From the Pasadena Star-News: Pasadena has considered a number of suicide prevention measures at its famed Colorado Street Bridge in recent years, but city leaders have yet to come to a consensus on a final design, meaning an unsightly temporary measure will remain in place at least a few months longer.

Grants: SBA will begin sending invitations for supplemental awards for the 

From the Pasadena Star-News: Businesses checked by Los Angeles County health inspectors largely continue to be in compliance with COVID-19 health requirements, although a handful of locations — primarily gyms — were cited for violations, health officials said Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve will start dialing back its ultra-low-rate policies this year as long as hiring continues to improve, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday, signaling the beginning of the end of the Fed’s extraordinary response to the pandemic recession.

Cases: Another 3,891 new coronavirus cases were reported Saturday in Los Angeles County, along with 32 more fatalities as unvaccinated Angelenos continue to suffer from the disease. Vaccinated residents, however, have received “broad protection” against negative health outcomes, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health.

Our Changing Lives: Mental Health

The state of mental health in the U.S. has been worsening for many years now, among children and adults, and the pandemic essentially threw gasoline on that fire.

When life as we knew it screeched to a halt last year, municipal bean counters trembled in their penny loafers.

Pasadena: Public health officials in Pasadena reported 27 new infections and no additional deaths on Wednesday. The city’s pandemic totals stood at 12,196 COVID-19 cases and 353 fatalities.The average number of daily infections reported over the prior week declined for a third straight day to 27.4, according to Pasadena Public Health Department data.

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. Under Police Chief John Perez, the principles of the “Pasadena Way” will forever have a lasting impact on all employees who serve in the organization, as we continue to police with compassion and best intentions.

New round of California grants for non-profit cultural institutionsL Round 8: Nonprofit cultural institutions only:
Application window: Friday, August 27th through Wednesday, September 8th. Eligible applicants: Only non-profit cultural institutions with any revenue size that meet eligibility criteria found at CAReliefGrant.com

Good afternoon.

There will be no virtual Connection Breakfast in August. 

We hope to resume in-person networking events in September and are actively working with potential venues on availability, pricing and safety protocols.

The Connectors chosen in July will remain for September's in-person networking events. 

Thank you for your patience.