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A cooling center will be open at War Memorial starting Monday, September 28 to Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The possible extension of these dates will be reviewed as the forecast is updated. The Center will be open 12pm to 6pm. The Cooling center can hold up to 38 people. For questions please call 626‐403‐7380. Please note that the facility does not have WIFI, but movies will be shown on a projector. Additionally, LA County COVID-19 Protocols will be followed – MASKS ARE REQUIRED.

Other cooling center sites can be found at:

• Robinson Recreation Center Park 1020 North Fair Oaks, Pasadena CA 91103
• Crowell Library – San Marino 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108

Shelia Pautsch
Community Services Director

9/25/2020

If you think you may be experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, call your primary care provider to schedule a COVID-19 test. COVID-19 symptoms include: 

fever, cough, difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and/or new loss of taste or smell.

Wherever possible, you should receive testing in consultation with your healthcare provider to ensure continuity of care & optimal follow-up. If you do not have insurance & need help connecting to a healthcare provider, dial 2-1-1.

To check availability or make an appointment, visit covid19.lacounty.gov/testing. 

9/23/20

LA County is helping train businesses on the implementation of COVID-19 safety protocols through a no-cost online training course called the COVID-19 Safety Compliance Certification Program (CSCCP). Once completed, business owners receive a certificate, and window seal to display on their storefront, which can reassure employees and customers alike that the business is following COVID-19 infection control and physical distancing requirements.

If you have not yet completed the CSCCP course or want to learn more about it, visit publichealth.lacounty.gov/eh/covid19cert.htm. Help support your employees, customers, and community while on the Road to Recovery.

9/23/20

Beginning this October, LA County’s Department of Public Health (DPH) and LA County Library will be offering free flu vaccines to those 6 months of age & older at select Library locations across the County. Flu shot clinic dates & locations for October & November 2020 are being finalized and will be announced here, once available. Health insurance will not be a requirement. 

If you’re thinking of getting a flu vaccine, LA County recommends calling your regular health care provider to see what other shots you may need. If you don’t have a regular provider, dial 2-1-1 (the LA County Information Line) or visit publichealth.lacounty.gov for a list of no cost or low-cost vaccine providers. Stay tuned for updates!

9/23/20

LA County’s Department of Consumer Business Affairs (DCBA) and the Center for Financial Empowerment will host a free webinar this Wednesday, September 23 at 2pm to teach county residents the red flags of property tax scams – and how to avoid them!

To join the free Avoiding Property Tax Scams webinar, participants must be registered. Click here to register.

9/23/20

Living in LA County means you might one day suffer damage from fires, floods, earthquakes, or other disasters – such as the current COVID-19 health pandemic. Occasionally, people use these times of emergency to try to make an extra profit. When businesses raise their prices too much during (and after) an emergency, it may be considered price gouging – a crime in California. 

LA County’s Department of Consumer & Business Affairs (DCBA) wants to help protect you and others from unscrupulous price gougers. If you believe you are a victim of price gouging, contact DCBA over the phone at 1-800-593-8222 or online at stoppricegouging.dcba.lacounty.gov/#/homepage.

To learn about additional DCBA resources, visit DCBA online at dcba.lacounty.gov. 

9/22/20

LA County’s Board of Supervisors passed a motion, last week, to prevent foreclosures in the County by connecting struggling homeowners with foreclosure prevention counseling and mortgage assistance.

The adopted motion calls for an expansion of LA County’s existing Foreclosure Prevention Program and establishes a Mortgage Financial Relief Program that will be available through LA County’s Department of Consumer & Business Affairs (DCBA), once developed. 

The motion includes the following funding allocations:

• $1.5 million to assist homeowners facing foreclosure by connecting them with foreclosure prevention counselors who can assist with loan modifications, forbearance, and work with their lenders to keep them in their homes.
• $4 million allocated to creating a Mortgage Financial Relief Program which will provide deferred and forgivable loans to homeowners to help stabilize their mortgage with their loan servicer. The program will be targeted to assist areas of the County which have experienced high levels of foreclosures.

To learn more about existing foreclosure prevention resources offered by DCBA, visit dcba.lacounty.gov/foreclosure-prevention.

9/22/20

Huntington Memorial Hospital and the South Pasadena Senior Center are proud to announce an upcoming flu vaccine clinic on Wednesday, September 23^rd from 8:30am to 11:30am. This clinic is only for South Pasadena Seniors. Please note that the clinic will be held outdoors in front of the South Pasadena Senior Center and appointments are required and are limited to 10 persons every 15 minutes.

Contact the South Pasadena Senior Center to make an appointment today!

Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. 

Phone: (626)403-7360.

For upcoming flu vaccines for the general public, please visit Huntington Memorial Hospital’s website here!

9/21/20

The Library is pleased to partner with Glendale Library, Arts & Culture to make their new Be the Change Series of virtual author talks available to South Pasadena residents. On Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 p.m. the Series presents author Eric Nusbaum in conversation with Los Angeles Times columnist and author Gustavo Arellano. Nusbaums’s book, Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between, is a story about baseball, family, the American Dream, and the fight to turn Los Angeles into a big league city, a confrontation that upended Mexican American communities, captivated the nation, and whose outcome still echoes through Los Angeles today. The event is free but registration is required.

This program is brought to you by Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and the Southern California Library Cooperative, with funding provided by the City of Glendale Arts and Culture Commission and support from Niche Academy and Outlook Newspapers. The Be The Change Series focuses on Inclusion–Diversity–Equity–Antiracism and seeks to build collective understanding of systemic racism, elevate the voices and stories of Black, Indigenous and People of Color, and inspire our community to be the change.

Cathy Billings
Library Director

9/21/2020

Earlier this week, LA County’s Board of Supervisors approved funding to address the digital divide in LA County. This, to ensure all students have the tools they need for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The funding allocation of $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funds was requested by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) and will make it possible to purchase computer devices and internet connectivity for students in need. To date, LACOE has secured 15,000 computer devices, but needs to secure an additional 27,000 devices and 21,000 hotspots for students to use at home.

Learn more about this decision by reading LACOE’s announcement.

9/18/2020