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However you say it, please have a happy holiday season.

Enjoy some time with family and friends.

Appreciate all we have.

Be nice to strangers.

Say hello.

Be merry.

Be happy.

AND be safe.

The Pasadena Public Health Department on Monday, Dec. 13, reported its first laboratory-confirmed case of a resident contracting COVID-19 with mutations consistent with the new Omicron variant.

The infected person was fully vaccinated with a booster dose and had not recently traveled internationally, city officials said. The virus was likely transmitted locally in early December.

The Los Angeles Times published its annual Best of the Southland awards.

Not surprisingly, many Pasadena Chamber members were on the list. (If you are a Pasadena Chamber member, you are among the best at what you do.)

Here are your fellow Chamber members how were voted onto the:

2021 The Best of the SouthLand Reader’s Choice LA Times: 

Popular City : City of Pasadena 

Cases: Exactly two weeks after the Thanksgiving holiday and its associated gatherings of family and friends, Los Angeles County is seeing a resulting increase in COVID-19 cases, the public health director said recently, calling the trend a possible start of yet another winter surge of infections.

On Dec. 14., 2020, a nurse in New York City became the first person in the U.S. to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. This week, the country crossed another important milestone: More than 200 million Americans are now fully inoculated. Today, a year into the vaccine campaign, I’ll take a look at how it’s going.

Business Operation Safe Shopping For the Holidays

Dear Business Owner:

Two new Covid pills are on their way, and they are expected to have a significant impact on how the pandemic plays out in our lives.

The pills — one from Merck and the other from Pfizer — reduce the risk of hospitalization and death if taken early in an infection. If all goes well, the F.D.A. may authorize both of them by year’s end.

Online workshop will be presented in English and Spanish

Boost with Facebook and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce are hosting a free virtual training event for small businesses of Pasadena on December 7, 2021, at 10:00am PST. Register today to learn more about how you can use Facebook’s tools and resources to grow your business. 

For more information and how to register:

Southern California has its first confirmed case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, Los Angeles County public health officials confirmed Thursday evening, a day after the country’s first case was confirmed in San Francisco.

Pasadena Weekly published their best of Pasadena issue recently.

Among those chosen were many Pasadena Chamber members. Here they are:

PASADENA WEEKLY BEST OF PASADENA 2021

The first U.S. Omicron case was reported in California, the C.D.C. said today, signaling the arrival of a potentially dangerous new phase of the pandemic in the country.

The patient, who returned to the state from South Africa on Nov. 22, is in isolation, and aggressive contact tracing is underway. The individual was fully vaccinated, was not hospitalized and had mild symptoms that were improving. People in close contact with the individual have tested negative.