On Friday, May 15, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (L.A. County Parks) will begin reopening tennis and pickleball courts, equestrian centers, BMX bike areas, trap, and skeet/archery ranges, model airplanes, and community gardens, based on Stage Two of the reopening plan for the County of Los Angeles. L.A. County Parks has…
L.A. County Issues New Safer at Home Order
Additional businesses allowed to reopen A new Health Officer Order was issued Wednesday that replaces the previous Health Officer Order and allows for lower-risk businesses and select recreational facilities and beaches to reopen in L.A. County. All retailers that are not located in an indoor mall or shopping center are able to reopen for curbside,…
Pasadena Independent 05/14/2020
The Restaurant Business Remains Challenging as Newsom Sets New Rules to Open
Modification of mandates could help reopen restaurants for dining in By Terry Miller Tuesday’s state press conference in Sacramento was soberly optimistic, to paraphrase Governor Gavin Newsom. He announced modifications to the statewide stay-at-home order to allow more businesses in California to reopen, including dine-in restaurants, shopping malls and offices. Stressing that 70 percent of…
PCC, APU Partnership Addresses Nursing Shortage
Pasadena City College and Azusa Pacific University have announced a new partnership that will extend access to nursing education for residents of the San Gabriel Valley region and help alleviate the chronic nursing shortage statewide. This collaboration enables nursing students to concurrently enroll at PCC and Azusa Pacific, earning credits and clinical experience through both…
Pasadena Crime Blotters: April 2020
April 3 Officers responded to an attempted strong armed robbery in the area of Lake Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The victim, who was taking architectural photographs in the area, was approached by the suspect who attempted to take the victim’s camera after swinging a skateboard at him. The victim was not struck with the skateboard,…
Emergency Rental Assistance Program Kicks Off to Assist Renters
Applications accepted through May 31, 2020 In response to renters with limited means affected by COVID-19, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to utilize Community Development Block Grant Program coronavirus (CDBG-CV) response funds to create and administer the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance (COVID-19-ERA) Program. CDBG-CV funding…
You Really Are More Powerful Than You Think
By Colette Whitaker, M.A., LMFT If you take an early morning walk in South Pasadena like I do, your senses are rewarded daily with the sweet scents of jasmine and orange blossom. You are greeted by violet bearded irises standing at attention in your neighbor’s front yard and lazy lavender wisteria draped over a fence….