Los Angeles County, California

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January 2025 Portions of Pasadena were destroyed in the Eaton Fire, causing significant damage to the city.
2023 Los Angeles FC finishes 3rd in the Western Conference and becomes Runners-up in the league. Denis Bouanga leads the team with 20 goals and helps the team reach the Round of 16 in competition.
2023 Angel City FC improved their performance, finishing 5th in the league with 8 wins, 7 losses, and 7 draws, scoring 31 goals and conceding 30.
2023 The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time, reaching the First Round, and finished 2nd in the West Division.
2022 Los Angeles FC wins the Western Conference with 67 points and becomes MLS Champions. Cristian Arango scores 16 goals and helps the team reach the Round of 16 in competition.
2022 Angel City FC was founded and began competing in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), marking the team's inaugural season in professional soccer.
2022 In their first season, Angel City FC finished 8th in the league with 8 wins, 9 losses, and 5 draws, scoring 23 goals and conceding 27.
2022 Angel City FC planned to start playing in the National Women's Soccer League at Banc of California Stadium.
2022 Angel City FC was set to begin playing at Banc of California Stadium.
2022 Angel City FC planned to start playing in the National Women's Soccer League at Banc of California Stadium.
2021 Los Angeles FC finishes 9th in the Western Conference and does not qualify for playoffs. Cristian Arango scores 14 goals for the team.
2020 Los Angeles FC finishes 7th in the Western Conference. They reach the First Round of playoffs and are named Runner-up in the competition. Diego Rossi scores 14 goals for the team.
2020 Angel City FC created as a National Women's Soccer League team.
2020 Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine matriculated its first class, waiving tuition and fees for the first 5 classes.
2020 Census data shows Pasadena's demographic composition, with total population reaching 138,699. Notable changes include a decrease in non-Hispanic White population to 36.67% and an increase in Asian population to 17.41%.
2020 Max Felker-Kantor published 'Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD', a scholarly work examining the history of policing, racial dynamics, and social resistance in Los Angeles.
2020 Angel City FC created as a National Women's Soccer League team.
July 2020 A new NWSL team backed by an almost all-female ownership group was announced in Los Angeles, later revealed to be Angel City FC.
2019 Los Angeles FC wins the Western Conference with 72 points, reaching the Conference Final in the playoffs. Carlos Vela has an exceptional season, scoring 34 goals.
2019 Cal FC and California United Strikers FC joined the NPSL Founders Cup, a new unsanctioned professional soccer league in the Los Angeles area.
2019 Los Angeles Force established in the National Independent Soccer Association.
2019 Pasadena established a sister city relationship with Dakar-Plateau, Senegal.
2019 Stefano Bloch published 'Going All City', an intimate analysis of 1990s graffiti and gang cultures in Los Angeles.
February 21 2019 Most recent snowfall recorded in Pasadena.
2018 Los Angeles FC joins Major League Soccer (MLS) as a new professional soccer club. In their inaugural season, they finish 3rd in the Western Conference and reach the Knockout round playoffs, with Carlos Vela scoring 14 goals.
2018 Los Angeles FC joins Major League Soccer, creating a new crosstown rivalry called 'El Tráfico' with LA Galaxy
2018 The Pasadena Playhouse celebrated its centennial season as the State Theater of California.
2018 Los Angeles FC joins Major League Soccer, creating a new crosstown rivalry called 'El Tráfico' with LA Galaxy
April 29 2018 Banc of California Stadium opened, becoming the home ground for Los Angeles FC (LAFC).
2017 California United Strikers FC founded in the National Independent Soccer Association.
2016 Orange County SC established in the USL Championship, formerly an affiliate of LAFC.
2016 The Pasadena Public Health Department received national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).
March 5 2016 Extended Gold Line begins revenue service, connecting additional foothill communities in the San Gabriel Valley.
2015 Ventura County FC founded as a USL Championship team and USL affiliate of LA Galaxy.
2015 Census data showed Pasadena's median household income increased to $83,068, with 14.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line. Educational attainment data indicated 88.3% of residents 25 and over had a high school degree, and 52.3% held a Bachelor's degree or higher.
2014 Club Deportivo Chivas USA was dissolved and folded, ending its operation in Major League Soccer after nine years.
2014 Los Angeles FC (LAFC) established as a new Major League Soccer team.
2014 LA Galaxy won the Western Conference, finishing second with 61 points and qualifying for the Champions tournament.
2014 Chivas USA's final season in Major League Soccer. Erick Torres leads the team with 15 goals in their last year of competition.
2014 Multiple arrests were made in an embezzlement scheme that stole an estimated $6.4 million from the city's Underground Utility Program.
2014 Chivas USA's final season in Major League Soccer. Erick Torres leads the team with 15 goals in their last year of competition.
August 2 2014 Beyonce and Jay Z performed their 'On the Run Tour' at Rose Bowl Stadium.
2013 Colorado Boulevard .net grassroots news website is established, covering Pasadena and Alhambra areas with resident-written stories.
2012 Pasadena was the filming location for the movie Project X.
2011 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league folded after completing its final season.
2011 LA Galaxy won the Western Conference for the third time, achieving 67 points with 19 wins and successfully reaching the Champions tournament.
November 30 2011 Major windstorm caused by Santa Ana winds struck Pasadena, causing significant damage including toppled trees, building damage, and a gas station roof being torn off.
July 2011 A water treatment plant began operation to remove volatile organic chemicals and perchlorate from contaminated wells on the west side of the service area.
January 2011 After 33 years in Pasadena, the Doo Dah Parade moves to East Pasadena for the first time.

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