Petting zoo? Shuttle lot for Trader Joe’s? Tiki bar? What would you like to see there?
From the city:
The City Council of South Pasadena is interested in receiving your input on the best use of the City-owned property at 825 Mission Street. This site is currently used as the City Yard housing the Public Works Department [...]

I’ll be away from my computer for the next couple weeks.

South Pas fashion designer Richard Tyler decided the best way for Scientologists to overcome their sinister image is to have them wear black capes and sorting hats.
Our firefighters were among those battling the blaze off the 134.
Us and them: “I think the people of El [...]

The leftovers from the March 22 auction go back on the block in a few hours, but this time it’s an online auction, and the bidding doesn’t end till Monday. You can register here. It looks like all three units have the same starting bids as last time.
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Ostrich Farm Lofts: The Final Numbers
Three Lofts [...]

Here’s what I have for the auction’s final sales numbers. If you know otherwise, please drop me a line. You can click on a column header to sort the table.

Loft #
Bath
Sq. Ft.
Starting Bid
Previously Valued At
Sold For

302
2
2,165
$519,000
$1,200,000
$675,000*

216
2
2,110
$449,000
$1,091,000
$600,000

220
2
2,010
$469,000
$1,125,000
$660,000*

304
2
1,955
$359,000
$1,012,000
$540,000

308
2
2,055
$349,000
$1,174,000
$500,000

218
1
2,010
$389,000
$968,000
$500,000

307
2
1,445
$349,000
$825,000
$405,000

305
2
1,715
$299,000
$973,000
$480,000

306
2
1,960
$359,000
$1,126,000
$505,000

314
1
1,370
$299,000
$785,000
$400,000

107
2
1,760
$259,000
$700,000
$395,000

214
1
1,370
$299,000
$774,000
$400,000

116
1
1,355
$239,000
$758,000
$385,000

203
1
995
$199,000
$545,000
$325,000

119
1
1,380
$199,000
$629,000
$375,000

210
1
950
$179,000
$519,000
$320,000

206
1
1,075
$179,000
$604,000
$345,000

309
2
2,165
$519,000
$1,238,000
$675,000*

301
2
2,185
$469,000
$1,203,000
$570,000

219
2
1,980
$369,000
$954,000
$495,000

303
2
1,715
$349,000
$973,000
$440,000

215
1
1,365
$299,000
$763,000
$375,000

109
1
1,460
$259,000
$696,000
$375,000

204
1
1,080
$199,000
$604,000
$320,000

*Units 220, 302 and 309 did not sell, so the numbers listed in the “Sold For” column is the new [...]

That’s what Curbed LA has been told, but some of the commenters who attended Sunday’s auction are calling bullshit. Of the three that are left, two (units 302 and 309) are 2,165 square feet. The auction brochure has them previously valued at $1.2 million, the starting bid was $519,000, and now they’re a firm $675,000. [...]

There’s been a whole lot of interest in those Ostrich Farm Lofts, and today we’ll see if that interest translates into sales. The opening prices are impressive, but with a mysterious hidden reserve and a 5% buyer’s premium added to all winning bids … we’ll see. Here’s some pros and cons we took away from [...]

Curbed LA picks up on the upcoming auction to unload The Ostrich Farm lofts at 1010 Sycamore Ave. While the prices sound nice (starting bids of $179,000 on a couple of units), some commenters have chimed in that there is an unspecified reserve price.

Mamma’s Brick Oven Pizza dishes on the seedy underbelly of Yelp.
Home prices dropped 3.4% in South Pasadena for 2008, making it one of the most stable ZIP Codes in L.A. County. San Marino and Arcadia also cracked the top 20.

House for sale. Bed pan and Sterno not included.
Westways, the AAA mag, heaped more praise on Gus’s Barbecue in the October edition. There’s no direct link to the article, but it’s another feather in the restaurant’s chef hat.
South Pasadena Middle School students raised $12,155 in the 14th annual “Pasta for Pennies” program sponsored by the [...]