Father’s Day Gifts | Last Minute Shopping!
It's hard to beat some of South Pasadena's local shops and restaurants to get that perfect gift for dad on Father's day. Check out...
FLEX ALERT | Power Usage Could Cause Rolling Blackouts
Thursday morning some light rain, and a hint of thunder greeted the residents in South Pasadena as the region heats up for the fourth...
Breaking News: FIRE AT NURSING HOME | Prospect Manor on Prospect...
A structure fire affecting the Prospect Manor senior assisted living home on Prospect Ave. in South Pasadena occurred at approximately 1:56 p.m., Friday.
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Several units...
SPHS GRADUATION 2021 | South Pasadena High School
CONGRATULATIONS
SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2021
Sydney Abundo
Landon Ackerman
Matthew Adriano
Elias Afzali
Matthew Albert
Zoe Albornoz
Anneliesse Alcalde
Abdel Latif Alkhatib
Olivia Allchin
Katherine Anthony
Janis Appleton
Arianna Arevalo
Kathryn Argue
Kiera Atkinson
Inha Bae
Matthew Baer
Henry Balding
Anya...
SPHS Principal Announces Retirement | Janet Anderson Reflects on 41 Years
South Pasadena South Pasadena High School Principal Janet Anderson has announced that she will be retiring this upcoming August, 2021.
In a letter written by...
New Police Chief Selected | Brian Solinsky Appointed for South Pasadena...
Brian Solinsky, a 27-year veteran of the South Pasadena Police Department who is currently serving as acting chief, has been appointed to be the...
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel | After Nine Month Investigation, Fire is...
John David Corey Jr., 57, of San Gabriel, was arrested Tuesday for setting the fire which destroyed the roof and caused other damage to...
UPDATED: Killed in Rampage Shooting | South Pasadena Resident, Husband, &...
South Pasadena resident Mingzhi Zhu, who was the sole financial provider for his wife, 8-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter, was shot to death early...
UPDATED PUBLIC NOTICE | MONDAY 4-26-2021 Boil Water Notice LIFTED for...
UPDATE: Monday 4-26-2021
Boil Water Order Lifted
The City has officially lifted the boil water order issued on April 24, confirming the water is safe...
City Manager Nomination for Jordan Withdrawn | Council to Vet Second...
Slammed by an onslaught of universal opposition, the South Pasadena City Council on Tuesday evening withdrew plans to appoint Christopher A. Jordan as the...
Public Health | Los Angeles County Pauses Use of Johnson &...
MEDIA RELEASE
Out of an abundance of caution, Los Angeles County is following the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers...
State of California May Reopen June 15 | Governor Newsom Outlines...
MEDIA RELEASE
As California surpasses a major milestone in the fight against COVID — administering more than 20 million vaccine doses, including 4 million in...
Free Advertising for Local Businesses | South Pasadena City Council Approves...
A new marketing program aimed at promoting the City of South Pasadena and its businesses through a variety of print and digital media platforms...
Add Your Name | Declaration Denouncing Hate Crimes Against Asian American...
FROM CITIZENS OF SOUTH PASADENA
Dear residents and workers of South Pasadena,
With the recent horrific hate crime in Atlanta, we stand with the Asian American...
Car Accident on Fremont Ave | Expanded Collision at Rollin St
5 cars were involved in 2 separate traffic collisions at the same intersection of Fremont Ave. and Rollin St. Friday night, at approximately 7:20...
Three-Car Collision at Orange Grove Blvd & Magnolia St
Three vehicles were involved in an expanded collision at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd and Magnolia St, Wednesday afternoon at around 2:30 p.m..
A...
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...
ER Actress Vanessa Marquez Police Shooting | Settlement Reached
Delia McElfresh, the mother of actress Vanessa Marquez, who was killed in the early afternoon of Aug. 30, 2018 by South Pasadena police during a...
Car Chase Ends in South Pasadena Friday Night
A car chase ended in South Pasadena Friday night after a male suspect was apprehended near the city’s high school.
Monitoring the action was a...
Attorney Highsmith Under Scrutiny | Lauren Rubin Settlement is Likely
Court documents indicate there is a settlement in the retaliation lawsuit filed one year ago against the city and two South Pasadena officials by...
UPDATE: COVID-19 Hits Home | South Pasadena Police Department Official Bayron...
Sadness is felt throughout South Pasadena and beyond its borders following the announcement that Police Assistant Bayron Salguero died last Saturday due to complications...
COVID UPDATE South Pasadena | 1000 Cases and Growing
UPDATED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
Over 1,000 South Pasadenans have been infected with the novel coronavirus. The data mean that by week’s end, one in...
Griffins of Kinsale | Owner Sentenced in Court for COVID Violation
Griffins of Kinsale owner Joseph Patrick Griffin, who on March 17, 2020 became possibly the first person to be criminally cited for violating the...
COVID UPDATE | New Lockdown Orders in Place
MEDIA RELEASE:
Health officials are tracking the state by five regions: Northern California, Bay Area, Greater Sacramento, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California.
Regional Stay at...
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...
South Pasadena Police Chief Joe Ortiz Retires | On Administrative Leave...
South Pasadena Police Chief Joe Ortiz “has announced his intention to retire effective March 1, 2021,” according to a city press release. Interim City...
Curfew Imposed | COVID Surge Prompts Strict Mandate
MEDIA RELEASE:
Upon assessment of the recent, unprecedented rate of rise in increase in COVID-19 cases across California, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)...
Vanessa Marquez Shooting Was ‘By the Book’ | South Pasadena Police...
The South Pasadena police shooting which resulted in the death of 49-year-old actress Vanessa Marquez on Aug. 30, 2018 complied with SPPD’s use of force policies,...
Dodgers Off to 2020 World Series | Team Historian Mark Langill...
As the Dodgers were making their way to the World Series for the third time in four years on Sunday, coming from behind to...