Thanksgiving | Thankful Thoughts from South Pasadenans

Oprah Winfrey once said: “Be thankful for what you have, you end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you...

SPMS Students Coordinate Successful Food Drive for St. James Community Food Bank | SPUSD...

News provided by SPUSD For more than 20 years, South Pasadena Middle School students and their families have donated annually to the middle school’s food...

South Pasadena BLM Protests | Judge Restores Complaint Against City

A federal judge this month upped the ante in two BLM protesters’ civil rights claims against the City of South Pasadena, updating an earlier...

SPHS Tigers Football | South Pasadena Faces Bellflower in CIF Semifinals

Bellflower High runs a one dimensional offense, and the coach faced with stopping it knows the task won’t be easy. It didn’t take Jeff Chi,...

SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | November 8 – 14, 2022

(Hundred block given in place of exact address) The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...

City of South Pasadena | Community Development Deputy Director Hired

The City is excited to announce the hiring of a Deputy Director of Community Development. Alison Becker joins the City of South Pasadena after...

SPARC Gallery | South Pasadena Council PTA Art Reflections Exhibition

News provided by SPCPTA South Pasadena Council PTA, in association with the SPARC Gallery at the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, will be showcasing winning...

City Treasurer Election | Ehrlich Concedes and Congratulates Tao

Provided by Alan Ehrlich Although Los Angeles County has not completed its counting of all South Pasadena votes, Alan Ehrlich, candidate for South Pasadena City...

A Christmas Carol at South Pasadena’s Fremont Centre Theatre

Young Stars Theatre welcomes back a holiday classic and YST tradition, A Christmas Carol, adapted by director/YST founder Gloria Bennett and abridged by our...
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Singer Songwriter Maria Taylor visits the cast of “Middletown”

The cast and crew of the South Pasadena High School fall play, “Middletown”, got an unexpected and exciting visit from Maria Taylor at their...

City of South Pasadena | Peafowl Management Plan and Outreach

The City Council adopted a Peafowl Management Plan on October 5, 2022. The Peafowl Management Plan came about when residents in South Pasadena, particularly...
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The Brothers Paranormal comes to East West Players

East West Players (EWP), the nation's longest-running Asian American theater and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works presents The Brothers Paranormal. Written...

South Pasadena Public Library | Restoration Concert on December 4

News provided by the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library The Restoration Committee of the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library will be...
PHOTO: Anthony Chan | SPHS Tigers Football | coach Jeff Chi talking to his team after 35-21 CIF quarterfinal victory over St. Margaret’s Friday night.

On The Road | Tigers Football Rolls Past St. Margaret’s in San Juan Capistrano...

On a mission, South Pasadena High took another giant step Friday night in its quest to win a long-awaited CIF title in football. It wasn’t...
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“Middletown” Examines The Human Condition Through the Lens of a Small Town and its...

A heartfelt, sweetly quirky meditation on the meaning of life as told by the inhabitants of a small, American town, Will Eno’s “Middletown” opened...

SPHS Introduction to Data Science Class Challenges Students | SPUSD Snapshot

News provided by SPUSD Does the amount of sleep a person gets influence whether someone is depressed? Does the time of day affect a person’s...

Bike Bus Event November 15 | South Pasadena Active Streets

Due to the rain on November 8, the Bike Bus Event has been moved to Tuesday, November 15. Starting in December, the Bike Bus...

SPUSD Employees Commit to Continuous Learning | SPUSD Snapshot

News provided by SPUSD This fall, SPUSD teachers participated in two separate professional development days to gain new skills and knowledge about teaching and learning....

SPHS Tigers Football | South Pasadena Faces St. Margaret’s in Playoffs Friday

It helps to be there in the past, insists South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi, watching his team go deep into the CIF-Southern...

SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | November 1 – 7, 2022

(Hundred block given in place of exact address) The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...

PCC Superintendent/President Remarks on Apparent Passage of Measure PCC

News provided by Pasadena City College With Measure PCC leading in returns with 69% of the vote, Pasadena City College Superintendent/President Erika Endrijonas offered the...

UPDATED: Vote Results South Pasadena | November 8, 2022 Election

Election results for South Pasadena as of 12:00 noon Friday, November 11, 2022

Weather Alert | Rainstorm Causes Flooding and Impacts Traffic

The first significant storm of the season pounded the Southland and South Pasadena was not excluded as some areas reported about 2 inches of...

SPEF Fall Fund Drive | Yard Signs Painting South Pasadena Orange

News provided by SPEF Halloween decorations may have come down, but orange and black still rule the streets as the South Pasadena Educational Foundation (SPEF)...

Obituary | Lawrence “Larry” Robert Rice

Lawrence (Larry) Robert Rice, age 87, passed away on Sunday October 30th, 2022. He was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Marge) Rita Rice in...

SPMS Honored With National Blue Ribbon Schools Award | SPUSD Snapshot

News provided by SPUSD On November 3-4, 2022, Principal Chery Busick attended the National Blue Ribbon Schools Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C. to receive the...

LA County Smart Gardening Workshop November 19

News provided by Friends of the Nature Park Join the Friends of the Nature Park and LA County for a beginner gardening workshop and park...

SPHS Tigers Football | Team Advances to Second Round CIF Playoffs

It was Jason Hong’s night at Friday's CIF football clash between South Pasadena and visiting Yucca Valley. The versatile Tiger running back ran rampant through...
PHOTO: Esteban Lopez | The South Pasadenan News | NOV 2022 Past Town Meeting: CalTrans Homes Town Meeting at the Masonic Hall in South Pasadena: The city organized an important beginning 'town meeting' to answer questions, hear concerns, and establish transparency about the complex process of re-integrating homes back into the South Pasadena communities and the options on the table.

Caltrans Homes South Pasadena | Tensions Rise as City Holds Special Community Meeting

With debate over the future of the Caltrans-owned homes in South Pasadena heating up, the City on Thursday held a major “community meeting” in...

World Series 2022 | South Pasadena Resident Makes Historic Call

It’s one of those calls viewers won’t soon forget, perhaps never, hearing the thrill in the voice of South Pasadena’s Joe Davis, describing the...
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