METRO L-Line Accident | Train Collides with Fallen Tree in South...
SOUTH PASADENA: At about 10:00pm Monday night during a heavy rainstorm, the Metro L-Line (Gold) commuter train collided with a large eucalyptus tree that...
SPPD Crime Bulletin | Suspect Sought in Commercial Burglary
On 12-20-22, at about 11:20 AM, the above suspect enters a business in the 700 block of Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA and waits...
WINNER | South Pasadena’s Float Wins Bob Hope Humor Award
When he took over as chair of the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee, one of Brant Dunlap’s main goals was “to make a...
Rose Parade Float Building | Volunteers from Minnesota Return for Seventh...
Tara Carlson describes it as “wanting to do something a little different in the floral world,” talking about the driving force behind her, and...
Vehicular Manslaughter Charge Filed in Fatal Traffic Collision
On November 23, 2022, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office filed one misdemeanor count of PC 192(c)(2) – Vehicular Manslaughter against Melissa Wang, an...
626 Prospect Ave Sale | Global Settlement Possible Topic in Long...
South Pasadena, Caltrans and other parties of interest are set to convene today for a mediation session over ongoing litigation between the City and...
BREAKING NEWS | Police Slow Speed Pursuit in South Pasadena
South Pasadena Police pursued a man on a bike in a slow speed pursuit through local area streets. The suspect tried to evade police...
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...
On The Road | Tigers Football Rolls Past St. Margaret’s in...
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...
UPDATED: Vote Results South Pasadena | November 8, 2022 Election
Election results for South Pasadena as of 12:00 noon Friday, November 11, 2022
Caltrans Homes South Pasadena | Tensions Rise as City Holds Special...
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...
SPHS Tigers Football | First Round CIF Football Game Friday Night
It doesn’t take long to determine just how potent and high scoring South Pasadena High’s next opponent can be as the CIF-Southern Section Division...
Football: SPHS Tigers WIN Against Pasadena Poly | First Time Ever...
In unusual surroundings for both teams, the massive L.A. Coliseum was the site of Thursday night’s Rio Hondo League contest between Pasadena Poly and...
2022 Great California ShakeOut | SPUSD Snapshot
News provided by SPUSD
This Thursday, October 20, 2022, students from South Pasadena Unified School District schools will participate in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake...
Friday Night Football: SOUTH PASADENA BEAT LA CAÑADA IN KEY LEAGUE...
South Pasadena High quarterback Jackson Freking threw the ball only 10 times on the night, but made the most of those throws, connecting on...
Rose Parade 2023 | Tournament of Roses Announces Grand Marshal
Today, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was announced as the 2023 Grand Marshal by Tournament of Roses® President Amy Wainscott. Gabby’s remarkable recovery from...
Student Assaulted On Way to School in South Pasadena
UPDATE 10-10-22 from SPPD:
On October 7, 2022, at about 8:04 am, South Pasadena police officers responded to the 1800 Block of Oak Street for...
City Council | Electrification Efforts Move Forward
It’s a moral obligation and civic duty insists South Pasadena Mayor Michael Cacciotti for cities like the one he oversees to protect the health...
Finalists Selected for 2023 Royal Court | Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Before the final round of interviews, the 28 finalists for the 2023 Royal Court presented by Citizens Business Bank took a group photo on...
Op-Ed | Imminent Sale of Surplus Caltrans Properties Neighborhood Impacts: URGENT
BY: Save our South Pasadena Neighborhoods
Dear Neighbor:
As you may or may not be aware, the process to sell the remaining 68 Caltrans‐owned surplus properties...
South Pasadena Police Department | Attempted Carjacking Arrest
On Monday, September 19, 2022, at 3:28 p.m., officers from the South Pasadena Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call of an attempted carjacking...
City Council | Push for Tesla Electric Cars Purchase is on...
A push toward stronger electrification efforts, including the installation of solar panels, vehicle chargers, converting police department patrol cars from gas-powered to electric and...
Home Squatter Alert: Authorities Called In To Clear Property
Squatters were spotted in the 800 block of Oneonta Drive and 700 block of Bonita Drive last week. Witnesses reported to The South Pasadenan...
High School Football Player Arrested | Montclair Forfeits Its Game Against...
When news broke that a Montclair High School football player had been arrested for suspicion of submitting falsified documents, forcing the team to forfeit...
FLEX ALERT: Statewide Energy Alert Friday, Sep. 2
ISSUED BY CALIFORNIA ISO:
For the third straight day, high heat and heightened demand for electricity has resulted in the California Independent System Operator (ISO)...
Heat Wave | Cooling Centers Open in South Pasadena
In response to forecasted excessive heat, the City of South Pasadena will host two Cooling Centers Wednesday, August 31 through Wednesday, September 7, 2022...
Fired Public Works Director Files Lawsuit | South Pasadena
Former South Pasadena Public Works Director Shahid Abbas has filed a whistleblower claim against the city claiming he was fired late last year after...
Is South Pasadena Ready to Become Pasadena? | It Starts with...
By Joanne Nuckols
Two years ago and in recent months, the issue of South Pasadena's 45' height limit is being discussed and the possibility of...
Monkeypox in Pasadena | Public Health Confirms First Cases
Provided by PPHD
Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) has received reports of the first cases of monkeypox infection in four (4) Pasadena residents. All cases being...
Tragic Loss | Support Tam’s Family after a Senseless Tragedy
Provided on behalf of the Tam family
On July 27, 2022 at approximately 8:30 PM, my aunt and uncle, Connie and Tam Nguyen, were out...



















































