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The South Pasadena Senior Center is accepting donations of new blankets as well as notes or letters to be distributed to senior residents. Blankets will be distributed the week of January 24, 2022.

Blankets can be dropped off starting December 20, 2021 through January 21, 2022 at the South Pasadena Senior Center, located at 1102 Oxley St., between 8am and 5pm. If you know a senior in need, please contact the Senior Center.

Call (626) 403-7360 for more information!

12/20/21

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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

About COVID-19 - Hennepin Healthcare

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

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