A few South Pas-centric stories floating around:

Sometimes there’s a fine line between news and advertising. Sometimes that line gets trampled.
The death of SPHS student Aydin Salek prompts a bill proposal from Assemblyman Anthony Portantino that would “grant immunity from criminal prosecution to teenagers who seek emergency medical attention for someone possibly suffering from alcohol poisoning.”
State Assemblyman Mike Eng [...]

It looks like they have some heavy hitters showing up. From the city:
You are invited to attend an SR-710 Update Meeting hosted by the City of South Pasadena on Friday, Feb. 26, at the South Pasadena High School Auditorium. Registration will be from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Presentations will be followed by a question and answer period.
Speakers

South Pasadena [...]

A few of the South Pas-related items floating around in the news:

In an obit for Frisbee inventor Walter Frederick Morrison, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune mentions in passing that WHAM-O began in a South Pasadena garage. Maybe you already knew that but, well, I didn’t.
The L.A. Times says, “Today, Stargate (Studios) generates $15 million in [...]

With the potty-mouthed governor’s veto of Gil Cedillo’s bill, and the scrapping of a lawsuit that would have forbid Measure R dollars from funding the 710 tunnel, there’s not much for South Pas city officials to celebrate lately. Streetsblog L.A. (in a good roundup) points out that representatives of the city were predicting a [...]

After sitting patiently on Gov. Schwarzenegger’s desk for a month, SB 545 — the bill that would have prohibited an above-ground extension of the 710 — has been vetoed. Gil Cedillo’s legislation had garnered a fair amount of support from South Pas and neighboring communities, as it was seen by many as a way to [...]

South Pasadena’s Community Services Department has set up a Facebook page.
The Pasadena Star-News congratulates South Pas for being oh-so eco-friendly.
South Pas resident Aileen Sevajian, 49, gets three years for defrauding Glendale residents. Here’s some background on the case.
Sure, our schools are in superintendent limbo, but the Lawndale School District has tapped Ellen Dougherty to replace [...]

Who: South Pasadena Council PTA
What: SPUSD PTA Yard Sale. The five district schools have joined together to host the event.
Where: District office parking lot, 1020 El Centro Street, between Fairview and Diamond
When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 18

Who: South Pasadena Public Library
What: Author Night with Denise Hamilton. The event is free and [...]

Not quite South Pasadena, but Caltrans is hosting an upbeat informational meeting for the 710 tunnel on March 26. Here’s the scoop:
You are invited to the following SR-710 Tunnel Technical Study Community Meeting

When: Thursday, March 26, 2009, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: El Sereno Senior Citizens Center
4818 Klamath Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90032
New location: Los Angeles Christian [...]

Some brave Caltrans officials plan to hold a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the South Pasadena Library. They’ll discuss the tunnel plan and the feasability studies they’ve been conducting along the proposed route.

Sure there’s the economy and the Middle East, but what should Obama really focus on? Completing the Long Beach Freeway. Or at least, that’s the opinion of Joe Mathews. [via LA Observed]
Also in 710 news, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) has introduced a bill that would force Caltrans to sell about 500 parcels it [...]