The Pasadena City Council has announced the selection of former Justice Miguel Márquez to serve as the City's next City Manager. Márquez will be formally introduced to the community during the City Council meeting on Monday, July 11, 2022.

From the Pasadena Star-News this question from Jim Alexander: What does this do to the Rose Bowl? Technically, the contract between the Big Ten and Pac-12 (in non-playoff seasons) is unchanged, and now we have the possibility of, say, a USC-Oregon Rose Bowl game. But what if Oregon and Washington, the next most desirable teams in the conference, subsequently defect, too? Maybe the Rose Bowl turns into a best available opponents matchup.

Cases: One day after Los Angeles County reported a slow-down in the pace of COVID-19-positive patients being admitted to local hospitals, the number of those patients soared over the 700 mark on Friday, reaching its highest point in nearly four months.

Attention Chamber Members, 

The Calsavers deadline is one month away (June 30th 2022) for all companies with 5 or more employees. 

Failure to comply with the deadline can result in penalties up to $500 per eligible employee per year. Eligible employees are considered anyone who works 1 hour in a 30 day time frame.  

The Chamber's MEP plan, can offer you a low cost alternative to Calsavers which also provides the following additional benefits:

Employers win in decision restricting some worker suits

In a victory for California employers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday placed limits on a state labor law that authorizes private lawsuits on behalf of groups of workers, even if they had agreed to resolve their disputes through individual arbitration.
The majority ruled the Federal Arbitration Act preempts or overrides the state law.

Cases: The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell back under 600 on Saturday, bucking a trend from the past several weeks that has moved the region closer to a possible resurrection of indoor mask-wearing mandates.

This information provides a greater awareness to the Pasadena community. The critical events detailed below are merely a snapshot of the calls received to the Police Communications Center every day. Your police department strives to better serve the Pasadena community. Interim Police Chief Jason Clawson continues to adhere to the principles of the “Pasadena Way” as he leads the Police Department into its new chapter.

New state law hangs over bars, eateries- Many alcohol servers are unaware they must complete mandatory training by Aug. 31.

HUNDREDS of thousands of workers who serve alcohol in California will be required to take three- to four-hour training classes and pass a two-hour exam to be certified. So far, just 33,000 people have become certified. For The LA Times By Suhauna Hussain and Stephanie Breijo

Reckoning with restaurant work

Many left sector during pandemic. Here’s what five are doing today.

By Samantha Masunaga for the LA Times

A bar director in the restaurant business for three decades quit after a customer spat on her mask.

A server seeking stability for his family found a new job as a high school English teacher.

Come out and see old friends, meet new Pasadena Chamber members, network and promote your business!

The Pasadena Chamber networking lunch and breakfast have been drawing Chamber members and others since we restarted in February. We want to continue these events as they are valuable opportunities for our members and other business people to get together to promote your business, expand your contacts, find and visit with friends and find new customers.