What's up Pasadena! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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Also on today's calendar: STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Pasadena and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the DJ's favorite part of the candy? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Pasadena Rental Housing Board Reverses Course on Controversial Tenant Privacy Policy After Months of Landlord Pushback (pasadenanow.com) — Pasadena landlords will no longer have to upload every rent increase notice to the city’s rental registry, after the Rental Housing Board unanimously shifted to collecting redacted notices only in about 600 flagged cases a year. Board members cited tenant privacy and data-breach risks while still preserving tools to investigate potentially excessive rent hikes within Pasadena’s rent-stabilized housing stock.
2. Pasadena approves plan for 710 Stub but tables Restorative Justice elements (planetizen.com) — Pasadena’s City Council has largely approved the Reconnecting Pasadena plan to redevelop the long-vacant 710 freeway stub, including goals for 1,800 housing units and new transportation options. However, leaders postponed decisions on Restorative Justice proposals aimed at compensating residents displaced decades ago, signaling more debate ahead on how, and whether, to fund reparative programs.
3. Pasadena's school district gets thumbs up from LA County watchdog agency on latest budget moves (dailynews.com) — Pasadena Unified just earned a positive budget certification from the Los Angeles County Office of Education, a key sign its recent cuts are stabilizing district finances. County officials still worry about ongoing deficit spending and have ordered an updated fiscal stabilization plan by July 1, meaning more tough decisions on school consolidations and programs could be ahead for Pasadena families.
4. Pasadena mother sues health departments, including city's, claiming racial discrimination (dailynews.com) — A Pasadena mother has filed a class-action federal lawsuit accusing Pasadena’s and other public health departments of racial discrimination in a state-backed maternal health program. The suit challenges the Black Infant Health program’s race-based eligibility rules and seeks to bar exclusion by race, with early court deadlines set in May that could affect how local postpartum services are offered.
5. SPHS Students Recognized for Creative Excellence (southpasadenan.com) — South Pasadena High School students are being celebrated for their creative work in the 2026 “Expressing Feelings Through Art” contest, with 16 students juried into the show and three earning honorable mentions. Their artwork will be on display at North Figueroa Bookstore in nearby Highland Park from April 26 to May 3, giving local families a chance to see and support these young South Pasadena artists.
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