Institute for the Redesign of Learning Hosts First 5K Run-Walk
All abilities are welcomed as the Institute for the Redesign hosts a 5K run/walk Saturday, April 9 at the Arroyo Seco South Fields in...
Voter Redistricting | Map Proposals Due March 7
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA MEDIA RELEASE
The City of South Pasadena encourages community members to participate in the redistricting process by drawing and submitting a...
City Council | BLM Mural Must Await Public Art Policy
South Pasadena City Council members said they won’t consider approving the South Pasadena High School Anti-Bias Club’s (ABC) proposal for a Black Lives Matter...
Song Splash comes to South Pasadena
Jeweled Universe located at 1017 Mission Street in South Pasadena, will host recording Artist Andy Kimbel’s acoustic music series Song Splash the first Saturday...
Soccer | AYSO Region 214 EXTRA Teams Win West Division Finals
Written by Bryan Samuels, Regional Commissioner for AYSO Region 214 in South Pasadena/San Marino
This past weekend, two soccer teams from our local AYSO EXTRA...
2022 California All-State Honor Band Member Jillian Ran | SPUSD Snapshot
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Congratulations to SPHS senior, Jillian Ran, who performed in the California All-State Honor Band during President’s Day weekend at the California All-State Music...
South Pasadena Library | Teen Poetry Workshop with Suzanne Lummis
Teens in grades 9-12 are invited to participate in a poetry workshop with Los Angeles based Poet Suzanne Lummis on April 20, 2022. This...
Annual Dumpster Day Saturday April 16
Dumpster Day is back! Residents ages 62 and over can have large furniture or appliances picked up from their homes for free the week...
2022 California All-State Honor Choir Member Timothy Chang | SPUSD Snapshot
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Congratulations to SPHS senior Timothy (TJ) Chang who performed in the California All-State Honor Choir during President’s Day weekend. To be accepted into...
$10 Tutoring, Music, and Art Sessions with Hodis Learning & Music
Hodis Learning & Music (HLM) is offering $10 first sessions in the first week of March. This promotion can be used for any subject...
The Story Behind Proposed Mural in Orange Grove Park Featuring Black Lives
In October of 2019 a group of 50 South Pasadena High School students participated in a seminar hosted by the Anti-Defamation League where they...
Voter Redistricting | South Pasadena Draft Maps Review
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA MEDIA RELEASE
The City of South Pasadena is reminding community members of the Public Hearing on March 2, 2022 at 7:30pm....
Waste Collection Survey | Complying with Food Scrap Law
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA PRESS RELEASE
The City of South Pasadena is soliciting community input as the City looks to comply with SB 1383 -...
Arroyo Vista Elementary | Black History Month Celebration
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We are so proud to be celebrating Black History Month at Arroyo Vista. While we have honored tremendous figures like Martin Luther King...
Possible All-Electric Vehicle Fleet | South Pasadena Police Department
Its time has come, insists Tony Abdalla, saying the South Pasadena Police Department is on the doorstep of investing in a fleet of battery-powered...
Families Forward Learning Center Launches Reading Buddies Program
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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
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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,...
