Pasadena's COVID Vaccination Rate + CA Bullet Train + Van Halen

Happy Friday, everyone. This is your Patch Editor here with the latest edition of the Pasadena Digest. Our top stories include a majority of Pasadena residents being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the rising cost of the California bullet train and the planned unveiling of a memorial to Eddie Van Halen.

First, today's weather:

A little morning rain; cloudy. High: 66 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Pasadena:

1. 89% of Eligible Pasadenans Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 (Pasadena Now)
2. California bullet train facing more cost increases from its contractors (KTLA Los Angeles)
3. A Sea Monster Has Been Spied in La Cañada Flintridge (NBC Southern California)
4. Festive Lights Are Coming to Altadena Christmas Tree Lane (coloradoboulevard.net)
5. LAPD asks for public’s help in Montecito Heights killing (KTLA)
6. Pasadena Unified Board Member May Sue District: Report (Pasadena Patch)
7. Pasadena prepares to unveil Eddie Van Halen memorial (The Pasadena Star-News)

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Today in Pasadena:

• Mid-Semester 1 Progress Report (SMHS Master) (12:00 AM)
• HOMECOMING (SMHS Master) - San Marino High (12:00 AM)
• PAL Golf Classic 2021 - City of Pasedena NW Programs (7:00 AM)
• Java with Jason (Junior Parents) (SMHS Master) (9:00 AM)
• SCCM: Wild California Explorers - Playhouse Village (11:00 AM)
• Panda Express Fundraiser (ASB) - Marshall Fundamental School (4:00 PM)
• ArtNight Pasadena - Playhouse Village (6:00 PM)
• Vroman's: Ryan Hampton discusses Unsettled: How the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Failed the Victims of t... (6:00 PM)
• Friday Night Mingle for the Mental Health & Wellness Experience (6:00 PM)
• Hybrid Art Night - City of Pasedena NW Programs (6:00 PM)

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— Andy Nguyen

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