Public Safety Committee Chair Vice Mayor John Kennedy, City Manager Steve Mermell and Pasadena Chief of Police John Perez at a recent Committee meeting. The Public Safety Committee of the Pasadena City Council will receive interim Pasadena Police Chief John Perez’s Monthly Report, which details statistics on crime in the City over the past year and the steps the Pasadena Police Department is taking to reduce crime incidents.
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👓 Chaka Khan Selected as Rose Parade’s Grand Marshal | Pasadena Now
Khan, a 10-time Grammy Award winner, will both ride in 130th Rose Parade and perform in the pre-game celebration at the 105th Rose Bowl Game. Khan said she has been a fan of the Rose Parade for many years and is looking forward to performing.
👓 Celebrate the Season with a Thanksgiving Centerpiece from Los Altos Auxiliary Benefitting Hathaway-Sycamores | Pasadena Now
Members of Los Altos Auxiliary are creating beautiful handcrafted floral centerpieces, available to order for this Thanksgiving holiday. All proceeds from the centerpiece sales benefit the boys, ages 6-18, who reside at the Hathaway-Sycamores’ El Nido campus in Altadena. “Our popular Thanksgiving Centerpieces are a wonderful way to support the children served by Hathaway-Sycamores,” said Laurie Rodli, who is co-chair of the fundraiser, along with Connie Sutherland. “Each centerpiece is delivered to your door just in time for the holiday, is handcrafted with the freshest materials from the L.A. Flower Mart and is sure to add a seasonal touch to your holiday table. They also make a terrific hostess gift,” added Connie.
👓 ‘I don’t forgive this woman’: Black boy wrongly accused of grabbing white woman | ABC News
The 9-year-old spoke out at a community meeting held to address the incident.
👓 Introducing Alhambra Source’s new publisher | Alhambra Source
Jon Thurber, a veteran journalist whose long career at the Los Angeles Times included serving as managing editor of the print edition, has been named publisher of the Alhambra Source.
👓 Alhambra’s Fosselman’s Ice Cream to ditch ’70s look for 100th birthday | Pasadena Star News
Fosselman’s Ice Cream Co. is set to close Sept. 24-27 for construction to update the shop’s look.
I haven’t been in a while and can’t wait to see what the renovations look like now.
👓 Young African American Male Conference | Black News | Pasadena Journal
The Young African American Male Conference is here again. The Conference is designed to expose young Black men to the various professions and serves as a one day mentoring event. The conference began in 2003 and is a product of the Metropolitan Community Action Services Corporation. It is generally held at Pasadena City College. This year will be held on October 20, 2018.
I’m kind of surprised this wasn’t tied into Connect Pasadena 2018 somehow.
👓 Original Big Bird, Caroll Spinney, Leaves ‘Sesame Street’ After Nearly 50 Years | New York Times
Mr. Spinney’s remarkable run as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, two of the most beloved characters on television, will end this week.
Goodbye bird. We’ll miss you!
👓 Some #IndieWeb Firsts | Greg McVerry
Greg McVerry (Quick Thoughts by jgmac1106)I spent my time digging through my archives trying to find my first #IndieWeb posts
Thanks for the shout out Greg!
👓 Pasadena Busing Controversy, 9/14/70 | ColoradoBoulevard.net
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. In the 1970s and 1980s, under federal court supervision, many school districts implemented mandatory busing plans within their district.
Are they revisiting this story every few years as an evergreen? This coverage of it seemed more interesting than the shorter story in 2018… hmmm.
👓 ‘Halloween’ Cinematographer Dean Cundey returns to the scene of the crime | Alhambra Source
Evil is real. The excitement happens when it invades our safe areas. Dean Cundey understands this well. Back in 1978, the legendary cinematographer expertly used shadows to illustrate the encroachment of evil into the otherwise idyllic small town of Haddonfield, Ill. in the original “Halloween.” The film — which revolutionized horror cinema when it introduced the sadistic Michael Myers and scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis as student Laurie Strode — celebrates its 40th anniversary on Oct. 25.
👓 A Follow-Up on a Beloved La Cañada Trailhead | ColoradoBoulevard.net
Warnings from a few determined hikers, amplified by ColoradoBoulevard.net and the La Canada Valley Sun, have brought a so-called ‘temporary fix’ to the huge ruts on the dirt road through the Angeles National Forest that services the antennae on top of Mt. Lukens.
👓 Wealthiest Person in Pasadena – 2017 | ColoradoBoulevard.net
The Los Angeles Business Journal published its 58 Wealthiest Angelenos list (expanded with 8 more people from last year’s), and Pasadena (and the San Gabriel Valley) still had one of its own on it.
👓 Pasadena Busing Controversy: Sept. 14, 1970 | ColoradoBoulevard.net
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. In the 1970s and 1980s, and under federal court supervision, many school districts started implementing mandatory busing plans within their district. This busing system would force children of Pasadena, who attended public schools, to take the bus in order to encourage integration of all the different races that lived in the city.
👓 It’s About Time! | ColoradoBoulevard.net
ColoradoBoulevard.net Print Edition will be published monthly, on the 2nd week of each month, covering the Greater Pasadena area (South Pasadena, San Marino, Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre). We are a grass root movement (opposite to the trend of hedge fund companies gobbling print newspapers, laying off their staff and practicing “cutting and pasting”). And if you choose to subscribe or advertise, rest assured you are helping true local journalism thrive and a local institution. Your money will go to help sustain the future of our community based newspaper. Our monthly print Edition will be different from our online daily edition. Each will have differing content, sharing as the need arises. It’s about time we clean out local journalism from imposters and big money interests and make print hip again.
Wafic buried the lede a bit here since it wasn’t in the headline… Congratulations though!