Portantino’s Bill to Ban Open Carry of Long Guns Wins Approval in Assembly (AB 1527)
The state Assembly today approved Assemblymember Anthony Portantino’s public safety measure that would make it a crime to openly display unloaded rifles and shotguns on main street California. AB 1527 makes it a misdemeanor for carrying an unloaded long gun in public, vehicle or street in incorporated communities in California and in unincorporated communities that [...]
Union Station’s Euclid Villa Celebrates Green Status
With his two daughters, Lynda, 16, left, and Lillian, 12, Martin Samaniego speaks Thursday, May 3, 2012 at a ” greening celebration” of Euclid Villa Transitional Housing complex in Pasadena. A hundred and seventeen families have transitioned from homelessness at Euclid Villa and Samaniego was the first male to live at the transitional housing. -Photo [...]
LitFest Pasadena Launches Saturday May 12
Inaugural festival features authors from Pulitzer Prize-winners to emerging voices The Pasadena area’s first community-wide book festival-LitFest Pasadena — will be held the day before Mother’s Day, this Saturday, May 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Central Park (275 S. Raymond Avenue). Admission is free. Although rain forced the postponement of the original [...]
Bike to Work Week May 17
You could win this cool cuiser. -Courtesy Photo By Terry Miller Lucky Baldwin’s To Raffle Cool Bike for ALS Fundraiser In Honor of Dave Farnworth Lucky Baldwin’s is one of a handful of area businesses to celebrate the bicycle in honor of Bike to Work Day next Thursday May 17. However Lucky Baldwin’s has a [...]
Pasadena to Celerbate Fire Service Day with Open Houses and Demonstrations
Fire Service Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 12, as local fire stations throw open their doors to the public. The firefighters at Fire Station 33, 515 N. Lake Ave., will demonstrate life-saving and fire-suppression techniques, including how they put out vehicle fires, rescue motorists from vehicles using the Jaws of Life and [...]
E-Cycle Shred Documents and Leave with Free Mulch at Upcoming Pasadena Event
Got e-waste to dispose or documents to shred? Or maybe you want some free mulch for your garden? Be sure to mark Saturday, May 12, on your calendar if you need to safely discard or recycle e-waste, securely shred sensitive documents or pick up some free fresh mulch, courtesy of the City of Pasadena. You [...]
Senior Homecare – Pending Legislation Impacting California Seniors
Senior Homecare – Pending Legislation Impacting California Seniors By L. Lindsey Rehfeld, M.A. Owner of Visiting Angels, Foothill Communities Faculty for California Association of Health Services at Home The senior care industry in California is growing all around us as baby-boomers transition into retirement by the millions each year. For senior citizens and their families, [...]
To Hold On, or to Let Go?
Iona Morris and Barry Wiggins in “Holding On~ Letting Go” at Fremont Centre Theatre. Credit: Carla Fallberg. To Hold On, or to Let Go? Fremont Centre Theatre’s Poignant New Play By Courtney Blackburn Death is not an uncommon subject in the theatrical world. The great playwright Shakespeare himself had an entire series of works in [...]
A Look into Sustainable Living in the San Gabriel Valley
A Look into Sustainable Living in the San Gabriel Valley By Krishna Rajagopalan The Pasadena Earth and Art Festival was held on April 14th, 2012 at Memorial Park in Pasadena. The public was invited to explore the many ways to “go green” as well be introduced to some of Pasadena’s most well known environmental organizations [...]
Affected PCC Students Speak Out at Emergency Townhall Meeting
By Krishna Rajagopalan The Pasadena City College Associated Students held a townhall meeting on February 27th to discuss the latest budget cuts at PCC. The townhall meeting was a time for students to express their opinions on how the budget cuts have affected them and what they think should be done to remedy the situation. [...]