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In today's newsletter:

  • Will Pasadena voucher holders lose rent help after December?
  • How a Rose Bowl parking lot could quietly clean Pasadena's water
  • Fire survivors near Pasadena push back on county's rushed review timeline

Also on today's calendar: Monday Motivation: FREE Beginner Gracie Combatives Class 🥋 Pasadena and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Some rain in the a.m.; cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 65, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Federal Vouchers to Cover 74 Households as Emergency Housing Program Is Expected to End, Pasadena Says (pasadenanow.com) — Pasadena says 74 households using Emergency Housing Vouchers will keep getting rental help beyond December through new federal Tenant Protection Vouchers, avoiding a sudden loss of support. About half of these homes are in Pasadena, and city staff are also tapping Measure A and HOME funds as federal emergency funding winds down and future appropriations remain uncertain.
   

2. Pasadena's Arroyo Seco Cleanup Comes as Brookside Park Stormwater Project Moves Toward Final Design (pasadenanow.com) — Pasadena volunteers recently cleared trash from the Arroyo Seco at Brookside Park as the city advances a major stormwater capture project beneath the Rose Bowl's Lot I. The project would treat runoff from northwest Pasadena, recharge local groundwater, and improve water quality in the Arroyo Seco and Los Angeles River, with construction timelines and funding decisions still evolving.
   

3. Altadena survivors want more time to review major post-fire report (pasadenastarnews.com) — Altadena residents who lost homes in the devastating Eaton fire, just north of Pasadena, are demanding more time for Los Angeles County to review a scathing 724-page report on the disaster response. Survivors say seven days is far too short, question potential conflicts of interest in the county-led review, and are calling for leadership changes and citizen oversight to prevent similar failures.
   

4. Skid Row Drug Trafficking Arrests: 23 Nabbed in Federal Sweep (edhat.com) — Federal agents have arrested 23 people accused of trafficking fentanyl and meth in and around Skid Row, with one defendant linked to residences in Pasadena and local police assisting the sweep. Authorities say dealers exploited homeless residents using tents and low-income housing as drug hubs, and warn those charged now face potentially lengthy federal prison sentences if convicted.
   

5. 'Definitely a Blessing,' 'The Pasadena Kid' — Bryce Young Backs Hometown UCLA With Kirk Herbstreit Against Oregon on College GameDay (newsbreak.com) — Pasadena gets a shout-out on ESPN as hometown quarterback Bryce Young, dubbed "the Pasadena kid," publicly backs his beloved UCLA Bruins to upset Oregon on College GameDay. The story dives into Young's local roots, UCLA's unbeaten start, Oregon's quarterback change, and how the game could reshape both teams' College Football Playoff chances.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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