The Angeles National Forest can be described as a collection of rugged mountains, sparkling streams, dark canyons and breathtaking vistas, along with piles of trash, too few rangers, frequent picnic area and campground closures and fragmented access. On Tuesday night, Caltrans began asking the public to weigh in on a forest access proposal that would reopen a 4.4-mile mountain portion of State Highway 39 closed for 46 years by a rockslide. The full-build option would reconnect Highway 39 — the main road into the forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument — with State Highway 2 at Islip ..read more

Hundreds of students from Los Angeles County gathered at Pasadena City College on Wednesday for a forum designed to equip them with essential skills for future leadership roles. Now in its fourth year, #ThisGen2024, hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, focused on empowering the next generation of leaders by providing students with insights into leadership, overcoming barriers and matching passion with skill sets. Over 500 LA County high school students attend ThisGen2024: A Youth Empowerment Forum at Pasadena City College on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 and hosted by Pasadena Tournamen ..read more

The Pasadena City Council has postponed a decision on renaming a section of Dayton Street to honor a celebrated music group that originated from the city, citing concerns about inadequate resident notification. During a Monday night, April 15, meeting, after an outpouring of public comment, the panel voted to cancel the public hearing originally scheduled for that day and directed staff to inform the public of a new hearing on this matter at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20. In addition, they decided to enhance notifications to residents affected by the proposed name change. The proposed renaming ..read more

  (Left) Hawkeye, No. A513562, is 2 years old, already crate and house-trained and ready for his superhero life to begin. He is available for adoption from Pasadena Humane. (Middle) Snuggly Remy, No. A513577, has kept his sweet nature despite many hardships. This 4-year-old Doberman pinscher is a happy tripod and is available for adoption from Pasadena Humane. (Right) Miss Blue, a blue-eyed lynx point Siamese mix, is a gentle soul with a loud purr. This 7-month-old beauty is available for adoption from Lifeline for Pets. (Left and Middle photos are courtesy of Pasadena Humane; Right photo ..read more

The Pasadena City Council announced an upcoming public hearing to discuss potential adjustments to the current water rates and rate structure. The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3, at the City Council Chambers, which is located at 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249. City officials encourage members of the public to attend and provide input on this issue. City staff recommends shifting from the current “Tiered by Meter Size” structure to a “Tiered by Customer Class” structure, which categorizes rates based on customer classes (Single Family Residential, Multi-Famil ..read more

Bringing Mars rocks back to earth costs too much, said NASA’s chief administrator on Monday, April 15, adding that the financially strapped, multi-billion-dollar planned mission managed by Pasadena’s JPL will need help from government and private industry if it’s going to get off the ground – and back again — cheaper and sooner. The action brought a strong rebuke from area lawmakers, who said NASA’s cuts to the Mars Sample Return program will have serious impacts for the sprawling science, research and technology hub that straddles the region between Pasadena and La Canada Flintridge, leaders ..read more

A man kidnapped a woman at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her over the weekend in Pasadena, police said. The crime was reported to police shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. The Pasadena woman, in her 30s, was sitting in her parked car in the 200 block of Sierra Madre Villa Avenue when a man entered the vehicle, Pasadena police Lt. Tim Bundy said. He had a knife and forced the woman to go to another location in the city where he sexually assaulted her, Bundy said. “She managed to get away and called 911,” the lieutenant said. Investigators were looking for the man. Pasadena poli ..read more

A 36-year-old San Fernando man was fatally shot by police in Pasadena after pulling out a handgun during a foot pursuit Saturday evening, April 13. The man, identified as Ricardo Guade Andrade, was approached by police around 8:39 p.m. while parked in a white pickup truck on Hudson Avenue, near Del Mar Boulevard. Police said Andrade was parked facing the wrong direction on a one-way street and they attempted to conduct a suspicious occupied vehicle check when the man sped off. They said he narrowly struck an officer with the truck. A brief police pursuit ended when Andrade crashed into the fro ..read more

In a wide-ranging conversation, two women leaders discussed guiding institutions through social upheavals as well as free speech issues. That the last “Why It Matters” program of the year played out at The Huntington like a hearty classroom conversation between two professors could not have been lost on the crowd. For one thing, Karen Lawrence, president of The Huntington, and her guest Carol Christ, the first woman chancellor of UC Berkeley, are former professors and leaders of prominent academic institutions, Lawrence most recently at UC Irvine and Christ at Berkeley and Smith College. Both ..read more

Before approaching the spacecraft, Akemi Hinzer suits up: Hair net, face mask, head cover tucked into a full body “bunny suit”, covered shoes crammed into protective spats and nitrile gloves taped over sleeves. She steps into the chamber where holes in the walls blast her with air before she can enter the vast, white “clean room” where NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory assembles its fragile spacecraft and rovers before they leave Earth. As the deputy lead planetary protection scientist for the Europa Clipper mission, this is a typical part of Hinzer’s job. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory techn ..read more