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Cheers Pasadena! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Car smashes through fence onto Pasadena's Brookside Golf Club
  • How a wounded Pasadena officer was honored under Dodger Stadium lights.
  • What's at stake in the recall fight over Pasadena's school board president?

Also on today's calendar: Silence into Song: 2,977 Voices Remembered and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 103 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 96, low: 73.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Driver Crashes Through Fence Onto Brookside Golf Club In Pasadena (patch.com) — Pasadena residents awoke to an unusual scene when a car crashed through a fence and ended up on the Brookside Golf Club course Tuesday morning. Fire officials said the Tesla's driver suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized, while no golfers were hurt during the incident.
   

2. Pasadena Officer Wounded in March Shootout Recognized at Dodgers' First Responders Night (pasadenanow.com) — A Pasadena police officer wounded in a March shootout near the Sierra Madre Villa Metro station was honored on the field during the Dodgers' First Responders Night. Officer Bryan Vasquez, recovering after surgery at Huntington Hospital, was joined by Pasadena police colleagues, city figures, and community supporters as the department continues to await the district attorney's review of the incident.
   

3. Pasadena School District President Launches Last-Ditch Bid to Dodge Recall After Scandal (pulptastic.com) — Pasadena Unified School District Board President Tina Fredericks is in court seeking to block a recall campaign against her before petitions circulate, arguing organizers mishandled the process and misrepresented her actions on school consolidation. Recall backers, who also target Trustee Scott Harden, have until December 11 to gather signatures, while a Los Angeles judge now weighs whether Fredericks' legal challenge can proceed as the political fight intensifies.
   

4. Turn 1,000 pages before kindergarten into a piece of cake with Pasadena's library challenge. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena families with young children can sign up now for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge through the Pasadena Public Library, earning small prizes as kids hit reading milestones. September's Library Card Sign Up Month is a good time to grab a free Pasadena Public Library card, register on Beanstack, and start counting every bedtime story toward the goal.
   

5. 1940s House by Midcentury Master John Lautner Lists in Pasadena for $2.6 Million (mansionglobal.com subscription) — A distinctive 1949 John Lautner-designed home on Laguna Road in Pasadena has just hit the market for about $2.6 million after a careful restoration. The compact three-bedroom house features dramatic circular walls, a soaring unsupported carport roof, and a glass-walled living room that opens to a curved, amphitheater-like garden, offering architecture buffs a rare chance to buy a local midcentury gem.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday September 9
  • Equitable Financial Advisor
    San Marino High Staff Lounge
    8:00 am
  • Step It Up Fundraiser - kick off assembly
    Clifton Middle School Monrovia, CA 91016
    8:00 am
  • Adult ESL Classes
    Shirpser Elementary El Monte, CA 91731
    8:15 am
  • MAKE-UP Gabrielino ID - Goodson Theater
    Gabrielino High School San Gabriel, CA 91776
    8:30 am
  • Baby Storytime
    Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
    10:30 am
  • Flag Football, Girls VR @ South El Monte / NA
    Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
    4:45 pm
  • Board of Education Meeting
    Temple City Unified District Office - 9700 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, 91780
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The kindness of strangers: a huge shoutout to Frankie from ADP Diesel.
    I left my car lights on while shopping at Costco yesterday and came back to a flat battery in the middle of a whopping storm. Frankie was parked next… (Nextdoor North Central Pasadena SW)
  • I just wanted to thank everyone that donated clothing, shoes, toiletries and food to the people at the sober living.
    I brought a trunk full of stuff for them today as did many of you. They were so appreciative!! Thank you again for your selfless act of kindness! (Nextdoor Lamanda Park)
  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Whole Body Team Member (Body Care, Makeup, Vitamins, Nutrition - Stocker, Inventory, Floor Service) - Part Time Seasonal in Pasadena. Apply here.
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Alhambra. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pasadena here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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