(PASADENA, CA.) - The Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) has received the first laboratory-confirmed report of COVID-19 with mutations consistent with the new Omicron variant in a Pasadena resident. The Omicron variant was identified in a laboratory specimen from this resident through genomic sequence testing. The person did not recently travel internationally and is believed to have acquired the infection locally in early December. The person was fully vaccinated and had a booster dose, has recovered from a mild illness...
Month: December 2021
City of Pasadena Announces Community Mediation Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 6, 2021 NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Derderian, Pasadena Public Information Officer, City Manager’s Office, (626) 744-4755, lderderian@cityofpasadena.net PASADENA, Calif.—The City of Pasadena will be implementing a City Prosecutor Community Mediation Program. This program is designed to help in the early resolution of community disputes so that these disputes do not rise to the level of police, criminal justice or court involvement. The program will help tackle community disputes that include landlord/tenant disputes, homelessness-related issues, school-related issues,...
Pasadena Fire and Police Departments Issue Rose Parade® Safety Tip
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 6, 2021 NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Derderian, Pasadena Public Information Officer, City Manager’s Office, (626) 744-4755, lderderian@cityofpasadena.net PASADENA, Calif.—As the 133rd Rose Parade® presented by Honda approaches on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, Pasadena’s Fire and Police Departments are issuing the following safety tips for the thousands of overnight campers who will line the route on New Year’s Eve. The parade route will be a safer place if everyone follows the rules and regulations listed...