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Join us for our virtual networking Luncheon Alliance on Wednesday July 6th at 11:30am and Connection Breakfast Thursday, July 7th at 8am. (Sorry, because of the calendar, the events are on back-to-back days.)

I hope everyone enjoyed their Independence Day.

I hope everyone celebrated the founding of America and the foresight, genius and courage of those who conceived of our representative democracy.

California has reopened. Businesses are allowed to operate at full capacity. There is still some confusion about what can be required of customers and staff.

You can find the latest guidance from the City of Pasadena here: https://www.cityofpasadena.net/public-health/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/Reducing-Risk-for-COVID-19.pdf?v=1623860883732

The Pasadena Chamber has invited our member Republic Services and the City of Pasadena Solid Waste Division to provide information via a ZOOM presentation on the newCalifornia requirments for food composting by restaurants.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. June 30, 2021 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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From the Pasadena Star-News: Swimming in cash from an unexpected budget surplus and federal stimulus money, California is planning rent forgiveness on a scale never seen before in the United States.

Cases: For the third day in a row, Pasadena health officials on Thursday detected a single new COVID-19 case in the city.

It had been two weeks since the city reported a fatality, according to Pasadena Public Health Department data.

In total, the city has recorded 11,317 infections and 349 deaths.

Over the prior week, an average of 1.9 Pasadenans contracted the virus daily, according to city data.

Pasadena city officials and Visit Pasadena announced plans to team with a host of local businesses and cultural institutions in offering a wide selection of discounts and other incentives on June 26, now designated “626 Day.”

Hispanic Business Grant Opportunity:  2021 Small Business Grant Application: UPS + United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Deadline to Apply: June 11, 2021-UPS is committed to keeping Latinx-Owned small businesses moving forward. Covid-19 has impacted small businesses across the board and minority small business community has been especially hard hit. 

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By Jenny Gross

As many Americans prepare to head back to the office, companies are hammering out policies on the extent to which they will require, or strongly encourage, employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.