DROPPED FROM RACE: City Council Elections | Public Art Commissioner Jaz...
UPDATE September 14, 2020
Although Sawyer’s name will still appear on the ballot, his withdrawal leaves three candidates for the District 3 seat being vacated...
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,...
Air Quality Is Unhealthy | AQMD Issues Warnings Lasting Several Days
The BOBCAT wildfire in the mountains above Azusa has exceeded 23,000 acres. The smoke is being blown into the foothill cities, and into Los...
9-11 Remembered | Local Family Honored Nearly 20 Years Later
On, perhaps, America’s most somber day, a plaque outside South Pasadena City Hall sits, paying respects to a family lost in the tragedy surrounding...
Clean Power Alliance | Two New Contracts Add Significant Solar and...
The Clean Power Alliance on Sept. 3 signed contracts for two new 15-year solar power projects, both of which feature significant storage capacity. Together...
Al Fresco Dining Barricades ‘K-Rails’ Installed on Mission Street
Concrete k-rails started going up Thursday morning along portions of Mission Street between Meridian and Fair Oaks Aves. as the city rolled out Phase...
A World Less Certain | What I Tell My Daughters
I have collected little nuggets of wisdom over the years. A treasure trove of fatherly advice I share with my daughters. Some of their...
Letter to the Editor | ‘City Government Offers No Help with...
All the homes on Las Palmitas Street in the Monterey Hills have been without power since about 10:30 am on Sunday, September 7. Temperature...
Op-Ed | Councilmember Mahmud ‘s Perceived Apprehension Over Rossi’s Appointment
By Ron Rosen
On August 19, the City Council met to decide if and how they would fill the empty District 2 seat.
It was the...
UPDATE: Public Health Revises Halloween Order | LA County Recommends Against...
On Wednesday night, health officials walked back on it's previous orders prohibiting door-to-door trick-or-treating, and categorized it as "not recommended."
The coronavirus had seemingly knocked...
November Elections | Charles Treviño Seeks 4th Term on Water District...
Charles Treviño, a longtime South Pasadena resident, was first elected to the board of directors of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District...
Obituary | Reymundo Roque Hernandez, Sr. (Rey)
Reymundo Roque Hernandez, Sr. (Rey) died peacefully at the age of 73 in his home in South Pasadena on June 9, 2020, where he...
Letter to the Editor | ‘Edison is Extremely Difficult to Work...
For those of us living on Las Palmitas, this Labor Day weekend represents the umpteenth three day weekend in the last five years we...
Huntington Library | “The Blue Boy” Is Reinstalled After Major Conservation...
MEDIA RELEASE:
One of the most famous works at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, The Blue Boy (ca. 1770) by Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788), has...
Arts Are Essential | September 11 – 18
South Pasadena's nighttime mayor, Brad Colerick, brings us a new Wine & Song podcast, #23, featuring music by Brad Colerick, Emily Zuzik with Ted...
LA COUNTY FIRE EMERGENCY FOOTHILL CITIES | UPDATED: Evacuation Warnings in...
ARCADIA EVACUATION ORDERS LIFTED AS OF 9PM WED. 9-9-2020.
UPDATE: Wednesday September 9 | FOREST SERVICE RELEASE
The fire made a big push today, as the...
South Pasadena Seniors | Flu Vaccine Clinic September 23
The South Pasadena Senior Center will host a flu vaccine Clinic on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 starting at 8:30 am through 11 am.
The vaccine...
Know Your Rights
South Pasadena High School’s Speech and Debate team is organizing a program, known as Know Your Rights, as a community program for participants to understand...
Letter to the Editor | ‘Gratuitous PR for the Police Department’
Dear Editor,
I am troubled by a string of articles coming out in The South Pasadenan online over the last week.
The first article involves a...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | Sep 1-7, 2020
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...
Local Firefighters Fight El Dorado Wildfire | South Pasadena Fire Department
Engine 81 is getting a solid workout this wildfire season.
The South Pasadena Fire Department's main firefighting apparatus has been used in a steady stream...
National PTA Reflections Art Contest | Submit Your Art Now
Calling all artists! The National PTA Reflections Art Contest is an art competition for students in Pre-K through Grade 12. Students from all five...
Woman Found Dead at South Pasadena Metro Gold Line Station
South Pasadena Police Department Report:
On September 6, 2020, at approximately 6:00 P.M., officers from the South Pasadena Police Department responded to the Foothill Gold...
South Pasadena Police News Release | Imposter Claiming to be City...
On Sunday, September 6, 2020, at about 4:00 a.m., officers from the South Pasadena Police Department were dispatched to the 18 hundred block of...
South Pasadena Police News Release | Stolen Property Arrest
South Pasadena Police Department News Release:
On Saturday, September 5, 2020, at about 2:22 A.M., a concerned resident reported seeing two men removing bicycles from...
Labor Day Weekend | Stay Safe, Stay Smart
With the arrival of the Labor Day weekend comes another major challenge as health officials warn it might create a surge in coronavirus cases,...
The Journey | Scott Silven at The Broad Stage
Illusionist, mentalist and performance artist Scott Silven takes his audience on a mesmerizing crossing from their homes to his in rural Scotland in The...
Cruz’n for Roses 2020 | Virtual Car Show Slated for Sunday,...
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses MEDIA RELEASE:
Called off physically on account of the coronavirus, a popular car show in South Pasadena will continue for...
South Coast AQMD Issues Ozone Advisory Due to Heat Wave
Poor air quality is expected throughout the South Coast Air Basin for Friday through Monday. Air quality will be impacted by elevated ozone levels due...
