🌱 Patch AM: What happens next to Pasadena’s 61 license plate cameras?

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. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What happens next to Pasadena's 61 license plate cameras?
• Why UC Regents are still talking about Pasadena's Rose Bowl litigation

Also on today's calendar: Silence into Song: 2,977 Voices Remembered and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 96, low: 78.
• Wednesday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 97 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State Bill to Rein In License Plate Cameras Dies Without an Assembly Vote (pasadenanow.com) — Pasadena's 61-camera license plate reader network will keep operating under current rules after a state bill to tighten ALPR regulations died without an Assembly vote. With the City Council's Public Safety Committee split and the contract up soon, local officials and residents now must decide whether to keep, replace, or dismantle the camera system.
   

• Regents at UCLA: Sept. 14-16, 2026 (blogspot.com) — UC Regents will meet at UCLA Sept. 14–16, and one closed-session update involves litigation between the City of Pasadena and the Regents over Rose Bowl issues. While most of the agenda concerns UC-wide budgets, health care and labs, Pasadena residents may be interested that their city's dispute is still active, with proceedings currently informally stayed.
   

📸 Around Pasadena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pasadena

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Silence into Song: 2,977 Voices Remembered →
  First United Methodist Church of Glendale, 134 N Kenwood St, Glendale
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Coffee with the Principal
  Washington Elementary STEM Magnet School Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:15 am
• School Tour
  Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:30 am
• Lunch Break Reset →
  Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena, 75 W Walnut St, Pasadena
  12:00 pm
• Closed Session Board of Education Meeting
  San Marino Unified 1665 West Dr, San Marino, CA 91108, USA
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Equitable Financial Advisor
  San Marino High Staff Lounge
  8:00 am
• Senior Kick Off to College/Parent Night 6-7
  San Marino High San Marino, CA 91108
  6:00 pm
• FREE Jiu-Jitsu Intro Class in Pasadena | No Experience Needed →
  Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena, 75 W Walnut St, Pasadena
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• 2026 Los Angeles County Women's Leadership Conference →
  Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E Green St, Pasadena
  8:00 am
• Carver Family Picnic
  Carver Elementary San Marino, CA 91108
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Kaleidoscope: A Reflection of Staff Artwork - Artists' Reception →
  1111 S Arroyo Parkway, 2nd Floor, Pasadena, CA, 91105
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Sondre Lerche →
  Sid The Cat Auditorium, 1022 El Centro St, South Pasadena
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 3.22 earthquake reported
  Sep 6 at 12:13 AM PDT: 3.22 magnitude earthquake occurred near Compton, CA. More than 1117 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )
• We just got our electric bill from Pasadena Water and Power, and it has skyrocketed!
  Our last bill was 225.87, and our new bill is 511.98! I don't understand how it jumped so much, we have not done anything different, and we were away… (Nextdoor Mid Central Pasadena)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Pasadena. Apply here.
• Bridgestone posted a job opening for Retail Salesperson in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pasadena here.

🗞 Nearby News

Altadena

• Woon Brings Its Woks to a Good Neighbor Bar Patio in Altadena Sunday (pasadenanow.com)
• Why more homeowners across the U.S. are turning to an insurance that offers less coverage (inquirer.com)
• Attorney Portia Wood Details How Families Lose Property (rollingout.com)

San Marino

• La Salle football overwhelms Arcadia with explosive offense (sgvtribune.com)

Ok Pasadena! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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