COVID Outbreak + County Gas Prices + Pasadena Unified Lawsuit

Happy Friday, everyone. This is your local Patch editor here with the latest edition of the Pasadena Digest. Our top stories include a COVID outbreak at a school, gas prices in Los Angeles County on the rise and a Pasadena Unified board member suing the district.

First, today's weather:

An a.m. shower; mostly sunny. High: 73 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Pasadena:

1. Man Who May Have Driven Suicidal Teen to Pasadena Overpass Gets 16-to-Life for Sex Attack, Attempted Murder (Pasadena Now)
2. What's Happening at The Huntington's Japanese Garden (coloradoboulevard.net)
3. COVID Outbreak Reverts LA Prep School Back to Distance Learning (NBC Southern California)
4. Gas prices in Los Angeles County rise to highest amount since 2012 (FOX 11 Los Angeles)
5. California sets new transparency rules for behested payments (Los Angeles Times)
6. Pasadena Unified Board Member Sues District: Report (Pasadena Patch)
7. White Pumpkins: What To Know Before Visiting Pasadena Patches (Pasadena Patch)
8. Pasadena Community Police Oversight Commission Holds First Meeting October 26 (coloradoboulevard.net)

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— Andy Nguyen

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