Month: April 2021

City of Pasadena Blood Drive Supporting Huntington Hospital Thursday, April 22 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. City Hall, Basement Rm S018 Huntington Hospital is here for our family, friends and neighbors. Please help them so they can continue caring for our community. To sign up, call or text 626- 676-6881 • Your safety is a priority and all CDC protocols are followed. • Masks will be provided if you don’t have one. • Baskin Robins Gift Card to all donors!... continue reading »"City of Pasadena Blood Drive Supporting Huntington Hospital"

Planning Commission Study Session On Wednesday, April 28 a study session with the City’s Planning Commission will be held to review the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan. During this public session the Commission will be briefed on the background of the specific plan update process to date. The commission will also receive an overview of the vision statements, goals and policies, and proposed development standards that are included in the draft Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan. We encourage you to tune in... continue reading »"Planning Commission Study Session"

The 4th Workshop in the Home Ownership: A Path to Power series being sponsored by the NAACP – Pasadena Good Trouble Alliance will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 7 PM – 8:30 PM.  The topic for this workshop will be Auto Buying. This workshop will be led by a representative from Wescom Credit Union.  This series is important because we need to help people ‘Get Ready to Bet Ready’ to purchase a home. (This includes any Sorors... continue reading »"A Path to Power series being sponsored by the NAACP"

CITY OF PASADENA ANNOUNCES “HERSTORY 2021” & DENIM DAY (PASADENA, CA.) - The City of Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women will be hosting a virtual “Herstory 2021: Celebrating and Elevating Women to Public Office” taking place on Wednesday, April 21 from 5:30-7:00 PM. This event will bring together women from throughout the community to discuss the status of women’s representation in civic leadership and how to best support women in seeking and holding all levels of public office.... continue reading »"CITY OF PASADENA ANNOUNCES “HERSTORY 2021” & DENIM DAY"

NHS CENTER FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES The Center for Economic Recovery  FORCLOSURE PREVENTION & MORGAGE RELIEF PROGRAM APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING APRIL 12th  Program eligible applicants can receive up to $20,000 to help offset mortgage delinquencies.  FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP FOR UPCOMING WORKSHOPS: nhslacounty.org/mortgagereliefprogram 1-888-895-2647 *City of LA residents not eligible 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2021 NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Catherine Hany, Communications, Pasadena Public Library chhany@cityofpasadena.net   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2021 NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Catherine Hany, Communications, Pasadena Public Library chhany@cityofpasadena.net Pasadena PUBLIC LIBRARIES REOPEN FOR LIMITED EXPRESS SERVICE PASADENA, Calif. — Pasadena Public Library is pleased to announce that it will reopen three library sites for in-person Express Service in April. This is the beginning of a phased in-person reopening for Pasadena’s libraries. Central Library will reopen... continue reading »"Pasadena PUBLIC LIBRARIES REOPEN FOR LIMITED EXPRESS SERVICE"

The Cultural Affairs Division is pleased to release the Annual Grants Program Applications and Guidelines for FY 2021-22. The Annual Grants Program supports the creative life of Pasadena by expanding public access to the arts in our community. Each year, through an application process, awards are made to eligible applicants to fund diverse programming that benefits the greater Pasadena community. DEADLINE: May 17, 2021, 11:59PM ONLINE SUBMISSION ONLY. See Guidelines for instructions.

ChapCare Pasadena, MEMAH & Kaiser Permanente COVID Vaccination Community Outreach Program Saturday April 10th,  8:00 am – 4:30 pm ChapCare Pasadena and MEMAH are partnering with Kaiser Permanente in a community vaccination outreach effort. Our goal is to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in our local community. This outreach effort is limited to clients and family members of the partners who live in the greater San Gabriel Valley area and meet the current open COVID Vaccine eligible categories.... continue reading »"ChapCare Pasadena, MEMAH & Kaiser Permanente COVID Vaccination Community Outreach Program"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5, 2021 NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Derderian, Pasadena Public Information Officer, City Manager’s Office (626) 744-4755, lderderian@cityofpasadena.net PASADENA TRANSIT TO RESUME COLLECTING FARES (Pasadena, CA.) - Pasadena Transit will resume collecting fares on April 12th. In response to COVID-19, Pasadena Transit implemented a number of operational procedures and policies in order to provide the safest environment possible for customers and bus operators, including temporarily suspending fare collection which occurs at the front of the bus. Driver... continue reading »"PASADENA TRANSIT TO RESUME COLLECTING FARES"

The City of Pasadena is excited to launch the update of the 2021-2029 Housing Element. Please join us for a virtual community workshop to learn about the contents of the Housing Element, new state requirements, and to share your ideas about housing challenges and ways to address a variety of housing needs. For this First series, the City is holding two workshops, one in English and one in Spanish. This is the First of several community engagement opportunities that will... continue reading »"Housing Element Update Housing in Pasadena"