From the LA Times: L.A. County property values rise 5.9%. Total assessments hit a record $2 trillion. Governments will get $20 billion in taxes. By Andrew J. Campa

200 people joined Pasadena Chamber Board members for the annual Inaugural Gala at the Langham Huntington, Pasadena for the installation of Chair Don Schweitzer of Schweitzer Law Partners. 

Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception with music by Art Deco Entertainment prior to the dinner and installation program. 

As different as California and Florida are, they share one big problem: Insurance companies are curtailing business in the two states. Some aren’t writing new policies. Others are going further and not renewing policies as they expire. I’m picturing vans pulling out of Sacramento or Tallahassee filled with sad-looking insurance mascots. Geico’s gecko. Jake from State Farm. The bandaged-up Mayhem from Allstate.

Inflation: from the LA Times: Inflation declines sharply to 3% in June By Christopher Rugaber

Squeezed by painfully high prices for two years, Americans have gained some much-needed relief with inflation reaching its lowest point since early 2021 — 3% in June compared with a year earlier — thanks in part to easing prices for gasoline, airline fares, used cars and groceries.

Fire danger and injuries from fireworks still exists even in the midst of a pandemic crisis. The City of Pasadena municipal code holds property owners and tenants responsible for permitting the possession, sale, usage or discharge of fireworks on their property. The ordinance allows for the prosecution of fireworks-related offenses and for the demand of payment for all costs associated with the safe disposal of confiscated fireworks.

By a vote of 7-0, the Pasadena Unified Board of Education has unanimously appointed Deputy Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco, Ed.D., as Interim Superintendent at its June 29 meeting. Dr. Blanco has been with PUSD for a total of nine years and has served as Deputy Superintendent since 2022.
 
She succeeds Dr. Brian McDonald, who is leaving PUSD on June 30, 2023, after 12 years in PUSD, nine of them as Superintendent.
 

Join us at our annual signature event-The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Inaugural Gala. The evening begins with a hosted cocktail reception and silent auction at 6pm. The festive dinner and celebratory program begins at 7:30pm.  

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Dear Chamber members,

At its April meeting the Board of Directors of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association, at my recommendation, voted to increase our membership investment costs. Base costs will rise for every membership level. 

Interest Rates: The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would pause its historic rate-hiking campaign as it waits for the effects to trickle further through the economy, but signaled that additional rate hikes are likely this year.

The vote to skip a rate increase this meeting was unanimous.

From PasadenaNOW: Pasadena School Board Approves Resignation of Superintendent Brian McDonald-Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Brian McDonald, who has served in that position for nine years, is leaving his post effective June 30. 

This after the PUSD Board voted to approve the acceptance of a resignation agreement for McDonald during a regularly scheduled Board meeting Thursday evening.