South Pasadena News

The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) is currently hosting two distinct art exhibitions featuring the playful works of Val Trimarchi and the talented finalists...

The beloved Wine & Song series returns this Wednesday, April 8, to the Dinosaur Farm “Speakeasy” in South Pasadena, featuring performances by country artist...

Open Screen LA will host its next monthly film showcase on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at The Lyric Hyperion, providing a dedicated space for...

The South Pasadena Public Library will host the next meeting of the Janus Film Club on Friday, April 3, 2026, from 7:00 p.m. to...

Pasadena’s A Noise Within presents Exit the King, Eugène Ionesco’s absurd and deeply human exploration of mortality, running May 9 through May 31, 2026....

SPUSD Media Release Two South Pasadena High School students have earned Gold and Silver medals at the national level of the Scholastic Art and Writing...

Media Release Black fly populations are surging across the San Gabriel Valley, particularly affecting foothill residents. The combination of local running streams and the black...

SPUSD Media Release On March 14, 2026, the SPHS Advanced Sports Medicine students participated in the 25th annual AACI High School Sports Medicine Competition and...

Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) will join South Pasadena city officials today, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall to present a...

Media Release Since the start of the 2025-26 school year, the City has been working proactively with residents and South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD)...

The South Pasadena Public Library will be closed all day on Sunday, April 5, 2026, in observance of the holiday. While the physical building at...

South Pasadena Poet Laureate Ron Koertge will host a playful, hands-on poetry workshop on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM...

Center Theatre Group will present the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Primary Trust by Eboni Booth at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles from...

A Noise Within presents a visceral new production of Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, Death of a Salesman, running from March 28 through April...

Musicians Holly Bernt and Jake Manzi, featuring Caleb Rosazza, will perform live at The Hive in South Pasadena on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Located at...

A free, fun Author Talk with Randall Barnes discussing his sci-fi murder mystery "MOME" will be presented at the Open Book bookstore in The...

SACRAMENTO / SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. EARLY BREAKING NEWS TUES 3/27/2026 — In a major turning point for the long-running 710 Freeway Fight, California lawmakers...

The City of South Pasadena, in partnership with South Pasadena Beautiful and Friends of South Pasadena Nature Park, invites residents and visitors to attend...

The South Pasadena Masonic Lodge is hosting a free Chili Cook-Off fundraiser to support victims of the Eaton Fires on Saturday, March 28, 2026,...

Congratulations to SPHS students Alexander Pobereyko (1st Place), Ian Howard (3rd Place), Nico Watford-Edelson (Abstracts), Emiko Essmiller (Places), and Naiomi Gary (Things) on winning...

Following a vehicle-versus-pedestrian incident involving a child in the school zone near Arroyo Vista Elementary on Monday of this week, the South Pasadena Unified...

A child was involved in a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision Monday afternoon in a designated school zone near Arroyo Vista Elementary, reigniting longstanding concerns from parents...

Media Release On March 23, 2026, at approximately 2:43 p.m., the South Pasadena Police Department Communications Center received a report of a non-injury vehicle-versus-pedestrian traffic...

South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) is proud to announce Dr. Michele Kipke as the recipient of the Association of California School Administrators’ Golden...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council Special Closed Session Meeting scheduled for March 24, 2026, at 5:30 P.M., has been cancelled. The next...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council Regular Meeting scheduled for April 1, 2026, at 7:00 P.M., has been cancelled. The next City Council...

You may have been seeing stories this week about California’s $114 million “cougar bridge,” a newly controversial overpass across the 101 freeway in the...

The 33rd Annual Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival will take place next week March 26- March 29, 2026 at Theatre 68 Arts Complex with an...

The City of South Pasadena will hold a third community meeting to seek public feedback on the Huntington Drive and Fremont Avenue Corridor Improvements...

Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena), Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra), and South Pasadena Mayor Sheila Rossi will join community leaders on Friday, March 20, 2026,...