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Today's riddle: What can go UP the chimney DOWN; but can't come down the chimney UP? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Hispanic Woman Now Suing After She Was Denied Benefits Meant for Black Moms in California (theroot.com) — A new federal lawsuit claims a non-Black mother was denied access to Pasadena’s Black Infant Health program because she didn’t meet its race-based eligibility rules. The case targets state, L.A. County, and Pasadena public health departments, and could reshape who qualifies for this long-running maternal support program across California.
2. Riverside City Manager Futrell to leave for post in Pasadena - Hey SoCal. Change is our intention. (heysocal.com) — Pasadena has selected Riverside City Manager Mike Futrell as its next city manager, with his start date set for May 13. He’ll immediately tackle priorities like the 710 Reconnecting Pasadena Vision Plan, Eaton Fire recovery, and the city’s transition to carbon-free electricity by 2030, while emphasizing community engagement and public safety.
3. Angelenos' dream of buying a home crushed as new report reveals unfathomable numbers (nypost.com) — A new housing report underscores how out of reach homeownership has become in greater Los Angeles, where mortgages now cost more than double typical rents, and a recent photo shows a Pasadena home for sale amid this crunch. With median LA mortgages topping $6,000 a month, the study finds only a shrinking number of cheaper U.S. cities still favor buying over renting.
4. 'Interstellar Glaciers': NASA's SPHEREx Maps Vast Galactic Ice Regions (harvard.edu) — Pasadena’s Caltech and JPL scientists are playing a key role in NASA’s SPHEREx mission, which is mapping enormous reservoirs of interstellar ice that may seed future planets with water. The new study, led from Harvard-Smithsonian but supported by Pasadena-based teams, uses SPHEREx’s infrared maps to reveal how life-essential molecules like water and carbon dioxide form and survive inside giant molecular clouds.
5. Mets and Dodgers celebrate Jackie Robinson Day: ‘It's special to wear his jersey here' (lancasteronline.com) — Jackie Robinson’s Pasadena roots and preserved Pepper Street boyhood home are highlighted as the Mets and Dodgers mark Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium. Local monuments and fields named for him underscore how his legacy still shapes Los Angeles baseball and inspires today’s diverse players and managers.
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