Pasadena's general plan focuses on new downtown housing, development
The Pasadena of the future may not have flying cars or jetpacks, but city officials hope it'll have plenty of feet on the ground.The city has approved a road map for Pasadena's development over the...
View ArticleLab Launch in Monrovia's High-Tech Corridor draws startups
MONROVIA >> A team of USC professors have been working to develop a nanoparticle that could one day deliver chemotherapy directly to a tumor without poisoning the entire body.This cutting edge...
View ArticleSummit fire: 500 homes threatened as Big Bear Lake blaze grows to 100 acres
BIG BEAR LAKE >> Hundreds of firefighters battled a 100-acre blaze near the Snow Summit resort as darkness fell Sunday on the San Bernardino Mountains.Evacuations were ordered, and hundreds of...
View ArticleDuarte Unified's first day of school rally aims to encourage students
DUARTE>> Melina Renskers was a little nervous Monday as she was set to start sixth grade at Valley View Elementary School in Duarte.But she's looking forward to the coming year as Duarte Unified...
View ArticleThese researchers want California to be a global advocate about climate change
Researchers from California's top universities agree with scientists across the globe that climate change is not some future threat but is already happening, causing extreme weather, record-breaking...
View ArticleUnion leaders file grievance against Haggen, Albertsons and Vons
Union leaders have filed a grievance against grocers Haggen, Albertsons, and Vons for illegally laying off and reducing hours for workers, failing to fully inform them about job protections and failing...
View ArticleWhales, sea life in Monterey Bay featured on 'Big Blue Live' on PBS
NEW YORK >> PBS is bringing a live whale watch into the nation's living rooms -- and throwing in some seals, sea otters, dolphins and pelicans.For three evenings starting Aug. 31, the public...
View ArticlePasadena Water and Power should gain control of embezzled program, report says
Pasadena's Underground Utility Program, which a former public works employee is suspected of bilking for $6.4 million, lacked strong oversight because of a confusing division of authority between the...
View ArticleSecond-highest paid L.A. County employee in 2014 didn't work a single day
The second-highest paid Los Angeles County employee made nearly $790,000 last year, but he didn't show up to work a single day, newly released salary data show. Dr. Gail V. Anderson Jr., the former...
View ArticleWill USC punish embattled Trojans coach Steve Sarkisian?
Will USC athletic director Pat Haden punish Trojans coach Steve Sarkisian for his apparently drunken behavior at the Salute to Troy football dinner?That question was on the minds of many at USC on...
View ArticleAshley Madison data breach spurs investigations statewide
Public agencies across Southern California have launched investigations into whether their employees secretly accessed adultery website Ashley Madison after hackers leaked hundreds of government e-mail...
View ArticleCentinela Valley district bills piling up for Jose Fernandez investigation
Bills stemming from the ouster of former Superintendent Jose Fernandez keep mounting for the Centinela Valley school district. In the latest financial hit, the district's refusal to release public...
View ArticleLos Angeles city attorney says 'tiny houses' for homeless are illegal
A Los Angeles City Council panel gave a resounding thumbs-down on the so-called tiny houses for the homeless Monday, determining they are illegal on public property and also cannot be used for human...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for August 25, 2015
ROSEMEADWorkshop to discuss urban coyotesRosemead's Public Safety Department will be hosting a Coyote Awareness Workshop from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 2 at the center, 8301 Garvey Ave., Rosemead.The...
View ArticleHuntington Memorial terminates 2 nurses; both claim retaliation for efforts...
PASADENA>> The California Nurses Association filed three charges against Huntington Memorial Hospital on behalf of two nurses that were terminated, a move CNA officials say is retaliatory against...
View ArticleTwo San Marino tax measures up for extension in November election
SAN MARINO >> Two measures -- one to update and extend the city's utility-users' tax and another to extend a public safety tax -- are up for vote in the Nov. 3 election.A yes vote for Measure U...
View ArticleArrest made in fatal stabbing of woman in Burbank
BURBANK >> Burbank police detectives arrested a 49-year-old man Monday afternoon on suspicion of fatally stabbing a woman whose body was found in his home.Brian Thomas Lowe was interviewed Monday...
View ArticleMother of man killed in Pasadena daytime shooting preaches forgiveness
PASADENA >> As detectives continued the search for the suspect who shot and killed a 39-year-old Los Angeles man in a parking lot, community members organized a peace march Monday.
View ArticleL.A. Council to allow Uber, Lyft to pick up passengers from LAX
LOS ANGELES >> The Los Angeles City Council cleared the way Tuesday for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to pick up passengers directly from LAX as soon as this fall.The City Council...
View ArticleMuse/ique presents an updated 'West Side Story' for season finale at Caltech
Muse/ique will end its "Planet/Bernstein Summer of Sound" series with "In/Side Story," an adaptation of "West Side Story," on the Beckman Mall Lawn at Caltech in Pasadena on Aug. 29 .Since its...
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