Archive for June, 2009
Crime Report 06.24.09
So let me get this straight: The “victim” is the guy wielding a machete in Carmine’s parking lot? Also, the South Pasadena Review gets burgled. Full police report after the jump:
Posted: June 24th, 2009 under Assault, Auto Burglary, Crimes, Home Burglary, Public Safety, Stolen Vehicle, Theft, Uncategorized.
Tags: Carmine's, Crime Report, South Pasadena, South Pasadena Review, SPSD
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Catching Up 06.24.09
Inside Private Lives extends its run at the Fremont Centre Theatre, which pushes the production past the one-year mark in South Pas.
Pasadena Unified School District might try and follow South Pasadena’s lead and push for a parcel tax. The district is facing a $14 million deficit. The question is whether a city as large and [...]
Posted: June 24th, 2009 under Business, Pasadena, Politics, SPUSD, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Fremont Centre Theatre, Inside Private Lives, Measure S, Parcel Tax, PUSD, South Pasadena, South Pasadena Review, SPEF, SPUSD, Summer School
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Art Walk Benefits Project Home
This month’s upcoming Art Walk will benefit the Downtown Women’s Center. Here’s the flier:
Posted: June 24th, 2009 under Business, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Art Walk, Common Thread Studio, Downtown Women's Center, Fremont Gallery, SOPA Studios, SoPas Gallery, South Pasadena, SPACE, Thomas R Field American Antiques, WineStyles, Zinnia
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Final Words on Measure S
It’s over, the measure passed. The L.A. Times got trigger happy on Tuesday and called the election before all the votes were counted. The South Pasadena Review is still struggling with the Internet, with this headline on the front page of their site: “When They Become Available: Results of Parcel Tax Election Posted on Review [...]
Posted: June 20th, 2009 under Politics, SPUSD, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Measure S, Parcel Tax, South Pasadena, SPUSD
Comments: 1
SPPD Scraps School Bus Sting
Wednesday’s school bus sting garnered a lot more attention than the South Pas Police Department probably expected. The L.A Times did a story, the AP picked it up, and general reaction wasn’t too favorable. Now the department is asking that all 150-or-so tickets be dismissed after a meeting with the city attorney, who looked at [...]
Posted: June 20th, 2009 under Crimes, Public Safety, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Huntington Drive, School Bus Sting, South Pasadena, SPPD
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Measure S: It’s a Done Deal
All the walk-in votes have been added to the tally, and Measure S still squeaked by. Here’s how it all shook out:
Yes: 67.6% (4,158 votes) No: 32.4% (1,993 votes)
Here’s what it means in a nutshell: If you’re a homeowner in South Pas, you’ll now pay an annual $288 parcel tax for the next four years. [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2009 under Politics, SPUSD, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Measure S, Parcel Tax, South Pasadena, SPUSD
Comments: 1
School Bus Sting Gets Mixed Reviews
I was driving east down Huntington Drive a while back during an SPPD pedestrian sting, and it was just strange. The first thing you notice are the cones saying you can’t turn left on Fletcher. So, of course, you look up Fletcher to see why the road is blocked off. Then you see a ton [...]
Posted: June 18th, 2009 under Public Safety, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Bus Sting, Huntington Drive, Pedestrian Sting, South Pasadena, SPPD, Unicorns
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Crime Report 06.18.09
Six DUI arrests and an employee plucks from the till at Wild Thyme. The full police report after the jump:
Posted: June 18th, 2009 under Assault, Auto Burglary, Crimes, Home Burglary, Possession, Public Safety, South Pasadena, Stolen Vehicle, Theft, Uncategorized.
Tags: Crime Report, South Pasadena, SPPD
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Measure S: Parcel Tax Poised to Pass*
Yes: 67.3% No: 32.7%
The county says results are counted for all 21 precincts, but since 2/3 voter approval is required, I’m gonna wait for them to make it official.
5,934 residents voted, out of 15,112 registered voters. That’s 39%. The estimated cost of the election was $65,000.
*Yes on S reports “there are still a few ballots [...]
Posted: June 16th, 2009 under Politics, SPUSD, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Measure S, Parcel Tax, South Pasadena, SPUSD
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Measure S: Today’s the Day
If you forgot to mail in your ballot for Measure S, you can still drop it off today until 8 p.m. I’ll post the results when I get them.
Posted: June 16th, 2009 under Politics, SPUSD, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Measure S, Parcel Tax, South Pasadena, SPUSD
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