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 5th Anniversary Masters of Taste, L.A.’s premier outdoor, luxury food and beverage festival that will take place on Sunday, April 3rd, 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.
The publisher of the San Gabriel Valley News Group just announced details for our 2022 Reader's Choice Awards Contest!
Some of the world's best people, places and things are found right in our own community -- that's why we are asking our readers to choose their favorites in a number of categories.
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PASADENA POLICE - COMMUNITY BRIEF February 2022
How will officials detect the next surge? By Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money
As the Omicron surge of the coronavirus continues to wane, Los Angeles County has been lifting COVID-19 mandates, including those on indoor masking and vaccine verification in certain settings.
But with those guardrails removed, how will health officials detect signs of potential surges?
By Soumya Karlamangla and Erin Woo
It’s Wednesday. We’re talking about gas prices — why California’s are the highest in the nation, and what Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to do about it.
The price of gasoline in the United States reached a new high on Tuesday at $4.173 per gallon, surpassing the previous high set in July 2008.
by Jonathan Wolfe
Last month California became the first state in the U.S. to officially move from a pandemic approach to the virus toward an endemic one.
The state unveiled a “next phase” playbook that will treat the virus as a manageable risk, with measures to promote vaccines, stockpile medical supplies and combat disinformation. It marked a new chapter for the state and the nation.
