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Good morning Pasadena! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an Altadena “weather nerd” became indispensable to Pasadena neighbors
  • How Pasadena students found their poetic voices in Glendale workshops
  • How Pasadena studies shaped a pioneer of Asian American filmmaking

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve Festival Communion Service and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Morning rain, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Cool with occasional rain, temps: high: 59, low: 46.
  • Saturday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 64 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'Mr. Bill's' weather station was lost in Altadena fire, but no one has forgotten its significance (pasadenastarnews.com) — Pasadena residents who long relied on “Mr. Bill’s” Altadena weather station are still feeling its loss after the Eaton fire destroyed his home, equipment, and beloved rooftop webcam. The longtime citizen scientist, whose data even fed Caltech in Pasadena, is planning a new house and upgraded station to keep serving local weather watchers across Altadena and Pasadena.
   

2. Poets Laureate Inspire Creativity at Glendale Poetry Workshops (localnewspasadena.com) — Pasadena’s St. Gregory Hovsepian School eighth-graders recently took their creativity on the road, joining poetry workshops at Glendale libraries led by several regional poets laureate. Their Pasadena-based principal and English teacher, Shahé Mankerian, helped guide students through name-inspired poems while guest poets from Altadena, Santa Cruz, and beyond offered readings, mentoring, and encouragement to keep writing.
   

3. Robert Nakamura, ‘godfather' of Asian American film, dies at 88 (staradvertiser.com) — Pasadena gets a brief but meaningful mention as the place where pioneering Asian American filmmaker Robert Nakamura earned his photojournalism degree at ArtCenter College of Design before launching a groundbreaking career. The piece traces his journey from childhood incarceration at Manzanar to becoming a key voice documenting Japanese American experiences, founding Visual Communications, and teaching generations of filmmakers at UCLA.
   

4. Pasadena Appeals Court Upholds Order for Veteran Housing at West LA VA Campus (pasadenanow.com) — A Pasadena-based panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the VA to build 2,550 supportive housing units for disabled veterans on its West Los Angeles campus and voided key commercial leases that violated federal law. While the ruling targets West LA, it reflects a major regional push to address veteran homelessness that Pasadena readers may watch closely as similar legal strategies spread.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Dear Neighbors,
    I’m helping a client sell a home and am looking for a reputable company or individual who specializes in hoarding situations. I haven’t seen the… (Nextdoor North Pasadena Heights)
  • All clear after fire in Los Angeles, California.
    11:44PM on Dec 23: The fire has been knocked down as of latest, per LAFD. However, firefighters will continue to work at the scene to extinguish… (Nextdoor )
  • Cardenas Markets LLC posted a job opening for Produce Clerk ELR in Pasadena. Apply here.
  • Schwan's Company posted a job opening for Part-Time Merchandiser in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pasadena here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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