A district 6 meeting got contentious Wednesday night (Feb. 15) after residents and business owners claimed police were doing nothing to stop drug dealing, prostitution and fighting in Central Park, across from the Del Mar Gold Line Station and blocks away from Union Station homeless shelter. Police Chief…
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Police Commander Chris Russ told a group of residents Wednesday night that the department conducted sweeps of large homeless encampments prior to the occupy protest aimed at the 123rd Tournament of Roses parade Jan. 2.
“We wanted to make sure that everyone understood, you weren’t going to spend the night in…
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The City Council took the first steeps Monday night towards a possible one million square foot project on the Parsons site, adjacent to Old Pasadena, which could include, retail and office or a hotel.
The council unanimously approved authorizing City Manager Michael Beck to enter into a $455,000 contract with…
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A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen for hacking into the computers of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in an attack that caused more than $500,000 in damage.
Robert Butyka, who used the moniker “Iceman,” 25, of Cluj-Napoca, Romania,…
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Although city officials have not finalized the acquisition of the historic YWCA building just a block away from city hall, that did not stop the local historic preservation group Pasadena Heritage from welcoming public opinion Saturday on what to do with the 1920 three-story, Mediterranean-style building designed by…
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Mayor Bill Bogaard gave is annual State of the City Report Thursday night to a well received crowd of city officials, community leaders, dignitaries and residents coving issues from the Rose Bowl renovation to the fierce December wind storm to The Gold Line Foothill Extension.
Bogaard gave the speech “Spotlight…
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As part of a nationwide protest, a group of about 40 demonstrators Friday held signs as cars honked along East Walnut Street in front of the Pasadena Superior Court, as part of “Occupy the Courts.”
“This is about it being the second anniversary of Citizens United and we’re trying to raise awareness…
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Citing family matters, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino announced Wednesday that he will not seek office during the 2012 election cycle. Portantino made clear, in an email to constituents, that he has no plans to end his political career.
“Placing it on “hold” allows me to focus on my family while they…
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With the treat looming that a number of popular internet sites —opposed to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)— are poised Wednesday to “blackout” their services, including Wikipedia and the user-generated news link startup Reddit, Congressman Adam Schiff said Thursday, that he not only still supports the bill but…
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With one long time parade participant and Doo Dah queen judge, plus the 2009 grand marshal both riding in this year’s Rose Parade— with at least a half dozen other Doo Dah regulars/Occupy protesters tagged on the back for good measure— the pristine and proper parade got a taste of its, not so serious,…
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The California Public Utilities Commission said Wednesday they are conducting an investigation into prolonged power outages in Pasadena and other service area of Southern California Edison (SCE) following last week's windstorm.
"Our enforcement staff is looking into why the outages occurred and why it is…
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Although city manager Michael Beck told council members Monday night that the financial cost related to last week’s wind storm could be in the tens of millions, Pasadena Director of Finance, Andrew Green later said he thought the number would be much less.
Green said most of the cost was in employee…
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After nearly 60 years of gaiting down Colorado Boulevard, the famous Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer be a part of the Tournament of Roses Parade as Anheuser-Busch InBev moves in a different marketing direction the company officially announced last week.
Reports say the company had told Tournament officials…
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By Thursday morning powerful winds reaching 70 mph had left a wake of destruction throughout Pasadena and nearby cities leaving thousands without power, hundreds of trees blocking streets and forcing the evacuations of over 40 residents. Fire officials said the winds also sparked several fires.
Pasadena Fire…
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