Apartment Owners and Managers:

Priority #1 multifamily Properties in pasadena have until December 5th to obtain their seismic retrofit BUILDING permit

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association has learned that Priority #1 Multifamily Soft-story properties in Pasadena have until December 5, 2023 to obtain their seismic retrofit building permits.

Personal Finance-How to stay safe from financial scams By Kimberly Palmer for the LA Times

One of the biggest mistakes you can make when it comes to protecting yourself from financial scams is thinking you’re too smart to be duped by one.

“We’re all vulnerable — we can all fall for a scam given the right set of circumstances,” said Eva Velasquez, chief executive of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit organization that provides advice and assistance related to identity theft. Keeping yourself safe starts with accepting that fact, she said.

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From the New York Times: U.S. Extends Job Growth Streak Even as Economy Cools-Employers added 187,000 workers in July, a slower pace than the recent norm, but “more sustainable,” one economist said.

The U.S. economy continued to generate sturdy employment growth in July, but it showed definite signs of cooling alongside the Federal Reserve’s battle to suppress inflation.

State power grid preps for heat-Officials hope more battery storage and backup resources will prevent blackouts. By Grace Toohey for the LA Times.

It’s a summertime sequence that’s become all too familiar in California: Extreme heat forces air conditioners into overdrive, which pushes the state’s power grid to the brink.