Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of changes to the state’s vaccination plan on Monday. Among the changes, is a shift to a focus on age rather than occupations deemed high-risk. “Vaccines are the light at the end of the tunnel, and I am focused on taking the steps needed to get Californians safely vaccinated…
Thousands of registered nurse and health care worker members of National Nurses United (NNU), the country’s largest union and professional association of RNs, will be holding hundreds of socially distanced events in more than 19 states and the District of Columbia on Wednesday to demand that their hospital employers “put patients first above profit motives in how…
By Jordan Green Azusa Pacific University announced football would be no more, ending both a university and state tradition. In 2018, Humboldt State University (HSU) dropped its football program due to financial constraints. A member of the NCAA Division II-ranked Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC), the Lumberjacks left behind a fellow California GNAC program in…
Editor’s Note: Please check with event organizers as many events are being postponed or canceled. Pasadena International Film Festival at Laemml...
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On Monday, the governor lifted California’s Regional Stay Home Order that set strict requirements and limitations on businesses. Pasadena has now returned to the state’s tiered system for reopening, essentially where the city was in December, prior to the state order. Specifically, Pasadena is back to the Purple Tier. Effective immediately, Pasadena businesses and other organizations…
Local Leaders and Restaurateurs React to Lift on Outdoor Dining Ban
January 25, 2021
Application for Pasadena Small Business COVID-19 Grants Opens Jan. 25
January 14, 2021
California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Deadline Extended
January 8, 2021
By Angela Copeland Last week was a big one. One president left office, while another joined. The transition of power in the United States has been quite a complicated matter. Chances are that recent events in our Capitol have dominated your news feed. And, if you’re like many people, work can provide a much-needed break…
Changing of the Guard 2021
January 20, 2021
Career Corner: Making Lemonade
January 14, 2021
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January 14, 2021
By Alex Cordero The largest dinosaur exhibition, Jurassic Quest, makes its way through Southern California and is taking over the Rose Bowl until Jan....
By May S. Ruiz To say that these are extraordinary times might be an understatement to describe a year beset by an astounding 81 million i...
Lythgoe Family Panto (LFP), presents a virtual at-home sing-along concert “Carols For Kids,” benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), a...
Worries arise over what the move could mean for the future of movie theaters Thursday, Warner Bros. announced that it will release its 2021 17-film sl...
President-elect Joseph Biden has appointed Frances Arnold, a Caltech professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering and biochemistry, to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) — which advises the president on science, technology, education, and innovation policy. The council also provides the president with scientific and technical information that informs public policy. “From…
L.A. County Students Can Apply for California Credit Union Scholarship
January 15, 2021
Newsom Hopes to Get Students Back to School by Spring
January 5, 2021
January College Search Guide
January 4, 2021
By Greg Aragon I’ve previously written about my adventure on the Island of Lanai and this week I would like to look at another Hawaiian Island: Kauai....
By Greg Aragon If you are looking for a beautiful and relaxing outdoor getaway for the day, the new Chinese Gardens at the Huntington Library, Art Col...
By Greg Aragon There is nothing like being at the beach, watching the sun fall into the ocean. It is a beautiful, almost spiritual sight. And nowhere ...
By Greg Aragon Bishop, Calif. may have a small-town feel, but because of its location in the Eastern Sierra region, the city is close to lots of big-t...
By Greg Aragon California is replete with natural wonders and Mono Lake holds its own against them all. As one of the oldest lakes...
A Greater Los Angeles Facebook group, SGV Eats, on Monday unveiled the dynamic line-up for Eat SGV Week, the first of many food-centric extravaganzas ...
