South Pasadena News

Dear SPUSD Students, Parents, Faculty, and Staff, Thank you all for your support as we progress through the school year and face challenges that are...

This morning I walked our family dog, Sukie, to my neighbor’s house – the frontman David Lee Roth of the legendary rock band Van...

The Housing Rights Center (HRC) will be hosting a Virtual Housing Rights Workshop for residents of South Pasadena on Thursday, November 5, 2020, from...

Rob Wigod, the commissioner of athletics for the CIF Southern Section, says there’s been one constant since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which...

Distance Learning did not stop SPUSD students from participating in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drills on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Students, faculty and staff...

The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...

PRESS RELEASE: During the October 12 candidate forum sponsored by the South Pasadena Chinese American Club and the League of Women Voters, Dr. Abajian stated...

The Metropolitan Opera brings us Phelim McDermott’s effervescent production of Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” that sees the comedy of 18th century young love and...

Five members of the community were named at the South Pasadena City Council’s Oct. 7 meeting to serve on the newly created Finance Ad...

A city hosted cooling center will be open at South Pasadena’s War Memorial Building from 12pm to 6pm Thursday, October 15 to Friday, October...

SPPD MEDIA RELEASE: Early Friday morning, October 9, two females were arrested in the 1100 block of Pine Street for stealing mail and being in...

This week, Head of Education Michelle Brenner writes about the Museum’s free school tour program for grades 5 through 12, and how it has...

By Barbara Klein Dear Editor: As a community volunteer at the Senior Center and a longstanding South Pasadena resident who attended almost every City Council meeting...

By Lissa & James Reynolds, Fremont Centre Theatre  Do you want community, senior, youth, and library programs? Sidewalk, street, sewer and road repairs? Park maintenance, tree trimming...

On Saturday, October 3, Black Lives Matter Protesters were confronted by a motorist, now identified as Richard Cheney, who obtrusively drove a RAM 1800...

Community angst continues to broil over South Pasadena Police Chief Joe Ortiz’s granting permission for and promoting a prayer vigil at the police station...

Notes of praise, tasty treats, and thumbs up from the public haven’t gone unnoticed by members of the South Pasadena Fire Department as wildfires...

Stop by the Jones Coffee Roasters patio at 1006 Mission Street for Jazz Wednesdays 5:30pm to 8:30pm featuring the smooth sounds of The Jazz...

Grand Park will again honor the cultural tradition of Día de los Muertos —Day of the Dead—with a series of free, family friendly programs...

Democrats and liberals, Republicans and conservatives. Blah, blah, blah. While heading for the home stretch of the 2020 presidential campaign, let’s take a short...

By Chris Bray  South Pasadena is a model community: diverse, tolerant, open. But none of that is a given. We have to fight for it,...

On October 12, 2020, at 6:30pm, live via Zoom, The Oneonta Club welcomes speaker Alan Feldstein to regale and entertain with stories of his...

Engine 81, feeling the brunt of statewide wildfires, is taking a well-deserved breather. The South Pasadena Fire Department’s dependable fire truck, which has been called...

MEDIA RELEASE: The following sectors are permitted to reopen: Effective October 7, the Health Officer Order has been updated to reflect modifications for, breweries and wineries. As...

Karen Aceves, appointed South Pasadena Finance Director seven months ago, has resigned. Aceves, who in late August left on an indefinite family leave, sent...

By Eric Schermerhorn & Ed Donnelly I was a junior in High School and lucky enough to witness the re-invention of the electric guitar when...

Responding to a questionnaire sent by the Anti-Racism Committee of South Pasadena to all of the candidates in the November 3 election for South...

The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...

YOU can help Save YST (Young Stars Theatre) If you love the arts, if you've been to one of their delightful shows at the...

By Care First South Pasadena Amid growing national concern about connections between local police departments and religious and right wing extremist groups, the Care First...