MARCH/APRIL  2007

Healthy Travel with a Little Planning

Your First Home is Within Reach
 

Public Works Guide is a Must Read

Drop Off Your E-Gadgets

Healthy Travel with a Little Planning

Before you head out on your next overseas vacation, check with Pasadena Public Health Department's Travel Clinic for the latest news on vaccines and overseas health concerns. The clinic specializes in comprehensive, low-cost travel-related medications and adult immunizations that will help keep you healthy in foreign lands.

You don't need an appointment; walk-ins are welcome at 1845 N. Fair Oaks Ave. on Mondays from 1:15 to 4:30 p.m., and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:15 to 10:45 a.m. and 1:15 to 4:30 p.m.

Health experts agree that international travel comes with health risks. American travelers have had to seek medical care in foreign countries or brought illnesses back home with them. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most potential illnesses can be prevented with proper vaccines or medicines four to six weeks before your trip. Pasadena Public Health Department's travel specialists can also give you tips on hygiene, eating and drinking that can help you avoid nasty bugs – and make the most of your trip!

For more information visit www.cityofpasadena.net/publichealth (click on Travel Clinic) or call 744-6128.

Your First Home is Within Reach

Take the mystery out of buying your first home at a free seminar Saturday, March 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at the city's Housing and Community Development offices, 649 N. Fair Oaks Ave., 2nd floor at the Renaissance Plaza shopping center. Parking is free and check-in starts at 8:30 a.m.

Presented by expert lenders and Realtors, the seminar will cover down payment requirements, how to qualify for assistance programs, what your credit score is all about, how to reduce closing costs and more. You'll also have plenty of time to ask questions.

The event is co-sponsored by the city of Pasadena and Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors. Seating is very limited, so call (877) 795-2455 to reserve your space.

For more information about the city's homebuyer assistance programs, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/housing/homebuyer.asp or call 744-8331.

Public Works Guide is a Must Read

The Pasadena Public Works Department annual report, covering July 2005 through June 2006, explains accomplishments achieved last year and what's in store in the future.

Read about the latest improvements at Hahamongna Watershed Park, find a water play area for your children, learn how much electronic waste was recycled in a year and which streets have new lighting. There's even a special section highlighting environmental projects.

You'll find a list of phone numbers to call for tree trimming, wheelchair ramps, recycling and other services.

For your copy, go to www.cityofpasadena.net/publicworks and click on Annual Report or call 744-4593. 

Drop Off Your E-Gadgets

Get rid of electronics safely and free of charge Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. at Parking Lot I near Brookside Park.

You can drop off old computer monitors and parts, circuit boards, disk drives, TVs, printers, keyboards, laptops, floppy disks, cell phones, VCRs, DVD players, fax machines, answering machines, satellite TV equipment, small household batteries
and more. All items will be recycled or disposed of in an Earth-friendly way.

For more information call 744-4721

 
Construction supervisors inspect reinforcement of City Hall’s front steps and seismic “slider plate” on the Garfield Avenue side of the building. The retrofit and restoration project continues to move forward – on time and on budget. City staff will begin reoccupying the building in late spring! Look for details about tours and community celebrations in the May/June edition of Pasadena In Focus. For information visit www.cityofpasadena.net/cityhall or call 744-7073.