...
Person Hit by Metro Train in South Pasadena
At about 1:40pm Saturday a female pedestrian was struck by the Metro Gold Line train in South Pasadena at the Arroyo Verde Rd & Sycamore Ave crossing - just behind the Ostrich Farm Lofts...
CITY FINANCE | South Pasadena Finance Director Karen Aceves Resigns
Karen Aceves, appointed South Pasadena Finance Director seven months ago, has resigned. Aceves, who in late August left on an indefinite family leave, sent the city a message Tuesday announcing her decision to resign...
Exclusive: Father of Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano
The inside story: What's it like for the family handling such a honor.
"As a father I always guide Naomi, but she makes her own decisions..."
Exclusive: Mother of Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano
The inside story: Worried, excited, and challenges right up until coronation. Naomi continues to make us so proud. The question: "What was is like in the 48 hours before coronation"
UPDATED REPORT | Person Stabbed at Metro Train Station South Pasadena
11-25-2020 UPDATED REPORT:
At about 8:30pm Saturday November 21, a man was stabbed multiple times while on or near a Metro Gold Line station in Highland park, then escaped onto the Metro Train eastbound towards...
CLOSING | Big Lots South Pasadena
The South Pasadena Big Lots discount retail store is closing down the location on the corner of Huntington Drive and Fremont Avenue.
Braun, the store manager confirmed the decision by the corporate chain. Why? A newer,...
South Pasadena Police Department | Felony Child Abuse Arrest
UPDATE 10-12-2022: A GoFundMe page has been established for those who may wish to support the family. https://gofund.me/abd89ec3
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FROM South Pasadena Police Department 10-10-2022:
On Thursday, September 29, 2022, South Pasadena Police Detectives arrested Christopher Richmond, a...
Mark Deetjen | Son of San Marino, Dad of South Pasadena
South Pasadena, did you feel it? It wasn’t an earthquake. Nothing pandemic-related. It was more like a “great disturbance in the Force” that surrounds South Pasadena.
Mark Deetjen is gone. Who, you ask? Many of...
Trump Rally Goers Pay a Visit to South Pasadena | Assault Charges Follow
Supporters of President Trump crowded all four corners of Fair Oaks and Mission in South Pasadena Sunday afternoon, sporting signs, waving flags, and prompting honks and shouts from a caravan of similarly attired cars...
November Elections | Charles Treviño Seeks 4th Term on Water District Board
Charles Treviño, a longtime South Pasadena resident, was first elected to the board of directors of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District in November 2008 and has served three consecutive 4-year terms.
He’s...
2022 Rose Queen | Tournament Crowns Nadia Chung of La Cañada
On Tuesday, October 26, The Pasadena Tournament of Roses officially named Nadia Chung as the 103rd Rose Queen at their Announcement and Coronation ceremony -- typically held at the Pasadena Playhouse -- took place...
Halloween in South Pasadena | Meet “The Rolling Bones”
By Alysia Painter
A piano grandly placed on top of a house, and a drum kit, too, and several celestial superstars wielding horns, guitars, and mics?
It sounds like a surreal scene straight out of a...
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 Angeles TV cameraman in the early 1970s. Weeks after taking...
