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South Pasadena News and Updates

The City of South Pasadena is updating the General Plan! Please join us at an upcoming workshop to learn more and be involved: June 17th, 2023 from 9 a.m. to noonWar Memorial Building, 435 Fair Oaks Avenue. For more information or any questions, call our Community Development Department at: (626) 403-7220. We hope to see …

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Periodically, the Sustainability Division sends out information about upcoming events and programs offered through utility billing, such as water and waste services. Residents who live in Home Owner’s Associations, multifamily buildings, or apartment complexes and do not physically receive utility billing may not be receiving mailing inserts sent by the City! For this reason, the …

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The City of South Pasadena and the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce are delighted to announce the official launch of the innovative “Experience South Pasadena” program, aimed at promoting local businesses and fostering a sense of community pride. This exciting initiative introduces self-led walking trails to highlight various elements of life in South Pasadena. The …

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South Pasadena Beautiful celebrates six residential properties for the annual 2023 Golden Arrow Award. The Golden Arrows are annual recognition awards presented by South Pasadena Beautiful to residents and businesses who do an outstanding job of planning and maintaining their properties. Drought tolerant and sustainable gardening practices are valued very highly as examples of ways …

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Are you or your gardener still using a gas-powered leaf blower?! Enforcement of the ordinance banning gas-powered leaf blowers is underway! Reports of violations are being collected and notices are being mailed out to violators. To report a violation, email LeafBlowers@SouthPasadenaCA.gov and include location, time, and any photos of the gas-powered leaf blowers in use. …

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A federal grant is providing the opportunity to upgrade traffic signals on Fair Oaks Avenue between Columbia Street and Huntington Drive. Concurrent with traffic signal improvements will be opportunities to improve curb ramps, sidewalks, and crosswalks to provide ADA compliance and improve pedestrian safety, median nose reconstruction where needed, and pedestrian detection devices along Fair …

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The City of South Pasadena City Manager’s Office is working with each department on completing organizational assessments focused on service to the community, staffing level, workflows, policy review, as well as industry best practices and trends. These organizational assessments and actionable recommendations are presented to the City Council to make improvements to the level of …

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