Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) is having an Open House and the public is invited. Assemblymember Holden wants to share the new district office with residents of the 41st A.D. and hear from them about issues that concern the district and the sta...

The Pasadena Fire Department will begin brush clearance inspections on April 1, 2013 and continue through June 2013. Residents in high prone brush areas should receive a brochure outlining the requirements mandated by the State to keep you and your neighb...

Rosa Parks, affectionatelly called, "The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement", was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913. Her life was unspectacular for an African American born and raised in the segregated south.  She suffered the indignitie...

The City of Pasadena Enterprise Zone, the Foothill Workforce Investment Board, and the Employment Development Department invite you to attend a FREE SEMINAR on how to access state and federal tax credits and cash subsidies for your business. Wednesday, M...

Pasadena, CA -– Approximately 25 families, including several Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) students, have been displaced and have lost many of their belongings after a devastating fire on Sunday, February 24 at an apartment complex on the 700 ...

Pasadena, CA -- At its meeting February 26, the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education voted 4-3 to authorize reduction in force notices for 81.5 certificated employees due to a funding deficit estimated to range between $7 and $12 mil...

Washington, D.C. – Today, more than a year after the Violence Against Women Act expired at the end of 2011, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing a bipartisan reauthorization bill. Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the followin...

To follow up on news of the nation's first school named after Henrietta Lacks, there is a great community project underway. The Vancouver Washington school district and the Regional Library District are working together in anticipation of the opening of ...

(BPT) - For people considering laser hair removal for the summer, there's good news - now is the perfect time to start. Easily hidden under typical cool weather clothing like bulky sweaters and leggings, skin is shielded from the sun and thus in perfect c...

(BPT) - The past few years have not been kind to lawns and gardens across the country. The summer of 2012 brought severe drought to much of the Midwest and a good portion of the country continues to experience drought conditions. Homeowners have two choic...

A free night at the theater! A free date night! With youth middle school and above it's a free family night! A great way to Celebrate Women's History Month! Whatever you call it, just be sure to see Kres Mersky's new one-woman-play, Isadora Duncan: A Uniq...

When creating estate planning documents such as a living trust, power of attorney for finances or health care, or even a simple will, one of the most difficult decisions my estate planning clients face is: "Who can be trusted to handle my affairs if I bec...

Part One of a Two-Part Series Will hiring a fundraising professional solve your fundraising challenges? Is it your secret wish that someone will take care of fundraising so you can focus on the "more important" work of your nonprofit? Perhaps you seek a ...

"Don't Get Mad, Get Smart." Whitney Young got that advice from his parents, said Emmy award-winning journalist Bonnie Boswell Hamilton. She is Young's niece and the Executive Producer/Producer of a documentary about the former head of the National Urban L...

Personal attacks may be a basic component of political campaigns, but they don't serve the electoral process – especially when the attacks are rooted in the past. John J. Kennedy and Ishmael Trone -- the two remaining candidates for Chris Holden's vaca...

The Lakers have been the best franchise in the NBA for about the past 30 years. The team was run by Jerry Buss and Jerry West. Buss knew money, and West knew basketball. Together, they were a winning combination. They were also lucky enough to win the coi...

The case of Christopher Jordan Dorner is troubling for me. He was a victim, and he later became a murderer. These may be separate issues, but they are linked. He cannot be a hero, because he killed innocent people. He was not a criminal. He was a college ...

Over a 43-year career in journalism, I have been blessed with some memorable experiences: I have covered presidential and vice presidential campaigns, I have flown on Air Force One, I have gone to parties at the White House, met Pope John Paul II, spent t...

From l-r: Kenneth W. Bently, Virginia Holt, Janice Valentine and Gail Valentine Taylor accepting on behalf of Fred and Arzella Valentine, and Journal Publishers Ruthie Hopkins and Joe Hopkins.Not pictured, Candace Wiggins. Photo courtesy: Ni...

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