This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! Here are some tips on how you can honor Earth Day while staying at home. Energy Efficiency With the screens and lights on all day, your energy use is likely to significantly increase while you’re home. Set your thermostat to 68o on cooler days. Use natural …
On Monday April 20, 2020, Dr. Stephen Liu, Founder/Chairman of IFGfit.com, and resident Dr. John Itamura from Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, joined Mayor Joe, Councilmember Khubesrian and Police Department employees in the courtyard of city hall. While maintaining our social distancing, doctors Liu and Itamura provided the City with 500, (3 layer) washable Filtered Masks. …
Essential businesses in LA County will be required to provide cloth face coverings to employees, as well as post physical distancing plans for the public to see. Patrons of essential businesses will also be required to wear cloth face coverings in order to enter an essential business, as indicated in last week’s revised Health Officer …
With people around the world staying and working from home, many users are vulnerable to simple attacks. People of all ages, not just the elderly, are being victimized by criminals. Scams include blackmail attempts, investment scams, and solicitation of non-existent treatment or equipment to treatment. COVID-19 is being used in a variety of malicious campaigns …
National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. The South Pasadena Public Library continues to provide resources to our community even while the building is closed, and staff are working hard to adapt to our new reality and make …
On February 22, 2019 Assembly Bill 1482 (AB 1482) was introduced to the Legislature to establish protections against no-cause evictions. Since then, on November 6, 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2334 to require just-cause terminations of tenancies in the City of South Pasadena until AB 1482 went into effect on January 1, 2020. …
Take a stroll, walk or even a jog through South Pasadena’s beautiful park but please be aware that all tennis courts, basketball courts, playgrounds, trails and gazebos are not available for use at this time, as such they have been fenced off to prohibit group gatherings which promote the spread of viruses and may cause …
The love between a human and their pet is unlike any other. If you are a pet owner, you know this well. In an effort to keep LA County residents and their pets healthy, we bring you the latest on what we know about COVID-19 and its effect on pets: There is no current evidence …
As our efforts continue to “flatten the curve,” the Finance operations has moved offsite. As necessity is the mother of innovation we have moved processes that were formerly paper-based to an electronic format. If it reduces our dependency on paper, and simultaneously increases our internal controls we’re doing it. Now more than ever we’re seeing the …
The Planning & Community Development Department is fully operational and testing the boundaries of new technologies to continue to serve South Pasadenans. After implementing E-Plan submittal for online construction permits, the City’s Building Division team at Transtech turned their focus toward virtual building inspections. Consistent with LA County Covid-19 guidelines, the City is currently conducting building inspections …
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