The Region - News from Feb. 19, 1986
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Despite protests from security-conscious homeowners, the Pasadena City Council approved an internationally telecast anti-drug abuse rock concert in the Rose Bowl on April 26. The “Concert That Counts” benefit, produced by the same people who put together last summer’s Live-Aid concert in Philadelphia, is sponsored by First Lady Nancy Reagan.
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