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City Hires New Planning and Building Director | Joanna Hankamer Welcomed...
Joanna Hankamer has been named as the City of South Pasadena’s newest director of planning and building.
As an urban planner, Hankamer has extensive experience...
Goats at Front Line in Fire Prevention | Over 100 to...
They work long hours, never require breaks and hardly want a pension.
They’re the perfect remedy for clearing away vegetation and ideal for fuel mitigation,...
2020 TOR Royal Court | Three South Pasadenans Among Finalists
Before the final round of interviews, the 25 finalists for the 2020 Royal Court took a group photo on the front steps of Tournament...
Mj Rodriguez, George Salazar, and Amber Riley Talk About An Unexpected...
Certainly one of the most buzzed about casts on a major stage right now is the decidedly different and fresh ensemble of Little Shop...
Mounting Concern Over Vaping | Parent Returns for Second Round With...
Gisella Benitez agrees concerns about vaping starts with conversations between parents and teens starts at home.
“Wholeheartedly,” she told the South Pasadena Board of Education...
CPA Still Violating Troublesome Rate Pledge | Temporarily Lowers Most Rates
The board of the Clean Power Alliance, the new community choice aggregator now serving about a million former Southern California Edison customers in Los...
New Teachers Make Good Impressions | School Board Welcomes Innovation
Karen Reed calls them “an amazing addition to our staff,” talking about the 18 new teachers who were introduced during last week’s South Pasadena...
Sweet Start to ‘Yes on A’ | Campaign Brings New Hope...
With the city facing an annual shortfall of approximately $1 million and the possibility of it getting worse over the next five years, a...
Mayor Loses her Cool at City Council | Heated Exchange with...
In the small upstairs office where they gather around a cramped table before repairing to the first floor council chambers, citizen Madeline Di Giorgi...
Cruz’n For Roses 2019 | The Road Kings Make Pit Stop...
They’ve hardly missed one, a group of car buffs who tour the Southland attending weekend events with an opportunity to show off their shiny,...
Throwback Thursday | When There Was Nothing
The San Gabriel Valley (Spanish: Valle de San Gabriel) derives its name from the San Gabriel River which got its name from the Spanish...
GET YOUR TICKETS: This Saturday is SPARC’tacular Gala Event Sep 28...
Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual SPARC'tacular Awards Benefit bash, “FASHION+ART+ARCHITECTURE,” celebrating the South Pasadena Arts Council’s 10-year anniversary at one of South...
SPMS Gym Renovation | Adressing Unforeseen Challenges to Board of Education
Progress is being made, but concerns have been raised about the condition of a building being rehabilitated on the South Pasadena Middle School campus.
An...
SPUSD Land Swap | School Board Eyes Deadline for Property Exchange
South Pasadena Unified School District officials and Board of Education members continue to explore the possibility of a potential district office exchange or land...
UPDATE: ‘Crossroads South Pasadena’ | Government ‘Adrift,’ New Group Warns
Update Sept. 18 to include city's comments
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Moved by a sense of “growing community concern about the quality and course of South Pasadena city government,”...
Oneonta Presents: A Special Occidental Campus Tour | Treasure Hunting at...
The Oneonta Club Foundation is pleased to announce a rare opportunity to tour Architect Myron Hunt's historic buildings at Occidental College in Eagle Rock...
SPHS Tiger Football | Going for 4-0 Against Alhambra Friday
Jeff Chi likes it, the idea that South Pasadena High’s football team has won its first three games to open the 2019 season, but...
Looks Like No Grocery Strike | Workforce Seeks Resolution
It appears a strike involving two of Southern California’s grocery chains, which include Vons/Pavilions in South Pasadena and Ralphs and Albertson in Alhambra, will...
710 Bills Sent to Newsom | Portantino and Holden Receive Overwhelming...
The two measures aimed at putting the final stake in the heart of the 710 North freeway both passed the state legislature in the...
Meet Car King James Powers | Avid Collector & Designer Extraordinaire
A huge car buff, James Powers’ collection of automobilia is so vast that it barely fits inside a 6,000-square-foot space packed with a treasure...
Throwback Thursday | Meet Mr. Cawston
It’s sad but true: community interest in historic places fades over time. Sometimes they are forgotten entirely. The Cawston Ostrich Farm was the largest...
9/11: 18 Years to the Day | Police and Fire Remember...
It was a time to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died on the somber morning of September 11, 2001.
Eighteen years have passed since...
WEDNESDAY | Council to Hear Report on Caltrans Properties
The results of a study examining potential options for Caltrans-owned properties will be presented to the City Council at a special meeting Wednesday, Sept....
Masonic Lodge Opens Their Doors to The Public | Open House...
The Masons of South Pasadena Masonic Lodge No. 290 Free & Accepted Masons are pleased to announce the first public open house to be...
SPHS Tiger Football | Keeping up the Momentum With Victory Streak
They didn’t want it, refused, rebuffed the offer.
When South Pasadena High football coaches were willing to let their team have an early Saturday morning...
MOSAIC CHURCH | Operating at the Middle School: Agreement is Drafted
At its meeting tonight , the South Pasadena Unified School District is set to consider a contract for up to five years allowing the...
Caltrans Keeps Grip on 710 Stubs | Amended 710 Bills Open...
Twists and tweaks to the legislation affecting the future of the SR 710 North corridor continued last week as both Senator Anthony Portantino (D-25)...
Big Improvements for SPHS Athletics Facilities | Groundbreaking Slated for November
When you turn 113 years old and showing signs of age, well, a facelift is in order.
That’s exactly what South Pasadena Unified School District...
SPARC Artist Talk Sep 14 | Getting Inside Creative Minds
Local textile artists Victoria Arriola, Cynthia Thiel, Melanie Ciccone, and Val Echavarria, whose unusual and diverse textile works are on display in the current...
Vaping Increases Among Youth | Know the Statistics
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that more than 30% of LA County high school students have reported ever using e-cigarette...
