Pasadena Hope Center + LeVar Burton + Pumpkin Patch Inspiration

Happy Hump Day, everyone. This is your local Path editor here with the latest edition of the Pasadena Digest. Our top stories include the Pasadena Fire Department holding a chalk art contest, the Pasadena City Council signing off on a gunshot listening tool and LeVar Burton being named the Grand Marshal of the 2022 Rose Parade.

First, today's weather:

Decreasing clouds and cool. High: 74 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Pasadena today:

1. Pasadena Fire Department Hosts Community Chalk Art Contest for Fire Prevention Week (Pasadena Now)
2. Rate Of Home Buying Increases Among Latinos In California (KABC)
3. Pasadena Hope Center gets bond funding for new complex (The Pasadena Star-News)
4. Incarcerated Students Receive Bachelors Degrees from CSU (MyNewsLA.com)
5. Pasadena grants police ability to listen for gunshots with new technology (The Pasadena Star-News)
6. Pasadena Pumpkin Patches May Inspire Best Halloween Costumes (Pasadena Patch)
7. LeVar Burton Named Grand Marshal Of 2022 Rose Parade (Pasadena Patch)

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Today in Pasadena:

• COVID19 and Flu Vaccine Clinic- City Hall (8:00 AM)
• Bell Schedule 2021 - 2022 - Marshall Fundamental School (8:30 AM)
• Sweat Roulette (Full Body Workout) with Spenga (9:00 AM)
• Improve Your Mental Health & Work/Life Balance with Sepi Eivazi (11:00 AM)
• Pit Fire Fundraiser - Girls Soccer - Marshall Fundamental School (11:00 AM)
• Open Lab: College Applications (SMHS Master) (12:00 PM)
• Pasadena Presbyterian: Music at Noon (12:00 PM)
• COVID19 and Flu Vaccine Clinic - First AME Church (3:30 PM)
• JV G Volleyball vs John Muir - Pasadena High School (4:00 PM)
• F/S Football at Burbank - Pasadena High School (4:00 PM)
• V G Volleyball vs John Muir - Pasadena High School (5:15 PM)
• Using Breath to Calm and De-Stress with Space B.A.R. Wellness Center (6:00 PM)
• Commission on the Status of Women Meeting (6:00 PM)

Pasadena Patch Notebook

• Pasadena Humane: "Join us on Friday, October 8 at 3:30 p.m. for Careers in Animal Welfare! During this webinar, kids ages 12-15 can join John Andrews, a Senior Population Biologist with the AZA Population Management Center at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, ..." (Instagram)
• Visit Pasadena: "ArtNight is back this Friday with virtual and limited in-person activities. Come be inspired at various museums and institutions across the city. Details in bio. #visitpasadena #pasadenaca #artnight" (Instagram)
• Pasadena Public Library: "#Repost @pasadenamayorgordo with @get.repost ・・・ October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Bullying is never acceptable. Never. Addressing and preventing it is something that we all can and must do. Thank you to our @pas..." (Instagram)
• Pasadena Education Network (PEN): "The Tournament of Roses has named the Princesses selected to the 2022 Royal Court, and two of the 7 are from PUSD high schools! Congratulations to (from left) Jeannine Briggs who attends Marshall and Abigail Griffith who attends PHS. We'..." (Facebook)
• Pasadena Public Library: ""Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Today..." (Instagram)
• Pasadena Museum of History: "Get ready for Game Night - we mean ArtNight - this Friday, October 8. From Senet to Monopoly to Terraforming Mars: 4,600 Years of Board Games features Nick Smith in another fascinating adventure as we discover the history and popularity ..." (Facebook)
• Pasadena Education Network (PEN): "This Thursday, October 7 starting at 3:30 with public comment, is a special meeting of the school board where there will be a presentation and discussion about PUSD's Special Education programs. Because the board room is open again to th..." (Facebook)
• Pasadena City College: "Latinx/a/o Heritage Month at PCC continues this week with a panel of #PCCAlum discussing the PCC Latinx/a/o alumni experience TODAY! Learn more about this event and upcoming events here: https://pasadena.edu/news-and-events/events/latinx..." (Facebook)
• Pasadena Public Library: ""Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Today ..." (Facebook)
• City of Pasadena - Public Agency: "Do you remember what to do when an #earthquake strikes? The Great ShakeOut drill is on Oct. 21, so you still have plenty of time to practice your "Drop. Cover. Hold on." technique! And don't forget to register at http://shakeout.org." (Facebook)
• City of Pasadena - Public Agency: "Avoid a trip to the hospital by getting vaccinated! Pasadena Public Health Department will be administering FREE flu 𝘢𝘯𝘥 COVID-19 vaccines at locations around the city over the next few weeks⤵" (Facebook)

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