First, only gather with members of your household this holiday weekend – there’s so much to do together in our beautiful county – explore a trail or have a picnic at one of our beautiful beaches early in the day.
If you are outside of your home and around others, please wear a cloth face covering.
Always use your own utensils, cups, food, drinks – do not share with others.
Avoid crowds and be flexible and willing to change plans or move locations if you find yourself in a crowded area.
Avoid confined spaces, especially places where physical distancing or staying more than 3 steps away from others isn’t possible, and people aren’t wearing face coverings.
And if you are sick (or have been exposed to someone who is positive for COVID-19), please isolate or quarantine as appropriate.
Remember, these actions save lives.
For guidance, reopening protocols or a list of what is open or remains closed in LA County, visit LA County’s Department of Public Health here.
The legislation prohibits the eviction of renters with genuine COVID-related hardships and provides legal and financial protections for tenants.
The new eviction protections include:
· a COVID-19 hardship declaration
· no evictions for rent non-payment until February 1, 2021
· partial rent payment for the next five months
New foreclosure protections include:
· small property owners and homeowners
· expanded homeowner bill of rights
· expanded borrower rights
A new website HousingisKey.comwas launched to provide guidance and resources for landlords, tenants, and homeowners. This includes an overview of the new eviction framework and protections through toolkits, legal aid resources, and FAQ’s.
New State COVID-19 Framework Last Friday, the State of California released a new tiered framework to more easily communicate the extent of community transmission in counties across the state. The above graphic is a summary of: 1) the state’s tiers, 2) the indicators they are tracking, and 3) how counties are being classified (as having either widespread, substantial, moderate or minimal spread of the COVID-19 virus in their communities). Moving forward, California will use this new tier system to guide possible sector re-openings for counties to consider.What Does the New Framework Mean for LA County?In LA County, the ultimate decisions about sector re-openings will remain under the purview of the County Health Officer Orders, which are developed in consultation with LA County’s Board of Supervisors.As demonstrated by the below graphic, LA County is currently in Tier 1 – meaning that there continues to be widespread transmission of the virus in the county.
Per the State, LA County’s current number of 7-day average of new cases (per day per 100,000 people) is 13 – nearly double the threshold for moving up to Tier 2 (which requires that LA County have less than 7 new cases per day per 100,000 population).LA County’s current test positivity rate is 5%. And even though this places us in Tier 2 (Red) for this metric, when the two metrics fall in different tiers, the State places counties in the most restrictive tier; hence, LA County (like most counties in California) has been placed in Tier 1.Our path forward for reopening depends on LA County being able to reduce community transmission significantly, so children and teachers can get back to their classrooms and more people can get back to their jobs with as much safety as possible.For more information on the State’s new framework, visit the CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) website here. For guidance, reopening protocols or a list of what is open or remains closed in LA County, visit LA County’sDepartment of Public Health.
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, beginning Saturday and extending through Monday, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Power grid operator predicts high heat, energy demand this holiday weekend. For additional information, please visit www.sce.com.
A cooling center will be open at War Memorial Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7. 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
LA County has announced a revised Health Officer Order (HOO) and reopening protocols for two sectors in the county. Beginning Monday, September 14, 2020, K-12 schools may offer in-school services for small cohorts of (up to 12) students with:
Individualized Education Plans (IEP);
Requiring instruction for English as a Second Language;
Or needing assessments or specialized in-school services
as long as the school is able to fully implement the Health Officer’s guidance and protocols and submits an operational plan. This change will get children who are in the most need of in-person learning back into their classrooms. Once available, Guidance and Protocols for K-12 can be found here.
LA County will not be opening the waiver program for instruction of students in grades TK-6 as we monitor the implementation of this effort to safely get students needing specialized in-school services back at school.
Hair Salons & Barbershops
In addition to limited in-school services, the HOO has been revised to allow increased access to hair salons & barbershops. LA County’s Department of Public Health will issue later today the Reopening Protocol for Hair Salons & Barbershops. Once reviewed, hair salons & barbershops can re-open for indoor services at 25% occupancy, provided they are in full compliance with the County’s protocols – which includes physical distancing and face coverings for both employees and customers, among other requirements.
If your hair salon or barbershop has been operating outdoors, please continue to do so and use your 25% occupancy for those services you are not able to provide outdoors.
All other current restrictions remain unchanged at this time. As LA County slowly reopens sectors, we will watch closely how re-openings are impacting community transmission. We do not want to experience the significant spikes in cases, hospitalizations and deaths seen in July after re-openings and holidays.
Read today’s full announcement on the reopening of in-school services and increased access to hair salons.
For more information on LA County’s Reopening Protocols, the Road to Recovery, or things you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community, click click here.
Looking for some craft ideas or food ideas to do for this upcoming labor day? Look no further!
We’ve updated our Virtual Recreation page for some safer at home activities such as baby piglets from the OC Fair and a berry desert created to quench the thirst from this heat.
SOUTH PASADENA, (Calif.) – The South Pasadena General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The City of South Pasadena consolidates with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to conduct and administer municipal elections. The Los Angeles County RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk is responsible for the mailing of Voter Information Guides, Sample Ballots, and Vote-by-Mail Ballots (VBM) to all eligible voters.
The period to file nomination papers as a Write-In Candidate is Monday, September 7, 2020 through Tuesday, October 20, 2020 5 p.m. All candidates are urged to file as early as possible. Please note that Write-in candidates are not included in the official sample ballot.
Nomination papers are filed with the South Pasadena City Clerk’s Office. Once a candidate formally files, the information is forwarded to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office. Nomination papers will be available on the first day of the nomination period. APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED. In light of COVID-19 and the stay at home order issued by the Governor, we are requiring that an appointment be made to pick up your hardcopy nomination packet *AND* an appointment be made to review the nomination packet via Zoom. Reviewing nomination papers will take about 30 minutes. A follow-up appointment must be made in order to submit the completed nomination packet prior to the deadline. Please contact CityClerk@southpasadenaca.gov or (626) 403-7232 to request to schedule said appointments. For additional information on potential write in candidates please see the Info Sheet. Please click here to visit the City of South Pasadena Elections page.
Huntington Memorial Hospital and the South Pasadena Senior Center are proud to announce an upcoming flu vaccine clinic on Wednesday, September 23rd 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!
The Draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) has been completed and is available for review and comments on the CAP website: www.southpasadenacap.rinconconsultants.com. Comments will be accepted until October 1st. Join us in a virtual Zoom community meeting on Thursday, September 10th at 6:00pm for a Draft CAP review and to learn about the measures added to the plan based on feedback received from the community. For anyone who cannot join in, the virtual meeting will be recorded and uploaded onto the CAP website where it can be viewed at any time.
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