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Morning Pasadena! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new RM-32 zoning at 1052 Seco could shape your block
  • How a reported gun threat briefly shut Pasadena City College's gym
  • What a possible 'AGT' move means for Pasadena's famed Civic Auditorium

Also on today's calendar: Singer-Songwriter Sarah McQuaid and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 88, low: 67.
  • Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 1052 Seco #104, Pasadena, CA 91103 (redfin.com) — A new multi-family residential project at 1052 Seco Street in Pasadena falls under the RM-32 City of Gardens zoning district, emphasizing medium- to high-density housing. The zoning rules aim to preserve Pasadena's human scale and neighborhood character while encouraging stable, well-designed developments with minimal grading and integrated streetscapes.
   

• Campus police arrest individual after reported firearm threat (pcccourier.com) — Pasadena City College briefly shut down its gym Tuesday morning after a report that someone on site claimed to have a firearm and intended to harm people; Pasadena Police responded and arrested a suspect, who was found unarmed. No one was injured, but students described feeling uneasy, and campus police say they will continue treating all such threats seriously to protect the PCC community.
   

• 'America's Got Talent' weighs California exit days after 'American Idol' moved to the South: report (nypost.com) — Production of "America's Got Talent" is wrapping up its current season at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium this week, even as producers consider moving the show out of California for future seasons. The report links possible relocations to generous tax incentives in states like Georgia and Tennessee and notes broader declines in unscripted TV filming in the Los Angeles area.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Altadena

  • From grade school to the red carpet, this Altadena 10-year-old is asking all the right questions (pasadenastarnews.com)
  • Los Angeles County District Attorney to Join Altadena Town Hall on Fraud and Crime Against Eaton Fire Survivors (pasadenanow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

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