Pasadena, CA – On August 31, 2021, officers from the Pasadena Police Department responded to the 1300 block of Navarro Avenue in the City of Pasadena regarding a “Shots Fired” call. Upon arrival, officers located evidence of a shooting. However, all of the involved parties of the shooting had already fled the scene. A few minutes later, the Pasadena Police Department was notified that a 42-year old Altadena resident had just arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound....
Month: March 2022
Put Down the Phone and Just Drive: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Pasadena, Calif. – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Pasadena Police Department will be actively looking for drivers throughout the month who are in violation of the state’s hands-free cell phone law. “Holding your phone and using it while driving is not only dangerous, but also illegal,” Pasadena Police Department Commander Mark Goodman said. “For the safety of your family and others on the road, put the phone away and focus on driving.” According to the 2021 California...
NAACP - PGTA Presents Build Your Black Wealth - 10 Steps to Financial Success/Understanding Credit
NAACP - Pasadena Good Trouble Alliance Hosts "Get Your Money Right - Build Your Black Wealth" 10 Steps to Financial Success/Understanding Credit Yes We Can Control Our Destiny! Part 2 of 6 In This Series! Topics include: Money Matters Credit Basics Homebuying Investing Building YOUR Plan for the Future Wednesday, March 30, 2022 7:00pm - 8:30pm Register to Receive Zoom Link: https://bitly.ws/p8ix For more information, contact the NAACP Offices at (626) 793-1293.
Cinco de Mayo at the Rose Bowl Vendor Registration Application
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Cinco de Mayo at the Rose Bowl Partner Opportunities
Commemorate the Rose Bowl’s Centennial “Centenario” by bringing together community to embrace a century of history, tradition, and life among friends and family at this year’s Cinco de Mayo, hosted by the Rose Bowl. Sunday, May 1, 2022, a day families will enjoy traditional music featuring live performances from mariachi to Sonora Dinamita, Gustavo Rivera, Folklorico dancers, watch a soccer tournament, enjoy an active children’s play area, stroll an arts and culture area and learn about local area resources, services...
Cinco de Mayo at the Rose Bowl Youth Art Contest
The Rose Bowl Stadium invites you to join our Cinco de Mayo Art Competition. In celebration of our Centennial celebration, we are inviting all students in Pasadena to show us their Cinco de Mayo artwork. Selected artwork will be on display at our Cinco de Mayo Event on Sunday, May 1st. Winners, in three age categories, will receive cash prizes. Entries due: Wednesday, April 21st Art Contest Awards: Sunday May 1st, Rose Bowl Stadium Field How to Enter: You must...
Application Period for the 2022 Edison Lineworker Scholarship Program is OPEN Now through May 6, 2022
The $1 million scholarship program is funded by Edison shareholders, as well as support from IBEW Local 47, and awards up to $25,000 per recipient Los Angeles, CA - March, 21, 2022 -- To develop a workforce that reflects our community, one of the most diverse populations in the country, Edison International and Southern California Edison are working with IBEW Local 47 and Brotherhood Crusade to cultivate and strengthen a diverse workforce through the Lineworker Scholarship Program. The scholarship was launched in...
City of Pasadena Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Expand Free Public Wi-Fi Service in City Parks
PASADENA, Calif.—The City of Pasadena’s efforts to expand free public Wi-Fi service to all 33 City parks and park facilities received a $1.5 million boost from a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant approved by U.S. Congress last week. Sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Judy Chu at the request of the City, the funds will be used to expand broadband access into each of the City’s neighborhood parks. The public Wi-Fi service will improve access to...
Pasadena Water and Power Hosts Hybrid Community Meeting on Sunset Complex Project on Thursday, March 24
PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) will host a community meeting on the Sunset Complex Project on Thursday, March 24, at 5 p.m. at Robinson Park Recreation Center, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave. The meeting will be simulcast via Zoom. California is in the middle of another drought with water supplies reaching historically low levels. With water supplies becoming scarcer, PWP is looking to address aging water infrastructure and improving local resiliency. The Sunset Reservoirs are one of 14 reservoirs that serve a critical...
Invitation to Community Town Hall
TOPIC: What You Would Like to See in Pasadena’s Next City Manager The City of Pasadena invites you to attend an in-person community town hall meeting to share your thoughts about the characteristics, experience and background you would like to see in the City’s next City Manager. Wendi Brown of WBCP Inc., the firm that will conduct the recruitment, will facilitate this meeting. The meeting will occur at: Pasadena City College – Creveling Lounge Address: 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena,...