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Patch Food Drive: There's Still Time to Donate!
Hurry! Monday is the last day to donate to our Patch Food Drive. All proceeds will benefit Door of Hope in Pasadena and Holy Family Giving Bank here in town.

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Hurry! Monday is the last day to donate to our Patch Food Drive. All proceeds will benefit Door of Hope in Pasadena and Holy Family Giving Bank here in town.

Cacciotti faces Pasadena City Council Member Chris Holden in the upcoming Democratic primary this June.
South Pasadena Councilman Michael Cacciotti faces Pasadena City Councilman Chris Holden in the upcoming Democratic primary this June to represent a new Assembly district that includes Monrovia.
South Pasadena's forecast for Friday and Saturday is mostly sunny with temperatures in the 60s and winds between 5 and 15 mph.
Come out from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday or Sunday for the opening reception at Fremont Gallery.
Cacciotti faces Pasadena City Council Member Chris Holden in the upcoming Democratic primary this June.
More than 200 truckloads of green material have already been hauled away in South Pasadena. Questions regarding green bin rentals and clean up should be directed to the Public Works Department at (626) 403-7240.
With a traffic safety campaign set Dec. 16 to Jan. 2, SPPD will specifically conduct a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint 8 p.m. Friday at an undisclosed location within city limits.
Come out to the Farmers Market Thursday for the annual tree lighting.
With parents disappointed at how the district handled school closings in wake of the windstorm, SPUSD offered solutions at Tuesday's board meeting.
Alan Ehrlich was originally fined $193 for directing traffic at the corner of Fair Oaks and Huntington Drive when a traffic light went out in September.
Farmers Market vendor Healthy Family Farms was charged with illegal production and sale of unpasteurized goat milk, goat cheese and other products.
You can still e-mail Caltrans at ArroyoSecoCMP@gmail.com to offer safety and beatification tips for the Arroyo Seco Parkway—the focus of a series of recent meetings to collect public input.
Monterey Hills Elementary School has qualified to participate in Spreebird's $100,000 School Giveaway.
City of South Pasadena meetings of interest over the next week.
Caltrans recently held a series of meetings to collect input on the safety and beatification of the Arroyo Seco Parkway. While these meeting are now over, residents can still e-mail thoughts to ArroyoSecoCMP@gmail.com.
In addition to the theft of coins, the laundry room break-ins caused thousands of dollars of damage to the washers and dryers, according to police.
While the City will remove City-owned trees, residents can contract a licensed tree trimming company to remove those that have fallen on private property.
Funds will help support Girls and Boys Volleyball at South Pasadena High School.
Can you guess where we're at in these local pics?