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You will find our upcoming Holiday hours of operation in December here! Both the South Pasadena Police and Fire Departments will have staff available to assist the public during all Holiday closures. 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.

12/17/21

The South Pasadena Police Department will be holding a DUI checkpoint on December 17, 2021 from 6:00pm-2:00am at an undisclosed location within South Pasadena limits in order to promote public safety. See the press release below for more information. The South Pasadena Police Department is committed to keeping the traveling public and all residents in South Pasadena safe.

12/17/21

Last night, the City appointed our new Mayor, Michael Cacciotti. Mayor Cacciotti kicked off his first day by presenting to Boston University how South Pasadena has paved the way in sustainable land care and banning gas powered leaf blowers.

12/16/21

As of yesterday, the LA County Department of Public Health is confirming 8 additional cases of the Omicron variant. Preliminary data indicates that this new variant is highly infectious and that being fully vaccinated might not provide adequate protection against infection. For this reason, Public Health encourages those who are eligible to receive the booster vaccine as soon as possible and to continue wearing a mask.

Date Updates as of 12/14:

• 1,138 new COVID-19 cases (1,549,296 cases to date)
• 15 new deaths due to COVID-19 (27,352 deaths to date)
• 718 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19
• More than 9,615,000 individuals tested; 15% of people tested positive

12/15/21

The tree that went down on Columbia Avenue has been cleared by West Coast Arborist (WCA) There are no reports of damage to private property at this time. While on-site, the property owner in the area complimented the quick response from the City and WCA. In addition, a service request has been created for sidewalk repairs and a tree replacement will be scheduled for planting. Thank you to our Public Works team for their quick response.

12/15/21

All City Facilities will be closed tomorrow from 11:30am-2:00pm due to an all employee event. City staff will resume to respond to inquiries when the event has commenced. Thank you in advance to all of our residents for understanding!

12/14/21

The water division responded to a water main break at 124-130 Monterey Road. The break is on the 6” water main (installed @ 1930s). Staff has isolated the break will commence the repair work as soon as underground service utilities(Gas/SCE/Communication) mark their respective line. Water service interruption for the repair will impact the 124-130 Monterey service connection that consist of about 60 units. Staff has informed the property manager of the temporary water outage.

12/13/21

The City of South Pasadena encourages the community to review and comment on the Public Review Draft Housing Element as we await receipt of comments from the State Department of Housing and Community Development.  Accordingly, the comment period has been extended to December 22, 2021.

The Housing Element establishes how the City will guide housing unit development, protection, maintenance and other issues related to quality of life and fair housing for South Pasadena residents.  In this housing element cycle, the State is requiring policies that support construction of a significant number of new units affordable to households at all income levels. Focusing on facilitating the provision of multi-family and mixed-use housing and accessory dwelling units, the Public Review Draft Housing Element has been formulated to comply with State statutes and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 2,067 units assigned to South Pasadena.

The Public Review Draft is available to view and download at the South Pasadena Housing Element Update page.  Please send comments by December 22, 2021 to the Community Development Department at: housingelement@southpasadenaca.gov.

12/8/21