Economic Update for February 26, 2024-Stubborn Inflation…

Inflation (from the New York Times): Prices Are More Stubborn Than Expected-Consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in the year through January, only a slight moderation from the previous month. Excluding food and energy, “core” prices held roughly steady.

The City of Pasadena Explains Business Improvement…

BIDs 101: Understanding Business Improvement Districts & Their Value

Today is Presidents' Day-Time to Honor the Great Men (…

George Washington portrait photo

Today is President's Day. 

Ice House Shows for the Upcoming Week (and Weekend)

PASADENA CHAMBER HOSTS ONBOARDING/ORIENTATION SESSION FOR…

In February, the Pasadena Chamber hosted its quarterly onboarding and orientation meeting for new members. The meeting was held at the Chamber offices. Light refreshments were served.

PASADENA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD VOTES TO ENDORSE PASSAGE…

Board Weighed Many Factors Before Deciding Support Was Warranted for Measure That Would Create Mental Health Treatment Centers and Housing for the Homeless

Economic Update for February 12, 2024-Interest Rates,…

US jobs growth of 353,000 far outstrips estimates. From the Financial Times: The US economy added 353,000 jobs in January, almost double consensus estimates.
 

Have Input Into the Hiring of the City of Pasadena…

Good afternoon Pasadena Chamber Members,

AI robocalls can fool voters, so FCC has made them illegal-…

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence , a decision that sends a clear message that exploiting the technology to scam people and mislead voters won’t be tolerated.

The unanimous ruling targets robocalls made with AI voice-cloning tools under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a 1991 law restricting junk calls that use artificial and prerecorded voice messages.

The City Adopted Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Control…

The City adopted a Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Control Program (Pasadena Municipal Code 8.14) as an important component of the City's wastewater system maintenance program.  The purpose of this ordinance was to regulate the disposal of Food Service Establishment (FSEs) cooking grease so as to prevent blockages in the city's sewer system caused by the collection of grease.

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