Pasadena Safety Watch

Road Safety Infrastructure

• 🔥 Storm Drain Repairs Contract: City Council approved a contract up to $780,844 with GRBCon Inc. for storm drain...

Pasadena families, mark your calendars for PUSD's State of Schools 2026 – a vital update on district progress and vision!

• When: Wednesday, April 22...

Key resources for justice-impacted individuals: LA County events across all districts connect to services and employment pathways for safer...

Annual community gem: Poly students researched landmarks and guided sixth graders on foot and via Pasadena transit buses, with chaperones ensuring...

• Parking crisis: Just 55 spaces for 133 units, far below the usual 215 – despite state law waiver near transit.
• Density overload: 5-story tower (68...

Key upgrade for public safety:

• $780,844 contract with GRBCon Inc. for FY2026 storm drain repairs
• Targets aging system (34 miles pipes, 1,300...

Fatal Traffic Incidents

• 🔥 134 Freeway Closure Near San Rafael: A fatal early morning incident involving a woman attempting to jump in front of...

Tonight's EAC meeting brings vital mobility updates for safer Pasadena streets:

• Active Transportation Workplan from DOT on pedestrian and bicycle...

Pasadena family safety alert: 13-year-old Iran Moreno was fatally shot through his bedroom window on North Raymond Ave while playing video games.

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Key impacts from Pasadena PD's Flock license plate readers:

• Vehicle recoveries: Over 30% of 2025 stolen vehicles (27/89, ~$700K) found via alerts;...

Key resident concerns on Zone Zero buffers: high costs, environmental damage, and loss of neighborhood trees/character.

• City's response: Council...

Nearby warning: Illegal street takeover in Rosemead near Garvey and Del Mar erupted in gunfire at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, wounding four ages 17-22.

• Crowd...

Urgent road safety warning for Pasadena amid Monday storms pushing east:

• Gusts to 50 mph, pea-sized hail in San Gabriel Mountains, Pasadena areas
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Critical street conditions demand action for safer roads:

• Average PCI 57 (fair) but trending down; 61% of streets (208 miles) at PCI ≤59 need...

Family-friendly showcase of Pasadena Unified's student creativity and innovation on April 30, 5-7:30 p.m. at City Hall Courtyard.

• Interactive...

• Bricks preserved safely: Donor bricks from Wishing Well relocated to Mendocino Street campus after fire.
• Community resilience: Original bricks on...

Pasadena Council reviews Reconnecting Pasadena 710 Vision Plan to heal freeway divides:

• Reconnects split neighborhoods, repairing harm from 710 Stub...

Minimal ICE activity reassures Pasadena residents: just 8 calls (0.006% of total) from Jan 2025-Mar 2026, plus 4 advisory notifications.

• Calls...

Pasadena Police Department calls for service April 6-12, 2026 logged:

• One incident: #30108, 04/12/2026 23:53, bike traffic.

Low activity signals a safe week for roads and community—stay vigilant.

Alarming pattern of deadly incidents causing hours-long closures on local freeways:

• Pedestrian killed running across EB 210 in East Pasadena Sunday...