Hillside Fire in El Sereno Contained

A 40-acre brush fire in the El Sereno Neighborhood of Los Angeles bordering the Monterey Hills area of South Pasadena, which was initially reported...

South Pasadena Fire Department Deployed to Multiple So Cal Blazes

The South Pasadena Fire Department sent personnel and units, including Engine 81, to the Riverside County Fire on Thursday, and on Friday afternoon they...

Elsa Durrett Commended for Bravery | Fire Department and City Council...

It may have been much worse had it not been for the calmness of a young 11-year-old girl who placed an important 9-1-1 call...

Burglars Target Car Parts | Police Warn Rise in Theft in...

South Pasadena police Department officials are warning residents they have seen a rise in stolen catalytic converters in the city. “While we always suggest locking...

CPA Signs Biggest Deal to Date | Doubles Renewable Capacity

The Clean Power Alliance on Oct. 3 made its single largest acquisition of clean, renewable energy by signing for the output of a large...

Fall Arts Crawl | Embrace the Halloween Spirit Next Week!

Artists, musicians, and merchants gear up to celebrate the fall season with another fun and family friendly “Neighborhood Night-on-the-Town” on Saturday, October 19, from...

Senior Center Events | Oct 11-18

The following will be offered at the South Pasadena Senior Center from October 11-18 Friday, October 11, 10 a.m. – AARP Smart TEK - The...

SPMS Cross Country Classic | Enormous Turn Out for Annual Run...

Local middle schools, representing more than 400 runners, competed last week in the 12th annual South Pasadena Middle School Cross Country Classic. Held in South...

Singing the Dodger Blue(s) | Losing Grasp on Another Championship

Get Gerrit Cole, bolster your pitching staff, make other solid offseason moves and put yourself in a position to make another World Series run. Sure,...

Weekly Crime Summary | Oct 1-7

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

Throwback Thursday | What Once Was

Desiderio Neighborhood Park recently appeared on the site of the former Desiderio Army Reserve Center. In 2013, the City of Pasadena acquired the property. According...

Pinocchio in Town, No Lie! | Geico Films Commercial on Mission...

Pinocchio and his recognizable long nose were in South Pasadena Wednesday, the wooden puppet trying not to tell a lie as part of a...

Fire Department Spaghetti Dinner Oct 19 | Fundraiser for Breast Cancer...

October is breast cancer awareness month. The South Pasadena Firefighter and Police Officer Associations will be hosting their first annual spaghetti dinner on Saturday, October 19,...

ANASTASIA at The Pantages | Digital Lottery Announced

Hollywood Pantages Theatre announced today the highly anticipated L.A. Premiere of ANASTASIA will offer a limited number of tickets to winners of the Digital...

SPHS Friday Night Football | Tigers Brace for Battle Against Rival...

It’s a brand new season for South Pasadena High coming into the Rio Hondo League opener with unblemished 0-0 record and plenty on the...

ANNIE JR. Delivers Adorable Shenanigans at Fremont Centre Theatre

South Pasadena’s resident youth theatre company, YST, kicks off their 2019-2020 season with a darling new production of Annie Jr. If you’ve never seen...

BURIED CHILD at A Noise Within

A Noise Within (ANW), California’s acclaimed classic repertory theatre company, is proud to present Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Buried Child, directed by ANW Producing...

Ellen Daigle Earns ‘Shining Star’ Award | Woman’s Club Honors Community...

Like so many, Ellen Daigle treasures the life of living in a “wonderful community,” talking about being a part of South Pasadena’s fabric over...

OUR AMERICAN COUSIN at Parson’s Nose Theater

Parson’s Nose Theater (PNT) opens the 2019/2020 season with the classic comedy, ​Our American Cousin. ​ A hit comedy/melodrama, it has all the melodramatic...

Marengo Elementary Kids Love Dodgers | Holly Lang’s Class Cheers for...

In unison, the kids in Holly Lang’s second grade class at Marengo Elementary School yelled “Go Dodgers!” Documenting their enthusiasm was a news crew from...

Remembering Paula Jean Warner | Beloved Middle School Teacher Passes Away

South Pasadena lost a dear friend recently with the passing of Paula Jean Warner, a treasured 30-year teacher at South Pasadena Middle School. Students, parents...

Metro Projects Neglected | Watchdogs Claim Funds to Cities Shorted

South Pasadena’s transportation watchdogs say Metro shorted San Gabriel Valley cities in both the amount of money and kinds of projects the agency approved...

Metro 110 Freeway Hookramp | Costs Escalate as City Receives $32...

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) on Sept. 26 approved $32 million for modifications to the SR-110/Fair Oaks Avenue interchange in...

Letter to the Editor | Mahmud: CPA Did Not Violate Ratemaking...

I am writing in response to the article published on September 20 by Ben Tansey regarding Clean Power Alliance’s recent rate change. The article correctly...

Measure A Pizza Party | This Sunday in Eddie Park

Got questions about Measure A? Organizers in favor of the November 5 ballot measure will be on hand to answer them during a pizza party...

SPHS Football | South Pasadena High Wins Against Pasadena Poly 34-20

It was all set up, just the way Chris Schmoke envisioned it. South Pasadena High had just scored, going 80 yards on 11 plays as...

UPDATE: South Pasadena Police Confirm it has Possession of Marquez Shooting...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Oct. 4 declined to release the South Pasadena Police Department body camera footage and other records pertaining...

MOSAIC Church Relocation | No Move to Middle School After All

A facility-use request by Mosaic Church to use the auditorium at South Pasadena Middle School won’t be approved, according the South Pasadena Unified School...

Throwback Thursday | The Legacy of Charles Lummis

In 1884, Charles Fletcher Lummis came to Los Angeles by walking the entire distance from Ohio. After his arrival, Lummis became a reporter for...

Gas Prices Rise | Cost Per Gallon Exceeds 4 Dollars in...

The cost of commuting in Southern California continues to rise as gas prices topped the $4 mark Monday for the first time since late...
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