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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: Man Killed in South Pasadena After Attacking Residents
Just before 10 am Saturday morning, a white man in his 40s entered the home of his estranged girlfriend on the 500 block of...
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...
Tree Falls on Moving Car | Driver Escapes Uninjured
On Friday night about 7:55 pm residents near Arroyo Park on Marmion Way in South Pasadena reported hearing a loud "crashing thud" sound outside. ...
Car Accident Huntington Drive | DUI Arrest & Overturned Car
At about 8:10 pm Wednesday night, 911 calls to the South Pasadena Police reported a traffic accident and a vehicle overturned.
According to SPPD officer...
NEWS ALERT: Missing Boy Located Safe | Sunday Night
Age: 11
Height: 5' 2"
Last seen: 1800 Block of Alpha Ave. in South Pasadena
FOUND: At LAX. As of 10:00 PM SPPD officers en route to...
An Apology from Police Chief Ortiz | Explanation of a Mistake
Press Release from SPPD Chief Ortiz:
On Monday September 21, I was contacted by a South Pasadena resident, asking if she and her friends could...
HIRED | New Interim City Manager for South Pasadena is in...
During a short mid-day special meeting Sept. 23, the South Pasadena City Council unanimously voted to appoint Sean Joyce, its former long-time city manager,...
New Interim City Manager is On-Board | Top Flight Expert Sean...
During an open special at noon Wednesday, Sept. 23, the South Pasadena City Council will consider appointing Sean Joyce to serve as Interim City...
New Write-In Candidate for City Council | Stephen Rossi to File...
Stephen Rossi, whose exposition of discrepancies in the South Pasadena budget and signature plan to clean up the city’s finances by election day won...
EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 4.6 | 11:38pm Friday
M 4.6 - 3km WSW of South El Monte, CA
1 miles from South San Gabriel, CA · 11:38 PM
2020-09-19 06:38:46 (UTC)
34.042°N...
Effective Immediately: Stephanie DeWolfe is Out | Fire Chief Riddle Named...
Embattled South Pasadena City Manager Stephanie DeWolfe has decided to retire from the city effective Saturday Sept. 12, the city said in a press...
Clouds Darken for DeWolfe | South Pasadena City Manager Development
With barely a day’s notice Saturday, the City of South Pasadena announced there will be a closed special session of the City Council Sunday,...
