By Brianna Chu When school districts were forced to close as COVID-19 arrived in the U.S. last March, students were thrust into an entirely new world of learning. I spoke with four students from elementary school to high school — Altadena Arts Magnet School students Kaidyn Taylor, a fourth grader, and Harry Daniels, a fifth…
Pandemic’s Impact on Child Care Pushing Working Women to the Limit
By Brianna Chu Single mother Lisa* is a teacher who also tutored students before the pandemic started. Her young daughter Joanna* is not quite school age, so she isn’t currently juggling both online teaching and online learning; but Lisa had been sending her daughter to daycare during the week so she could work. After the…
Dear Young People, Help Stop the Spread
By Destiny Torres Scrolling through social media terrifies me. I see that the same people posting about the importance of wearing masks are also posting videos of themselves at parties on their private stories. Though in California over 1 million more people became infected with COVID-19 in the month of December, a lot of people…
2020…What a Year
Our staff photographer, Terry Miller, shares some of his images from the past year which may illustrate the difficulties we all face. From Fires and Protests to the Pandemic…each image tells a different story.
Victor Gordo Becomes Pasadena Mayor Monday
Presentations and recognition of service for outgoing Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek and Councilmember Margaret McAustin will take place Monday afternoon. Followed by administering of Oath of Office to Mayor Victor Gordo, Councilmember Tyron Hampton, Councilmember Felicia Williams, Councilmember Gene Masuda, and Councilmember Steve Madison. The City Clerk will submit the election results and canvass of…
Election Day Concerns; Local Cities Monitoring
78 million Americans have already voted, putting the U.S. on pace to witness its highest-turnout election By Terry Miller The city of Pasadena, like all San Gabriel Valley cities, is preparing for voters to not be intimidated thus ensuring a positive and peaceful public experience of the most important right, the right to Vote. The…
A Salute to the USPS and Its Employees
By May S. Ruiz Benjamin Franklin appointed the first postmaster general in 1775 but it wasn’t until the passage of the Postal Service Act in 1792 that the post office department was created. In 1970, it became what we now know as the United States Postal Service (USPS). For all the noble purposes its creation…
Former Rose Queen Launches New Cannabis Brand
Camille Roistacher, a former Rose Queen turned entrepreneur, is launching a new cannabis flower brand, Wyllow, that is pioneering products with a feminine appeal while being intended for all. According to an article by Green Entrepreneur, more women seem to be influencing the cannabis industry as entrepreneurs and consumers. The report describes that women are…