Indoor gatherings are high risk for COVID-19. If you are gathering, please gather outdoors ONLY. Remember, once you join a bubble, keep each other safe by not joining other bubbles.
11/13/20
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Indoor gatherings are high risk for COVID-19. If you are gathering, please gather outdoors ONLY. Remember, once you join a bubble, keep each other safe by not joining other bubbles.
11/13/20
COVID-19 cases are rising in LA County. If you were in a gathering without face coverings or distancing, or around someone positive for COVID-19, please self-quarantine. It will protect your friends and family from getting infected.
11/13/2020
Have you wondered whether or not you’ve mastered the art of wearing a face covering correctly?
Today, we highlight the very things your face covering should do when you’re wearing it correctly. Before we *cover* these, please note: you always want to wash your hands before handling your face covering. Ok, here we go! You know you’re wearing your face covering like a pro, if your mask:
Also, while wearing your face covering be careful not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth when removing your face covering. And you should wash your hands immediately after removing it.
And because many have run into the challenge of foggy glasses, while wearing face coverings, we offer you…
Tips for Avoiding Foggy Glasses When Wearing Your Face Covering:
If you still have questions on face coverings, read LA County’s Department of Public Health (DPH) Guidance on Face Coverings or visit their website.
Paul Riddle
Fire Chief
11/12/2020
We’re all in this together. Do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19 by staying home and practicing social distancing.
For anyone who participated in a gathering over the weekend celebrating or protesting the election results, especially one where there were crowds and where not everyone was distancing and wearing a face covering, it is so important that you take very seriously that you may have been exposed to COVID-19. Please quarantine for 14 days and, in particular, stay away from anyone who is at increased risk for serious illness from the virus. This includes elderly family members and friends with underlying health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
We also encourage you to get tested for COVID-19. There continues to be plenty of capacity for testing across our County, and anyone can make an appointment to be tested at covid19.lacounty.gov.
11/12/2020
The City of South Pasadena announced that application forms and program materials are available for a newly launched rental assistance program that will help provide relief to qualified tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (EARP) will provide residents who have lost income due to COVID-19, and meet federal low-income requirements, with a one-time grant of $1,000. The monthly assistance payments will be provided directly to property owners or landlords on behalf of qualifying residents and will be applicable to rent due during the eligible period from March 19, 2020, until the end of the Los Angeles County Health Officer’s Safer at Home Order.
Application packets are available on the City’s website www.southpasadenaca.gov/ERAP.
Eligibility requirements are outlined in the application packet, along with answers to frequently asked questions. Applicants may pick-up application packets at the Senior Center (1102 Oxley St.) by appointment. Please call (626) 491-3869 during business hours or email ERAP@southpasadenaca.gov to schedule an appointment. Alternatively, application packets are available at the South Pasadena Police Department’s front counter (1422 Mission St.) between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Applications will be accepted from Tuesday, November 10, to Wednesday, December 9, 2020 only. Applications may be submitted via email (ERAP@southpasadenaca.gov) or in person by calling (626) 491-3869 and scheduling an appointment. To be considered for the grant, applicants must first submit the eligibility form included in the application packet before the application deadline. The City will review these forms to determine eligibility. A lottery drawing will be conducted shortly after the close of the application period to select 60 applications that will move on to the next phase. Eligible applicants will be required to submit documentation confirming income losses caused by job layoffs, furloughs or reduction in hours or pay during the COVID-19 pandemic period beginning March 19. All documentation, including rental lease agreements, will be subject to verification.
The City is partnering with the Housing Rights Center to assist with the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The City Council approved use of federal Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding through the CARES Act for this program. Rental assistance payments will be made directly to landlords or property management companies on behalf of qualifying residents.
For more information, please visit www.southpasadenaca.gov/ERAP Email: ERAP@southpasadenaca.gov or Call: (626) 491-3869
11/10/2020
In honor of Veterans Day holiday, City offices will be closed on Wednesday November 11, 2020. We will resume service Thursday, November 12, 2020.
Both the South Pasadena Police and Fire Departments will have staff available to assist the public. For non-emergency assistance, you may contact the Police Department at (626) 403-7270, while the Fire Department can be reached at (626) 403-7300.
11/10/20
Significant emerging evidence from clinical and laboratory studies show masks reduce the spray of microscopic respiratory droplets when worn over the nose and mouth. This is called source control.
A face covering, as seen in the above graphic, limits the spread of respiratory droplets from every person wearing a face covering that fits snugly over their mouth AND nose. The simple piece of fabric stops many of your respiratory droplets from reaching those around you.
Because we have no way of knowing if we (or those around us) are infected with COVID-19, the best strategy is to ALWAYS wear a face covering when around people that aren’t part of your household, and to ask that those around you wear a face covering as well.
Face coverings can feel uncomfortable, but they really do protect us all. And while we look forward to a time when we don’t have to wear them – we’re not there yet.
Don’t forget: 1) Masks should NOT be worn by children under the age of 2 or anyone who has trouble breathing, is unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance; 2) Masks with exhalation valves (or vents) should NOT be worn to help prevent the person wearing the mask from spreading COVID-19 to others; and 3) Adhere to the modifications and restrictions that are working to get us back to slowing the spread again.
11/10/2020
Want to set a new reading goal for your children or teens? Sign up for our Year-Round Reading Challenges! Start at any time. Read at your own pace.
Register using either the Beanstack website or the Beanstack app for iOS or Android.
1000 Books for Kindergarten – for ages 0 to 5
Reading Explorers – For ages 6 to 12
100 Books Before College – For ages 13 to 18
The Library is pleased to partner once again with the Red Cross to facilitate the donation of much needed blood products. We have collected 243 pints of blood during the pandemic, benefitting 972 patients. Sign up today to donate during our blood drive that will take place in the Library Community Room (1115 El Centro Street) on Monday, November 23, 2020 by visiting www.redcrossblood.org and searching for SOPASLIB. Appointments are available between 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. The Red Cross is encouraging young donors by offering those between the ages of 16 and 24 a $10 gift card to selected restaurants. Thank you for your generosity!
Cathy Billings
Library Director
11/9/2020
Have you signed-up for the In N’ Out Cover to Cover Club Reading Program? It ends Saturday, November 14, so submit your forms soon!
After reading 5 books, a child between the ages of 4 to 12 can earn a certificate for a free hamburger or cheeseburger from In N’ Out. Each participant can earn up to 3 certificates by reading up to 15 books. Fill out the In N’ Out Cover to Cover Club Reading Program form to register. A librarian will contact you via email when your certificate(s) are ready for pick-up. Please remember to wear a mask when picking up any certificate(s). Children must be present with parent when picking up any certificate(s).
11/9/2020
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