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Community Resources Education Greater Pasadena is served by the Pasadena Unified School District with 20 elementary schools, three middle schools and four comprehensive high schools serving grades K-12. There are more than 35 private elementary and secondary schools in the area, including La Salle, Saint Francis, Flintridge Sacred Heart and Maranatha High Schools. Saint Andrew, Highpoint Academy, Chandler and Walden schools serve elementary and middle school-aged children. More then 60 pre-schools and childcare centers also serve the community. California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Fuller Theological Seminary, Art Center College of Design and Pacific Oaks College are recognized as some of the finest higher education institutions in the country. Pasadena City College is the jewel of California’s community college system, serving nearly 30,000 students.
Libraries Pasadena’s Public Libraries were designed to be the heart of each neighborhood, as envisioned by early civic leaders who recognized the importance of lifelong learning. With a collection of almost one million items, the Pasadena Public Library is your source for information 24/7.
Houses of Worship More than 220 houses of worship are located in the Greater Pasadena area and offer service to virtually every denomination. Visits to All Saints Episcopal Church, Historic First Lutheran Church, H-Rock Church or Pasadena Presbyterian Church, among others, can be spiritually and aesthetically rewarding.
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located conveniently near Gold Line Light Rail stations as part of the city’s plan to encourage transit use. Pasadena offers a wide variety of homes and condominiums for sale. In 2015, the median price of homes for sale was $628,000 according to the National Association of Realtors. Current information and availability can be obtained by calling any of the Pasadena Chamber member realtors listed in this, or our online, directory. The City of Pasadena Housing Department maintains a web site to assist anyone seeking housing in Pasadena at http://pasadenahousingsearch.com/.
Media The full range of traditional media serve Pasadena. The Pasadena Star-News is published daily by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group as are The Los Angeles Times and the Daily News. Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena Outlook and the Pasadena Independent provide news and opinion every Thursday. The Mountain Views News covers Sierra Madre and Pasadena and the San Marino Tribune provides coverage of that community and the neighboring San Gabriel Valley. Pasadena Magazine and Arroyo Monthly magazine serve the local market, as well. PasadenaNOW is a daily online news outlet serving Pasadena and the surrounding area. Pasadenans receive all major television and radio stations in the market. Cable television service is available through Charter Communications. AT&T also services Pasadena and satellite television is available. The City of Pasadena operates its own government affairs cable channel in partnership with public access television service Pasadena Media. The City of Pasadena is fully accessible to cellular telephone service from multiple providers, including AT&T. Internet service is available through all major providers, as well as smaller, local providers. A full range of web design, internet specialty service companies and consultants serve the Pasadena area.
KaiserPermanentemaintainsitsregionalheadquarters inPasadenaaswellasmedicalservicefacilities.Pasadenais hometotheexcellentHuntingtonMemorialHospital.TheCommunityHealth AllianceofPasadena(CHAPCare)servestheneedsofmanyPasadenaresidents. HuntingtonMedicalResearchInstituteisattheforefrontofmedicalresearch amonganactiveclusterofbiomedicalresearchfacilitiesinPasadena. ShrinersHospitalforChildrenrecentlyopenedanewfacilityinPasadenaand KaiserPermanenteisabouttostartconstructiononamedicalschool here.TotheeastofPasadena,CityofHopegivesthefinestcareforcancer patientsanddoesimportantresearch.Pasadenaisalsohometodoctors, dentistsandhealthpractitionersinallfields.Seniorscanfindgeriatric servesandsomeofthefinestseniorandassistedlivingfacilitiesin SouthernCalifornia.
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Housing Pasadena is a mature city with very little new single family home construction. A recent surge in the development of multi-family dwellings in downtown is bringing new housing units into the marketplace for purchase and as rental properties. Many are
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