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Today is Memorial Day. 

Already the Vietnam Veterans of Pasadena have held a remembrance in Memorial Park.

At 3:00 Stater Brothers at Allen and Washington will host a playing of taps, one of many across the region.

My father served in the Navy in World War II. My uncles served on the Marines and Army. My cousin served in the Army in Vietnam. Almost every one of us has a relative or friend who has served our country in our military. 

Cases: Consider this California’s first coronavirus surge of the endemic era. Even with the rise in home tests that don’t make it into official statistics, the state is now reporting more confirmed cases per day than it did at the peak of the summer 2020 surge, and it is closing in on summer 2021 surge levels.

Pasadena Media and the Chamber presented a candidate forum on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Many thanks to Board Chair Raphael Henderson of Wells Fargo who moderated expertly. 

Thanks also to Chamber Board Member Charlotte Lacey of Pasadena Humane and the Junior League of Pasadena who organized the event for us.

You can see the informative event here: 

From PasadenaNOW and conversations with City of Pasadena staff: Pasadena Minimum Wage to Increase to $16.11 BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN, MANAGING EDITOR

Local minimum wage earners will see a jump in pay of more than $1 an hour later this year.

Pasadena Now has learned the city’s minimum wage will increase to $16.11 in July.

The increase has left some concerned about the impact on small businesses.

Removals and rent increases are limited in L.A. and other parts of Southland. Rules vary from city to city.

By Jon Healey

Rental housing in Southern California has long been a landlord’s market, with the demand for homes greatly exceeding the supply. That’s true today to an extreme degree, with available units the scarcest they’ve been in recent memory, as The Times reports. 

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Cases (From the New York Times): After residents enjoyed weeks of relaxed masking and the return of large in-person events such as music festivals, Los Angeles County on Thursday moved from a “low” community transmission level to a “medium” level as defined by federal public health authorities.

Each year the Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association of Pasadena holds and election for new Board members.

This year the following are proposed to join the Board of the Chamber:

• Mike Antenesse of Foothill Unity Center
• Lynnelle Bryant of Masbuild, Inc.
• John Burt of Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching
• Stephanie Yamashiro of New York Life

Join the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, the Junior League of Pasadena and Community Partners for a forum featuring candidates for Pasadena City Council on Thursday, May 19th at 5pm. The forum will be virtual and everyone has the ability to join via ZOOM.

Pasadena Media will broadcast the forum live on the Arroyo Channel and it will be available on their YouTube channel, as well.

Cases: Los Angeles County on Friday reported its highest single-day number of new COVID-19 cases since mid-February — when the region was still in the grips of the omicron-driven winter surge — and health officials said the spike shows further evidence of continued high transmission of the coronavirus.

The county reported 4,025 COVID-19 infections on Friday.

Stars of stage and screen will illuminate the night sky when the Pasadena Symphony and POPS presents its annual free Music Under the Stars concert on Saturday, June 4 at Pasadena City Hall’s Centennial Square. Presented with sponsorship support from Bank of America, Music Under the Stars will bring Pasadena’s premiere orchestra free to the community for one night only.