South Pasadena News

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...

MEDIA RELEASE: Veteran teacher, administrator, scholar, and past school board member and president Patricia Martinez-Miller announces her candidacy for the South Pasadena School Board. Known...

Dear SPUSD Students, Parents, Faculty, and Staff, I am writing on behalf of the South Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education to thank each...

South Pasadena Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board presents Literary Artober from October 1 through October 31. It is a month long art challenge designed...

MEDIA RELEASE: (1) South Pasadena Public Library, Community Room. Address: 1115 El Centro St, South Pasadena, CA 91030. Days/Hours of Operation: October 24-November 2: 10:00...

Master of spoken word, Javon Johnson, takes to the bare stage inside Pasadena Playhouse for a one man show that is an emotionally raw...

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. ...

The City of South Pasadena’s auditor has prepared a draft giving the city a clean audit for fiscal 2018-19. But in a letter to...

PRESS RELEASE: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, extreme-value grocery retailer, opened its newest location today at 1401 Huntington Drive in South Pasadena, creating 30 new jobs...

Getting to know yourself better during difficult times is the basis of a quiz I made up. If you're game, let's have some fun! Make...

MEDIA RELEASE: Wednesday, Governor Newsom signed landmark legislation that requires diversity on corporate boards in California. The bill, AB 979, is joint authored by Assemblymembers...

Pasadena Playhouse presents the premiere of Still., a newly commissioned work written by and starring spoken word artist Javon Johnson, and directed by Donny...

Young Stars Theatre is not going down without a fight! While Covid restrictions have made it impossible to produce shows for a live audience...

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...