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Politics

Jess Rivas Represents Women’s Issues at City Hall

Navigating motherhood, rent control, and political reform—all in a day’s work.

July 16, 2025
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Arts & Lit

Two Friends Take on the American Dream

Kelly Hamlin and Julian Michael’s BAFF Entry Embraces Montage, Mirrors and Movement.

July 10, 2025
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Cohesion & Community

ACLU Attorney to Discusses Immigrant Rights

First United Methodist Church defends the rule of law at Sunday Conversation.

July 9, 2025
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Arts & Lit

‘The Rebel Girls’ Forgotten Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

July 1, 2025
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Talking Points

SCOTUS Decision Makes Citizenship Uncertain for the Most Vulnerable Among Us …Kids

Now what? Local leaders and legal experts weigh in.

June 27, 2025
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Politics

Chamber of Shadows: New Business Ventures Emerge from the Ashes of a Failed Institution

New business networks rise from former SGCC leaders.

June 24, 2025
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Limelight

More Theater for Youth? Yes, Please!

In Other People’s Shoes holds a gala fundraiser and staged reading.

June 15, 2025
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Obits

Nate Holden: 1929-2025

At age 95, Holden continued to serve the community.

June 1, 2025
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Poetically Speaking

Fire Chasers

A poet envisions recovery.

May 13, 2025
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Talking Points

Climate Change – To Teach or Not To Teach

'More heat than light' in the classroom.

May 6, 2025
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Politics

SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case is More About Limiting Federal Judges than Expected

Did federal district courts overstep their authority by issuing nationwide injunctions?

April 28, 2025
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Politics

Pomona Community to Border Patrol:  Where’s our barber?

Martin Majin-Leon released by Riverside Judge after 30 hours in ICE detention.

April 24, 2025
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Politics

Two Armenian Genocide Education Bills On Track

CA SB 472 provides grants; HR 2585 directs the Librarian of Congress

April 13, 2025
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Politics

A SCOTUS Decision about Birthright Citizenship May Hinge on How the Court Handled a San Francisco ‘Alien’ in 1898

Does US citizenship depend on the parents' immigration status? That's the issue.

March 26, 2025
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Politics

Democrats Nationwide Oppose Potential Cuts to Medicaid

Rep. Judy Chu (D-28) hosts an overflow Town Hall at Pasadena Senior

March 18, 2025
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Politics

Hundreds of Local Students Picket City Hall

Immigration law demonstrations continue across the nation.

February 9, 2025
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Politics

Betty Yee: A Holistic Approach to Rebuilding

'Government by itself is not the answer.' - Betty Yee

January 19, 2025
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Politics

Alex Balekian: ‘I Always Had a Plan B’

Balekian's supporters are asking him to continue the fight.

December 24, 2024
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Academe

PCC Trustee Ryan Liu Joins Forbes 30 Under 30

Liu stays grounded amid the excitement of the honor.

December 17, 2024
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Politics

Pivoting from Electoral Loss

Former candidate Michael Feuer still continues his important work.

December 13, 2024
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Talking Points

Is Trump’s Reelection Our Julius Caesar Moment?

Will it be “Hail Trump” or “Et tu, Brute?” 

November 29, 2024
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Cohesion & Community

Altadena: A Brief History of What Might Have Been

Organized opposition, fizzled projects and unfulfilled plans that defined a community.

November 25, 2024
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Talking Points

We Funded the Central Library Rebuild, but What About THOSE Books?

Project 2025 has a lot to say about criminalizing librarians.

November 6, 2024
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Talking Points

Is America’s Two-Party Political System in Decline?

We may be headed toward a complete political system overhaul.

October 30, 2024
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My Father, Michael Madsen

Local News Pasadena correspondent Calvin Madsen remembers his famous father.

Poetically Speaking

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AFTERBURN

Victoria Thomas, from Pasadena to Crete and back again.

With This Ring

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Bard and Muse: A Love Story

Devastation has not destroyed the love of the Ash family.


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    Two Friends Take on the American Dream
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    Steeped in Culture: Taiwan’s Boba Tea Legacy Bubbles Over in El Monte
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    Scenic Route Ahead: Where Paintbrushes Met the Pacific
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    7 Wildfire-Resistant Materials That Could Save Your Home
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    Where Trees Fall and Tables Rise
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Pasadena Unified’s Annual Open Enrollment Process Begins

January 7, 2025
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PPD’s Surveillance Infrastructure Versus Human Intelligence Gathering

July 7, 2025
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Betty Yee: A Holistic Approach to Rebuilding

January 19, 2025
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Hundreds of Local Students Picket City Hall

February 9, 2025
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