Families Forward Learning Center Launches Reading Buddies Program
PRESS RELEASE
Families Forward Learning Center’s (FFLC) successful on‐line program Reading Buddies is now in‐person. In November 2020, South Pasadena High School student Evelyn Dowd...
History of City Treasurer Struggles in South Pasadena
As the City Council prepares to consider asking voters whether to change the City Treasurer’s position to an appointive instead of elective office, a...
City Treasurer | City Considers Elimination of Elected Treasurer
During a City Council session Feb. 16, the question whether the city should ask voters to approve changing from an elected to an appointed...
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...
Consolidation of Commissions | City Council to Consider Changes
Recommendations for a wholesale consolidation of South Pasadena’s famously unwieldy system of two dozen citizen boards and commissions will be the topic of a...
East West Players Triumphant Return With Killer “Assassins”
In March, 2020, East West Players production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Assasins” was on the eve of previews and about to open. We all know...
In Conversation with Deborah Strang at A Noise Within
Los Angeles theatre goers have had the thrill and privilege to watch actress Deborah Strang on our stages for more than thirty years, most...
Vote on Power | City Council is Moving to 100% CPA Supply for Businesses
Citing the “profound environmental impact” it will have, the South Pasadena City Council on Wednesday February 16, 2022 will act to increase to 100...
Mandates Lifted | California Mask Mandate to Expire After February 15
PRESS RELEASE
As COVID-19 conditions continue to improve across California and the Omicron surge subsides, temporary measures the state had put in place will expire...
Beyond the Virus | Ending Emotional Cutoff Part II
Last week I discussed the negative effects of emotional cutoff and how to repair a relationship that's been cut off. But what if you’re...
Catalytic Converter Theft | Mayor Cacciotti Pushing Lawmakers to Take Action
Over the course of one week, five catalytic converters were stolen from cars in South Pasadena and the mayor of the town wants it...
Beyond the Virus | Ending Emotional Cutoff Part I
Have you noticed that your emotional wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around you have seemingly worsened during the pandemic? Maybe it’s the side...
Supreme Court Nominee Short List | South Pasadenan Leondra Reid Kruger
Leondra Reid Kruger, a California Supreme Court Justice who is from Glendale but grew up in part in South Pasadena, is once again among...
Lineage Invites Us To Their New Performing Arts Center for “The Curiosity Tales”
Lineage Performing Arts Center has officially opened their brand new, beautiful performance space at 920 East Mountain Street in Pasadena and it is the...
OSHA Statement
MEDIA RELEASE
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is withdrawing the vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard issued on Nov. 5,...
Most Expensive Float Ever for South Pasadena | Seeking Funds to Cover Costs
South Pasadena’s award-winning float in the 2022 Rose Parade came at a huge price as bills continue to roll into the organization overseeing the...
Possible Settlement | South Pasadena Resident May Get Some Justice
The City of South Pasadena and resident Alison Smith last week reported “significant progress” in efforts to settle a bitter dispute in which both...
City Council | Mayor Michael Cacciotti and Council Set Path for New Year
Borrowing an old popular phrase, Michael Cacciotti knows, “It takes a village,” to set the City of South Pasadena down a path to success...
Voter Redistricting | South Pasadena Meetings & Mapping Tools
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA MEDIA RELEASE
The State of California released its official data from the U.S. Census late September, including its adjustments for the...
$50 Million Dollars Contributed | 72,000 Acres Preserved
A non-profit organization, with a mission of conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends, just received a huge windfall, thanks to...
City of South Pasadena | Soccer with the Mayor
After arriving at Arroyo Park in the city, South Pasadena Mayor Michael Cacciotti hopped off his bike wearing a helmet, jacket and warm-up athletic...
Rose Parade 2023 | South Pasadena Float Concepts Accepted Through Social Media
Through social media, the world has opened up to what South Pasadena’s float in the 2023 Rose Parade could look like.
Design concepts can now...
Sheriff Alex Villanueva L.A. County | Letter to the Public Citing Progress Under His...
By Sheriff Alex Villanueva
On December 3, 2018, I was sworn into office on a promise to Reform, Rebuild, and Restore the Los Angeles County...
Beyond the Virus | How to Talk it Out & Set Boundaries
There are some people in life with whom you can talk about anything under the sun, like your sister, Mary. Mary is one of...
BREAKING NEWS | Mission and Meridian Intersection Blocked in South Pasadena
The Mission and Meridian intersection in South Pasadena has been blocked since early this morning. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on...
State Mandate | Food Scrap Collection for Single-Family Home Residents
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA PRESS RELEASE
Save that banana peel! Let’s recycle it!
Beginning January 1, 2022, the City of South Pasadena will implement food scrap...
$ 1 Million Dollar Winner | Lottery Ticket Purchased in South Pasadena
It wasn’t the biggest prize, but a lucky person who purchased a ticket in South Pasadena for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing has plenty to smile...
Rose Parade 2022 | South Pasadena’s Float a Hit
Asked how she felt following the announcement that South Pasadena’s float in Saturday’s 133rd Rose Parade had garnered an award, a beaming Janet Benjamin...
WINNER | South Pasadena’s Rose Parade Float Wins Founder Award
South Pasadena won the Rose Parade's 'Founder Award' for the most outstanding float built and decorated by volunteers from a community or organization.
It’s a...
POOPER SCOOPERS! Unsung Heroes of The Rose Parade
Decked out wearing white overalls, brooms and shovels at the ready, they’re known as the unsung heroes, often hearing the loudest cheers during the...
