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Hi there, South Pasadena! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What changes will Mayor Rossi bring to South Pasadena City Hall?
  • How South Pasadena helps keep community-built Rose Parade floats rolling
  • How a South Pasadena pickleball club spawned a national Christmas movie

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Los Angeles! and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Cool with variable cloudiness, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 49.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Mayor Rossi Takes Helm (outlooknewspapers.com) — South Pasadena’s City Council has sworn in Sheila Rossi as mayor and Omari Ferguson as mayor pro tem, signaling a continued push for accountability at City Hall after years of financial and leadership turmoil. With a new city manager in place and a fully staffed finance department, they’re prioritizing infrastructure, housing, and wildfire mitigation while honoring the legacy of activists who fought to protect South Pasadena.
   

2. Sierra Madre, Flourishing After Eaton Fire, Thanks Firefighters With Rose Parade Float (kqed.org) — Volunteer float builders in nearby Sierra Madre are racing to finish a Rose Parade entry that honors firefighters who battled the Eaton Fire, and they’re leaning on material swaps with South Pasadena’s own DIY float team to keep costs down. For South Pasadena residents, it’s a behind-the-scenes look at how our neighboring towns and our community quietly collaborate to keep the parade’s non-corporate spirit alive.
   

3. Hallmark Figured Out the Secret to Making Christmas Weird (And It's Actually Smart) (fanbolt.com) — A quirky new Lifetime movie about a pickleball-playing tennis star actually traces its origins to a South Pasadena pickleball club, where a local instructor helped spark the idea. From there, the story widens into how Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix now use data and niche communities to churn out increasingly odd but targeted Christmas movies built around specific hobbies, sports, and fan bases.
   

4. Frank Chuman, 105; Pioneering Nisei Attorney and Author (rafu.com) — A landmark 1946 civil rights case in South Pasadena was among the many battles fought by pioneering Nisei attorney Frank Chuman, who challenged racist housing covenants and later helped overturn wartime convictions of Japanese Americans. Chuman, who died in 2022 at 105, left a legacy spanning Supreme Court cases, redress efforts, and influential writings on Japanese American legal history.
   

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    Saturday December 27
  • Live Jazz Brunch at Visionarium — Saturday, December 27th!
    1020 Mission St , South Pasadena
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    • Wednesday December 31
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    3:00 pm
    • Saturday January 3
  • Knitting and Crochet Club
    Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
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  • Nextdoor user reports police activity and sirens near S Victoria Ave and Victoria Park Dr in Los Angeles, responding to a report of a person who may need assistance.
    12:45AM on Dec 26: Unknown incident affecting vehicle at NoHo Arts District, Los Angeles, California, per local source (Nextdoor )
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  • Veritiv posted a job opening for OPS - Post Folder Gluer Assistant in Alhambra. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Pasadena here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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