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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Pasadena's Latino Heritage Parade Puts Community's Heartbeat on Display Saturday (coloradoboulevard.net) — Pasadena residents can head downtown Saturday for the 28th Annual Latino Heritage Parade and Festival, with a community-themed procession ending at City Hall and an evening of music, food, and family activities. Expect afternoon street closures around Los Robles, Walnut, and Garfield, and consider Metro, Pasadena Transit, or the Union Street bikeway to avoid traffic and parking hassles.
2. Pasadena leaders christen Glenarm battery energy plant in effort to bolster power grid (pasadenastarnews.com) — Pasadena is moving ahead with its first utility-scale battery system at the Glenarm power plant, aimed at storing clean energy and stabilizing the local grid by 2027. City and state leaders say the Glenarm BESS project, backed by state funding, will support Pasadena's push toward 100% carbon‑free power while improving evening reliability for residents and businesses.
3. Pasadena moves forward with $11M transit facility deal - Hey SoCal. Change is our intention. (heysocal.com) — Pasadena has approved an $11.2 million contract to start building a new transit operations and maintenance facility, replacing the leased Allen Avenue yard before its 2028 deadline. The council also set a 20% aspirational goal for local hiring, while debating contractor concentration and funding needs for the $91 million project that will support Pasadena Transit buses and future zero‑emission vehicles.
4. Searching for Life in the Universe: How NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California is Leading the Way (discoverwildscience.com) — NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is highlighted as a global hub driving missions to Mars, icy moons, and distant exoplanets in the search for life. The piece explains how JPL's scientists, technology, and ethical approach to exploration keep Pasadena at the center of humanity's push to understand whether we're alone in the universe.
5. 1222 E Orange Grv, Pasadena, CA 91104 (redfin.com) — A multifamily site at 1222 E Orange Grove in Pasadena falls under the RM-16 zoning district, which is designed for stable, medium-to-high-density residential neighborhoods. The rules emphasize design quality, compatibility with surrounding homes, and preserving Pasadena's human scale and visual diversity while limiting major grading changes to protect neighborhood character.
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