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10/29/2020

Dear Voter,
With Election Day coming up fast, I wanted to take a moment to talk about one of the easiest and most convenient ways to return your ballot: Official Ballot Drop Boxes. There are more than 400 Official Ballot Drop Boxes securely placed throughout Los Angeles County — providing you with a safe, accessible, and contact free option to return your ballot. If you want to return your ballot at a secure Ballot Drop Box, identify your preferred location with our Official Ballot Drop Box locator tool! 

Official Ballot Drop Boxes look like this:

FIND AN OFFICIAL BALLOT DROP BOX

Remember, you don’t need to wait until November to return your ballot! Make your selections and send it back as soon as possible. If you haven’t yet made your plan to vote, we’ve made it easy for you to get all the important election information you need at plan.lavote.net. 

Return your ballot today and help us get every vote in.

10/28/2020

10/28/2020

On Friday, The Department of Public Health made additional updates to the Health Officer Order. All personal care establishments, including massage therapists, tanning salons, electrologists, waxing, and body art studios, can now operate indoors with modifications. In addition, recreational activities such as batting cages, mini golf and go cart racing can now operate outdoors, also with modifications. As for breweries and wineries, reservations will no longer be required; however, it is strongly recommended that these businesses continue to operate with reservations only to prevent crowding. At wineries, tastings will no longer require a meal being served.  As with all modifications to Health Officer Orders, businesses must comply with all of the required public health protocols in order to keep residents, customers and staff as safe as possible. To view the complete updated health officer order, click here.

10/28/2020

As fall approaches, many families are starting to plan for the upcoming holiday season -beginning with Halloween. LA County and the Department of Public Health (DPH) want to help you take part in this holiday, while reducing your risk of developing COVID-19, and have prepared guidance to help make this year’s Halloween celebrations as safe as can be.  Ready to celebrate? Check out our Halloween Guidance, which includes suggestions and recommendations for you, your friends, and family.

10/27/2020

The Housing Rights Center (HRC) will be hosting a Virtual Housing Rights Workshop for  residents of South Pasadena on Thursday, November 5, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

  The Workshop will provide information on tenant and landlord rights, Fair Housing Laws, AB 3088, AB 1482, COVID-19 Local Protections, and more.

The virtual workshop is FREE and will be conducted over ZOOM. Registration is required. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtceCgpjojHtEsPu0MEhl6TMQlinnwj2Lv

The HRC serves tenants and landlords during this health crisis with weekly programming and webinars. Each week, the HRC provides FREE virtual workshops on COVID-19 resources. The “walk-in clinic” offers virtual housing counseling to both tenants and landlords Wednesday through Friday. The HRC is prepared to answer questions on federal and state fair housing laws, common forms of housing discrimination, protected characteristics, unlawful practices, and COVID-19 resources.

The HRC is a nonprofit civil-rights organization that has addressed the challenges of housing discrimination since 1968. The HRC provides assistance to residents with discrimination complaints and landlord-tenant disputes. The HRC also provides training and outreach assistance to landlords and tenants.

For more information on fair housing resources, please visit: https://www.southpasadenaca.gov/residents/housing/fair-housing  or https://www.housingrightscenter.org

10/27/2020

The L.A. County Disaster Help Center is here to help workers and businesses affected by the Coronavirus health emergency. We’ve gathered several useful resources to help L.A. County workers and business owners who may be experiencing adversities due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. As we move through the next phase in our recovery, remember to always check in to the Disaster Help Center for up-to-date information on how to get help.

For more information on unemployment insurance, worker’s guides and small business loans and grant programs, please visit lacountyhelpcenter.org.

10/27/2020

Celebrate safely this Halloween with FREE drive in movies, grab-n-go drive-thru events, park scavenger hunts & more at LA County Parks. Info and locations: https://parks.lacounty.gov/halloween2020

10/26/2020

The Board of Supervisors recently voted to use CARES Act Funding to create the Small Business Revitalization Grant Program and provide eligible businesses with up to $30,000 to pay for working capital expenses necessary for small business to remain open. The Los Angeles County Development Authority opened an application process last Friday for small businesses to receive COVID-19 financial assistance through the Small Business Revitalization Fund.

The County is also supporting businesses through the Los Angeles Regional COVID-19 Recovery Fund, which we created in partnership with the City of LA. While there are a variety of federal programs designed to address the crisis, they have limitations.

Financial, technical, and cultural barriers have kept some of our neighborhood partners from accessing federal programs like the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan. The LA Regional COVID-19 Recovery Fund seeks to address these issues by providing additional support to underserved communities throughout the county. This Fund offers loan and grant resources to micro-entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profits.

For more information on this program and to learn how you can apply, please visit LACovidFund.org. 

For additional small business resources, click here.

10/26/2020