Mandates: LA County, State Lift COVID Vaccine-Testing Verification Mandate for Indoor Events (From PasadenaNOW): Marking another milestone in the pandemic, Los Angeles County and the state Friday officially lifted the requirement that attendees at indoor mega-events such as sporting events or concerts show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test.

DineLA returns this week. Participants are offering fixed price menus at discount prices.

Take advantage of this opportunity to try new restaurants.

These Pasadena Chamber members are taking part in DineLA this week (plase excuse the formatting-cut and paste does not work well with tables:

The next wave of Covid-19 is coming, and in some parts of the United States, it’s already here. Are you ready? By Tara Parker-Pope and Knvul Sheikh for the New York Times.

Cases: On Thursday, Pasadena reported 17 new cases and no new fatalities from COVID-19.

The number of COVID19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals held mostly steady on Friday, while another 21 virus- related deaths were reported.

The County of Los Angeles, Internal Services Department (ISD) invite you to join us for a Contract Connections Event - Opportunities with Los Angeles County, on Thursday, March 31st, 2022, at 10:00am.

Presentations on various topics include:

Advice for BA.2 : Get prepared By Rong-Gong Lin II for the LA Times.

Is California doing enough to prepare for a potential increase in cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 this spring?

The state has made great strides in improving access to vaccinations and testing, but officials say that there’s plenty of room to make things even better, and that doing so is essential, given concerning trends elsewhere in the country, especially in the Northeast.

Cases: On Thursday, Pasadena reported 13 new cases and no new fatalities from COVID-19.

Come celebrate and be part of the 5^th Anniversary Masters of Taste, L.A.’s premier outdoor, luxury food and beverage festival that will take place on Sunday, April 3^rd, 2022, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the field of the iconic Pasadena Rose Bowl!

From Pasadena NOW: The city will hold a public meeting to hear the community’s thoughts on the next city manager.

The community town hall will take place at 6 p.m. on March 24 in the Creveling Lounge at Pasadena City College.

Wendi Brown of Brown Creative Partners, the firm that will conduct the recruitment, will facilitate the meeting.

Masks are required.

Again, thank you PasadenaNOW: The Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) is still accepting applications for the 2022 Educational Scholarship Program, which awards up to $5,000 in scholarship to the winning senior high school student in Pasadena.

To apply, students must write a 300-500 word essay about how equitable access to services like water and energy improve the field of STEM  (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

Cases: The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million Monday, underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.

The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe.