South Pasadena News

SPUSD RELEASE Thank you to the South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) school counselors for providing students of all ages with academic encouragement, social-emotional support,...

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...

MEDIA RELEASE The South Pasadena Chinese American Club partnered with the South Pasadena Senior Center to sponsor a “drive by” traditional lunch to celebrate the...

PRESS RELEASE Clean Power Alliance (CPA) announced that approximately 55,000 of its residential customers, who have fallen behind on their electricity bills due to the...

SPEF's 5th Grade Musical is an annual tradition that has been happening for over 20+ years. Don't miss out on this year's show. This...

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...

The American Youth Symphony (AYS), led by Music Director Carlos Izcaray, returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall on the LA Phil’s “Sounds About Town”...

Created and written by South Pasadena resident, Scott Astle With the spike in COVID-19 cases we seem relegated to staying at home and entertaining ourselves....

Over the course of one week, five catalytic converters were stolen from cars in South Pasadena and the mayor of the town wants it...

Dear City Councilmembers, My name is Monika Petrillo. I have been a South Pasadena resident for 23 years and have raised my two children here. When...

The Pasadena Symphony continues its 2021/22 season with updated Covid-19 vaccination requirements, including boosters for all eligible patrons, staff and musicians. On the heels...

South Pasadena children and teens are encouraged to use their imagination and design a one-of-a-kind bookmark that is inspired by the 2022 Summer Reading...

A Noise Within (ANW), has been approved for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses and related educational activities. Metamorphoses...

Billie Holiday (1915-1959)  was a trail-blazing musical artist, known as perhaps the first female vocalist to use her voice in the style of jazz...

(Hundred block given in place of exact address) The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...

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...

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 Performing Arts Center has officially opened their brand new, beautiful performance space at 920 East Mountain Street in Pasadena and it is the...

(Hundred block given in place of exact address) The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...

SPUSD Press Release Registration to enroll children in South Pasadena elementary schools for the 2022-2023 school year will begin February 16, 2022. Parents/guardians interested in...

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,...

Has there ever been a time when we needed a jolt of feel-good escapism more than right now? I went to opening night of...

Carolyn J. Adrian | 1942 – 2021 Raised in the Seattle area, Carrie studied at the University of the Americas in Mexico City where she...

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Board of Directors has confirmed Amy Wainscott as President and Chairman of the Board for the 2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses...

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...

William “Bill” Courtice, 75, passed away on December 22, 2021 at his home in Duarte, CA.  He was the husband of Doris Courtice, the...

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 of South Pasadena is inviting the public to attend the Festival of Balloons meeting on January 26, 2022 via Zoom. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88492691216?pwd=eGV2dXF5TDk5Q3piYkZ6STBHQkNWZz09 Meeting ID:...

Borrowing an old popular phrase, Michael Cacciotti knows, “It takes a village,” to set the City of South Pasadena down a path to success...

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, led by Music Director Jaime Martín, showcases works by award-winning contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery, Mozart and R. Strauss on Saturday,...