Share: The newest addition to the ring of Southern California fires, the Bobcat fire, broke out in Angeles National Forest Sunday night. Follow:
Athletic association and PCC delay the return of sports
Share: Erika Endrijonas, superintendent-president of Pasadena City College has postponed the return of sports to PCC until spring 2021. Follow:
Blotter: Battery, suspicious people, and an arrest on campus
Share: Monday, August 17 An officer responded to an elevator call. A person was stuck in an elevator in Lot 5 on the north side of campus. The officer requested the Pasadena Fire Department to assist with getting the man out of there. The subject was released from the elevator without further incidents. Tuesday, August 18 No activity was reported. Wednesday, August 19 An officer escorted two transients off campus from the Boone sculpture garden. Thursday, August 20 A pedestrian contacted an officer and reported …
Racism and rebuke: An email reveals ‘all lives matter’ faculty
Share: This story has been updated to include a statement from Marc Angelucci on his status as an honoree from the Southern Poverty Law Center. PCC found a moment of unity in the midst of troubling times when college leadership unanimously passed the resolution denouncing the killing of unarmed Black individuals, but responses to an internal email quickly drew outrage at two professors for their views, according to a partial thread obtained by the Courier. Follow:
Pasadena protesters stand with Black lives
Share: Thousands of demonstrators caravaned through the streets of Pasadena Tuesday, June 2 to protest and hold a vigil after the unjust murder of George Floyd by Minneappolis police officers, forming a united call for justice and demanding actions of change from the inner city government. The peaceful protest was organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Pasadena Branch, alongside with the National Day Laborers Organizing Network, faith leaders from the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, and the Community Clergy Coalition. The …
Blotter: Subject stabbed near PCC campus
Share: Monday, May 25 No activity reported. Tuesday, May 26 No activity reported Wednesday, May 27 Dispatch observed a male transient looking through cardboard boxes near the campus hazmat office and possibly taking items out. Officer made contact with the subject and escorted him off campus. Thursday, May 28 Pasadena Police requested assistance with a large tree branch blocking a lane at Del Mar and Sierra Bonita. Area coned off. Message was left for facilities to remove tree branches. Cadet reports a female transient in …
PCC boards denounce COVID-19 related racism against Asian Americans
Share: On May 20, The Board of Trustees, Academic Senate, and Coalition of Asian Pacific Employees (CAPE) adopted a resolution to denounce racism against Asian Americans and Asian Pacific Islanders on campus. This is in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak and the unjust nature against Asian Americans. Resolution No.646, which is the denouncement formal name, will not tolerate any hate speech, hate crimes and reference to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” PCC, just like many other campuses, have taken initiative in fighting back against racism …
Blotter: Photographers escorted off campus
Share: Monday, May 18 Officers sought to locate an instructor regarding possible medical issues during a class lecture on Zoom. They were able to determine that no assistance was necessary. Tuesday, May 19 Officers respond to a report of a possible argument at the Community Education Center. The officers spoke with and then released the subject, a male transient. Wednesday, May 20 Separate reports of transients loitering at Community Education Center, in mid-afternoon and shortly before midnight. Additional report of a transient loitering in Parking …
Amid unrest, Black leaders demand action at PCC
Share: After the unjust killing of George Floyd by fired police officer Derek Chauvin and ensuing protests, PCC’s Black coordinators called on leadership to address the pain students and staff are experiencing, in an email to staff on May 30, with plans to support the campus community during this time. Follow: