Pasadena Media and the Chamber presented a candidate forum on Thursday, May 19, 2022.
Many thanks to Board Chair Raphael Henderson of Wells Fargo who moderated expertly.
Thanks also to Chamber Board Member Charlotte Lacey of Pasadena Humane and the Junior League of Pasadena who organized the event for us.
You can see the informative event here:
From PasadenaNOW and conversations with City of Pasadena staff: Pasadena Minimum Wage to Increase to $16.11 BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN, MANAGING EDITOR
Local minimum wage earners will see a jump in pay of more than $1 an hour later this year.
Pasadena Now has learned the city’s minimum wage will increase to $16.11 in July.
The increase has left some concerned about the impact on small businesses.
Removals and rent increases are limited in L.A. and other parts of Southland. Rules vary from city to city.
By Jon Healey
Rental housing in Southern California has long been a landlord’s market, with the demand for homes greatly exceeding the supply. That’s true today to an extreme degree, with available units the scarcest they’ve been in recent memory, as The Times reports.
AD SALES END May 30TH. DO NOT MISS OUT
Each year the Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association of Pasadena holds and election for new Board members.
This year the following are proposed to join the Board of the Chamber:
Cases (From the New York Times): After residents enjoyed weeks of relaxed masking and the return of large in-person events such as music festivals, Los Angeles County on Thursday moved from a “low” community transmission level to a “medium” level as defined by federal public health authorities.
Join the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, the Junior League of Pasadena and Community Partners for a forum featuring candidates for Pasadena City Council on Thursday, May 19th at 5pm. The forum will be virtual and everyone has the ability to join via ZOOM.
Pasadena Media will broadcast the forum live on the Arroyo Channel and it will be available on their YouTube channel, as well.
Cases: Los Angeles County on Friday reported its highest single-day number of new COVID-19 cases since mid-February — when the region was still in the grips of the omicron-driven winter surge — and health officials said the spike shows further evidence of continued high transmission of the coronavirus.
The county reported 4,025 COVID-19 infections on Friday.
Stars of stage and screen will illuminate the night sky when the Pasadena Symphony and POPS presents its annual free Music Under the Stars concert on Saturday, June 4 at Pasadena City Hall’s Centennial Square. Presented with sponsorship support from Bank of America, Music Under the Stars will bring Pasadena’s premiere orchestra free to the community for one night only.
Reader's choice "Best of San Gabriel Valley" is back and better than ever!
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 Cheryl Moody continues to adhere to the principles of the “Pasadena Way” as she leads the Police Department into its new chapter.
